The Right to Live (1935 film)

The Right to Live
Directed byWilliam Keighley
Screenplay byRalph Block
Based onThe Sacred Flame
1928 play
by Somerset Maugham
Produced byRobert Fellows
StarringJosephine Hutchinson
George Brent
Colin Clive
Peggy Wood
Henrietta Crosman
C. Aubrey Smith
CinematographySidney Hickox
Edited byJack Killifer
Music byBernhard Kaun
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • January 26, 1935 (1935-01-26)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Right to Live is a 1935 American drama film directed by William Keighley and starring Josephine Hutchinson, George Brent and Colin Clive. The film was shot at Warner Brothers's Burbank Studios, with sets designed by the art director Esdras Hartley.[1][2]

It is based on the 1928 play The Sacred Flame by Somerset Maugham, previously adapted into a film by the studio in 1929.

  1. ^ "The Right to Live (1935) - Overview". TCM.com. 2010-11-17. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
  2. ^ Sennwald, Andre (1935-02-16). "Movie Review - The Right to Live - The Rivoli Presents 'The Right to Live,' Based on Maugham's 'The Sacred Flame' - 'Carnival.'". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-08-16.