The Right to Live (1921 film)

The Right to Live
Directed byA. E. Coleby
Written byA. E. Coleby
StarringA. E. Coleby
Phyllis Shannaw
Peter Upcher
Marguerite Hare
Release date
  • 1921 (1921)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Right to Live is a 1921 British silent drama film written by, directed by and starring A. E. Coleby.[1] The screenplay concerns a Cockney fishmonger who tracks down his estranged niece who is an aspiring actress and then loses his family's savings gambling on a trotting race.[2]

Plot

Main cast

  • A. E. Coleby - Bill Rivers
  • Phyllis Shannaw - Marjorie Dessalar
  • Peter Upcher - Sir Robert Martindale
  • Marguerite Hare - Mrs. Rivers
  • Henry Nicholls-Bates - Grandpa Rivers

References

  1. ^ "No educational film matinees in Birmingham?". Evening Despatch. Birmingham, England. 22 June 1921. p. 6. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Next week's films". Grimsby Evening Telegraph. Grimsby, England. 14 January 2022. p. 5. Retrieved 11 March 2026.