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The Right to Love (1930)

The Right to Love poster
Directed by
Richard Wallace
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 19m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman struggles with her forbidden love and the impact of her past choices on her daughter. The story follows their lives in early 20th century America.

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What happens

The Right to Love is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film which was nominated at the 4th Academy Awards for Best Cinematography (for Charles Lang). It was based on Susan Glaspell's 1928 novel Brook Evans. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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