The Right to Live
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49% Critic Match

The Right to Live

A daring story - a superb cast - a gripping motion picture everyone should see.

4.9 / 10 1935 1h 15mNR English
Drama

Storyline

A man with a broken back dies after his wife has an affair with his brother.

Cast & Crew

Josephine Hutchinson

Josephine Hutchinson

Stella Trent

Lead
Colin Clive

Colin Clive

Maurice Trent

George Brent

George Brent

Colin Trent

Henrietta Crosman

Henrietta Crosman

Mrs. Trent

Peggy Wood

Peggy Wood

Nurse Weyland

C. Aubrey Smith

C. Aubrey Smith

Major Liconda

Leo G. Carroll

Leo G. Carroll

Dr. Harvester

Nella Walker

Nella Walker

Mrs. Pride

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William Keighley's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Right to Live is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker