SOUND FEATURES: THE RIGHT OF WAY (1931)
CREDITS
Released: February 7, 1931
Production Company: First National Pictures
Featured Cast: Conrad Nagel, Loretta Young, Fred Kohler, William Janney, Snitz Edwards, George C. Pearce, Halliwell Hobbes, Olive Tell, Brandon Hurst, Yola d’Avril, Harry Cording, Emmett King
Director (uncredited): Frank Lloyd
Producer (uncredited): Frank Lloyd
Cinematographer: John F. Seitz
Editor: Terry O. Morse
Art Director: Jack Okey
Composer (uncredited): Rex Dunn, Alois Reiser
Conductor – Vitaphone Orchestra: Leo F. Forbstein
General Musical Director: Erno Rapee
Writers: Gilbert Parker (novel), Francis Edward Faragoh (adaptation, screenplay)
STORY
Snobbish attorney Charles ‘Beauty’ Steele loses his wife due to his drinking and his heirs 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.
Written By: Jim Beaver
TECH
Runtime 1 hr 8 min (68 min) (copyright length)
Sound Mix Mono (Western Electric Apparatus)
Color Black and White
Aspect Ratio 1.20 : 1
Film Length 1,872 m (8 reels)
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm
This film has been preserved by the Library of Congress.