Shadow of the Law

1926 1h 0m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

DramaCrime

Synopsis

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Mary Brophy, a young woman who is unjustly jailed by a master crook whom she refuses to wed, later meets and falls in love with James Reynolds, a young man who becomes her protector. While Mary is in jail, her father falls under the evil influence of the criminal gang leader. At a reception the young woman’s father is shot by the man she refused to wed. He is brought to justice and her romance thereafter goes smoothly. A lost film.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Clara Bow
Mary Brophy
Forrest Stanley
James Reynolds
Stuart Holmes
Linyard
Ralph Lewis
Brophy
William V. Mong
Egan
J. Emmett Beck
Martin
Adele Farrington
Aunt
Eddie Lyons
Crook

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wallace Worsley
Writers: Grover Jones, Leah Baird
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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100 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Wallace Worsley, shot by Ray June. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Clara Bow and Forrest Stanley and Stuart Holmes carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0017370 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Wallace Worsley directs. Ray June behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2100 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Wallace Worsley, shot by Ray June. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Clara Bow and Forrest Stanley and Stuart Holmes carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0017370 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.