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.
Plot
Snobbish attorney Charles 'Beauty' Steele loses his wife due to his drinking and his airs at the same time that his brother-in-law absconds with funds belonging to one of Steele's clients. In search of the thief, Steele is attacked and left for dead. He is rescued by a kindly couple, but suffers from amnesia. He starts life afresh and is happy, until the return of his memory sends him back to resolve his old involvements. ==Cast==
Preservation status
A copy of
The Right of Way is preserved at the
Library of Congress. ==References==