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The Right That Failed
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = The Right That Failed
| image = The Right That Failed (1922) - 1.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Newspaper advertisement
| director = Bayard Veiller
| producer =
| writer = Lenore Coffee
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = Bert Lytell
Virginia Valli
De Witt Jennings
| narrator =
| music =
| cinematography = Arthur Martinelli
| editing =
| studio = Metro Pictures
| distributor =
| released =
| runtime = 5 reels
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
}}
'The Right That Failed' is a 1922 American silent melodrama film directed by Bayard Veiller. Based on a short story by John Phillips Marquand, the film stars Bert Lytell, Virginia Valli, and De Witt Jennings. It was released by Metro Pictures on February 20, 1922. It is not known whether the film currently survives.
Plot
As described in a film magazine, prize fighter Johnny Duffey (Lytell) falls in love with a young society woman Constance Talbot (Valli). When he breaks his right hand in a bout and is forced to rest for three months, Johnny goes to the fashionable resort Craigmoor to be near Constance. One of his hero-worshipers, a chauffeur, becomes his valet and tutor in correct social etiquette. Constances father (Harlan) recognizes Johnny but keeps his secret until Johnny whips Roy Van Twiller (McCullough), a cad who was attempting to expose him. Constance learns Johnny's true profession, and they obtain her parents approval for their marriage.
Cast
* Bert Lytell as Johnny Duffey
* Virginia Valli as Constance Talbot
* De Witt Jennings as Mr. Talbot
* Philo McCullough as Roy Van Twiller
* Otis Harlan as Mr. Duffey
* Max Davidson as Michael Callahan
References
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