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The Right to Live (1935)

The Right to Live poster
Directed by
William Keighley
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 15m
Rated
NR
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman is torn between her loyalty to her paralyzed husband and her love for his brother. The story examines the difficult choices that arise from a family tragedy.

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What happens

The Right to Live is a 1935 American drama film directed by William Keighley and starring Josephine Hutchinson, George Brent and Colin Clive. The film was shot at Warner Bros.'s Burbank Studios, with sets designed by the art director Esdras Hartley. It is based on the 1928 play The Sacred Flame by Somerset Maugham, previously adapted into a film by the studio in 1929. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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