The Right of Way (1931 film)

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The Right of Way
Yola d'Avril-Conrad Nagel in The Right of Way trailer.jpg
Yola d'Avril and Conrad Nagel in The Right of Way
Directed by Frank Lloyd (uncredited)
Written by Francis Edward Faragoh (adaptation)
Based onThe Right of Way (novel)
by Gilbert Parker
Produced byFrank Lloyd
Starring
Cinematography John F. Seitz
Edited by Terry O. Morse
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byFirst National Pictures
Release date
  • February 7, 1931 (1931-02-07)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Right of Way is a 1931 American pre-Code film directed by Frank Lloyd and produced and distributed by First National Pictures. It stars Conrad Nagel and Loretta Young. [1] The story was filmed previously in 1915 and in 1920.

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Plot

Cast

Preservation status

A copy of The Right of Way is preserved at the Library of Congress. [2]

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References

  1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893–1993: The Right of Way
  2. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collecition and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p. 152 (c.1978) by the American Film Institute