The Right of the Strongest (film)

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The Right of the Strongest
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Directed by Edgar Lewis
Written by H.H. Caldwell
Frances Nimmo Greene
Katherine Hilliker
Doty Hobart
Starring E.K. Lincoln
Helen Ferguson
George Siegmann
Cinematography Vernon L. Walker
Production
company
Zenith Pictures
Distributed by Selznick Pictures
Release date
  • April 1924 (1924-04)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Right of the Strongest is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Edgar Lewis and starring E.K. Lincoln, Helen Ferguson, and George Siegmann. [1] It was adapted from a 1913 novel of the same name by Frances Nimmo Greene. [2]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [3] John Marshall, young engineer, goes to Bullis Valley in the Alabama hills to secure lands for a big power project. The hill folks hink he is a revenue spy and plans are laid against his life. He is in love with a school teacher, Mary Dale. Her father was previously slain by the hill squatters when they suspected him of plying the trade of government informant. She struggles through a storm to reach his cabin to warn him. A lynching party, headed by Trav Williams arrives. Williams and Marshall agree to fight it out and battle furiously. Marshall's men from the construction camp rush to their chief's rescue. He weds Mary.

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Preservation

With no prints of The Right of the Strongest located in any film archives, [4] it is a lost film.

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References

  1. Rainey p. 142
  2. "Birmingham Boasts Of Having Many Literary Celebrities". The Andalusia Star. September 26, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved October 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. Pardy, George T. (April 19, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: The Right of the Strongest". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 22. Retrieved November 10, 2022.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Right of the Strongest

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