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Right to Love (1920)

Right to Love poster
Original title
The Right to Love
Directed by
George Fitzmaurice
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rated
NR
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy American woman falls for a French naval officer in a forbidden romance. Their love is tested by duty, family, and a threatening figure from her husband's past.

melodramaticsilent-eraromantictragicslow-pacednostalgicstagedtheatrical

What happens

The Right to Love is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice. It stars Mae Murray, David Powell and Holmes Herbert. The film is based on the French novel L'Homme qui assassina, by Claude Farrère and the play of the same name by Pierre Frondaie. Location shooting for the film was done in Miami, Florida and the Florida Keys. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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