Underplayed Gems

The Right of Way (1931)

The Right of Way poster
Directed by
Frank Lloyd
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 08m
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man with a secret past falls in love with a young woman in a small town. Their romance is threatened by the revelation of his former life.

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What happens

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. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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