Within the Law (1923 film)

Within the Law
Within the Law
	Theatrical poster
Directed by	Frank Lloyd
Written by	Frances Marion (scenario)
Based on	Within the Law; a Melodrama in Four Acts; 1917 play; by Bayard Veiller
Produced by	Joseph Schenck
Starring	Norma Talmadge
Cinematography	Tony Gaudio; Norbert Brodine
Edited by	Hal C. Kern
Distributed by	Associated First National
Release date	April 30, 1923;
Running time	8 reels; 8,034 feet
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Within the Law is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Norma Talmadge. In 2009, the film was released on DVD along with Talmadge's 1926 film Kiki. Jane Cowl had starred in the original 1912 Broadway production of Bayard Veiller's play of the same name about a young woman who is sent to prison and comes out seeking revenge.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Cast

Norma Talmadge as Mary Turner
Lew Cody as Joe Garson
Jack Mulhall as Richard Gilder, his son
Eileen Percy as Aggie Lynch
Joseph Kilgour as Edward Gilder
Arthur Stuart Hull as George Demarest (credited as Arthur F. Hull)
Helen Ferguson as Helen Morris
Lincoln Plumer as Sergeant Cassidy (credited as Lincoln Plummer)
Tom Ricketts as General Hastings (credited as Thomas Ricketts)
Ward Crane as English Eddie
Catherine Murphy as Gilder's Secretary
DeWitt Jennings as Inspector Burke (credited DeWitt C. Jennings)
Lionel Belmore as Irwin, his attorney
Eddie Boland as Darcy

References

^ Progressive Silent Film List: Within the Law at silentera.com
^ 1912 Broadway production of Within the Law starring Jane Cowl at the IBDb

External links

Within the Law at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie
Within the Law at the TCM Movie Database
Within the Law at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Lantern slide at silenthollywood.com
Stills and lobby cards at the Norma Talmadge website
Within the Law (1923) on YouTube

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[1] Progressive Silent Film List: Within the Law at silentera.com

[2] 1912 Broadway production of Within the Law starring Jane Cowl at the IBDb

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