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Her Right to Live (1917)

Her Right to Live poster
Directed by
Paul Scardon
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman fights to protect her family and her independence in early 20th century America. The silent film follows her struggle against societal expectations and personal threats.

old-fashionedearnestsimplequietdistantmelodramaticunderstated

What happens

Her Right to Live is a 1917 dramatic silent film released by the Vitagraph Studios. This film is now lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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