The Right of Way (1931 film)
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by Gilbert Parker
| The Right of Way | |
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 Yola d'Avril and Conrad Nagel in The Right of Way | |
| Directed by | Frank Lloyd (uncredited) |
| Written by | Francis Edward Faragoh (adaptation) |
| Based on | The Right of Way (novel) by Gilbert Parker |
| Produced by | Frank Lloyd |
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| Cinematography | John F. Seitz |
| Edited by | Terry O. Morse |
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| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Right of Way is a 1930 American pre-Code film, released in 1931, directed by Frank Lloyd and produced and distributed by First National Pictures. It stars Conrad Nagel and Loretta Young --then only 17-- in one of her first talking roles.[1] The story was filmed previously in 1915 and in 1920.This version maintains the expressionist, melodramatic style of the silent era, utilizing intertitles between scenes.
Snobbish attorney Charles 'Beauty' Steele loses his wife due to his drinking and his airs at the same time that his brother-in-law absconds with funds belonging to one of Steele's clients. In search of the thief, Steele is attacked and left for dead. He is rescued by a kindly couple, but suffers from amnesia. He starts life afresh and is happy, until the return of his memory sends him back to resolve his old involvements.[2]
Cast
- Conrad Nagel as Charley "Beauty" Steele
- Loretta Young as Rosalie Evantural
- Fred Kohler as Joseph Portugais
- William Janney as Billy Wantage
- Snitz Edwards as Luis Trudel
- George C. Pearce as The Cure
- Halliwell Hobbes as The Seigneur
- Olive Tell as Kathleen
- Brandon Hurst as Crown Attorney
- Yola d'Avril as Suzette
