''The Right of the Strongest'' is a 1924 American silent

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directed by

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and starring E.K. Lincoln,

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, and

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. It was adapted from a 1913 novel of the same name by Frances Nimmo Greene.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, John Marshall, young engineer, goes to Bullis Valley in the Alabama hills to secure lands for a big power project. The hill folks hink he is a revenue spy and plans are laid against his life. He is in love with a school teacher, Mary Dale. Her father was previously slain by the hill squatters when they suspected him of plying the trade of government informant. She struggles through a storm to reach his cabin to warn him. A lynching party, headed by Trav Williams arrives. Williams and Marshall agree to fight it out and battle furiously. Marshall's men from the construction camp rush to their chief's rescue. He weds Mary.

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of ''The Right of the Strongest'' located in any film archives,Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''The Right of the Strongest''
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References

Bibliography

* Rainey, Buck. ''Sweethearts of the Sage: Biographies and Filmographies of 258 Actresses Appearing in Western Movies''. McFarland & Company, 1992.

External links

* * 1924 films 1924 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Edgar Lewis Selznick Pictures films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub