The Right to Love (1930 American film)

This article is about the 1930 US film. For other uses, see The Right to Love (disambiguation).

The Right to Love is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film which was nominated at the 4th Academy Awards for Best Cinematography (for Charles Lang).^[1][2] It was based on Susan Glaspell's 1928 novel Brook Evans.^[3]

The Right to Love
Paul Lukas and Ruth Chatterton
Directed by	Richard Wallace
Written by	Zoe Akins Susan Glaspell (novel-Brook Evans)
Starring	Ruth Chatterton Paul Lukas David Manners
Cinematography	Charles Lang
Edited by	Eda Warren
Music by	Karl Hajos (uncredited) W. Franke Harling (uncredited)
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	December 27, 1930 (1930-12-27)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Premise

A woman learns she is illegitimate.

Cast

• Ruth Chatterton as Brooks Evans/Naomi Kellogg
• Paul Lukas as Eric
• David Manners as Joe Copeland
• Irving Pichel as Caleb Evans
• Louise Mackintosh as Mrs. Copeland
• Oscar Apfel as William Kellogg
• Veda Buckland as Mrs. Kellogg
• Robert Parrish as Willie
• Lillian West as Martha
• George C. Pearce as Dr. Scudder (credited as George Pearce)