The Right That Failed

The Right That Failed
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Directed by	Bayard Veiller
Written by	Lenore Coffee
Based on	"The Right That Failed" by John Phillips Marquand
Starring	Bert Lytell Virginia Valli De Witt Jennings
Cinematography	Arthur Martinelli
Production company	Metro Pictures
Release date	February 20, 1922 (1922-02-20) (US)[1]
Running time	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.^[2]

As described in a film magazine,^[3] 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.

• 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

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