The Right to Romance

IMDb RATING

YOUR RATING

Robert Young, Ann Harding, and Sari Maritza in The Right to Romance (1933)

Respected plastic surgeon Peggy seeks romance at beach resort, reunites with playboy Bobby. They fall in love but face challenges blending different lifestyles.Respected plastic surgeon Peggy seeks romance at beach resort, reunites with playboy Bobby. They fall in love but face challenges blending different lifestyles.Respected plastic surgeon Peggy seeks romance at beach resort, reunites with playboy Bobby. They fall in love but face challenges blending different lifestyles.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.0/10

259

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins total

Top cast18

Edit

Ann Harding

Dr. Margaret Simmons

Robert Young

Bobby Preble

Nils Asther

Dr. Helmuth Heppling

Sari Maritza

Lee Joyce

Irving Pichel

Dr. Beck

Helen Freeman

Mrs. Preble

Stephen Chase

Bunny Allen
(as Alden Chase)

Delmar Watson

Bill

Louise Carter

First Face Lift Patient

Bramwell Fletcher

Man with the Maceys

Patricia O'Brien

Eve Lane

Neal Dodd

Minister at Wedding
(uncredited)

Jay Eaton

Night Club Patron
(uncredited)

Thelma Hardwick

Sister Elizabeth
(uncredited)

Howard Hickman

Dr. Macey
(uncredited)

Edward LeSaint

Doctor at Hospital
(uncredited)

Geneva Mitchell

Seaside Cafe Customer
(uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

Servant at Wedding
(uncredited)

Director
- Alfred Santell
Writers
All cast & crew
Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

User reviews12

Featured review

6/10

similar storyline elephant walk.

It's okay. Sixty seven minute shortie from RKO. This one certainly had the big names going for it, with ann harding getting top billing. Robert young was just the up and coming new kid on the block. Doctor simmons and bob preble meet when preble's mother gets surgery. But she hears her time clock ticking away, and takes a vacation to find herself. When preble and the good doctor meet up, can the romance last when they return home? He's a party guy and she takes her career seriously, and doesn't feel like partying after a long day at work. Directed by al santell...had started in silents. Story by myles connolly. Ann harding had starred in the original "holiday", from 1930; she was even nominated for the oscar for THAT role. But personally, i like the 1938 version of holiday better... had hepburn and grant!

ksf-2
Feb 18, 2025
Permalink

Photos14

+ 8

More like this

6.7

6.2

6.7

6.0

6.6

6.5

5.6

6.8

Le criminel aux abois

6.6

Femmes de luxe

6.9

Merrily We Go to Hell

6.4

The Widow from Chicago

6.9

Jours heureux

Storyline

Edit

Did you know

Edit

Trivia
Merian C. Cooper had accused RKO of not paying him all the money contractually due for six RKO films he produced in the 1930s. In 1946, a settlement was reached, giving Cooper complete ownership of the RKO titles: Idylle sous les toits (1933) with Ginger Rogers, La femme aux gardénias (1933) with Ann Harding and William Powell, The Right to Romance (1933) with Ann Harding and Robert Young, One Man's Journey (1933) with Lionel Barrymore, Living on Love (1937) and A Man to Remember (1938).

In 2006, Turner Classic Movies, which had acquired the rights to the six films after extensive legal negotiations, broadcast them on TCM in April 2007, their first full public exhibition in over 70 years. TCM, in association with the Library of Congress and the Brigham Young University Motion Picture Archive, had searched many film archives throughout the world to find copies of the films in order to create new 35mm prints.