SILENT FILMS 1920s: WITHIN THE LAW (1923)
CREDITS
Released: April 29, 1923
Production Company: Joseph M. Schenck Productions
Distributor: Associated First National Pictures
Featured Cast: Norma Talmadge, Lew Cody, Jack Mulhall, Eileen Percy, Joseph Kilgour, Arthur Stuart Hull, Helen Ferguson, Lincoln Plumer, Tom Ricketts, Ward Crane, atherine Murphy, DeWitt Jennings, Lionel Belmore, Eddie Boland
Director: Frank Lloyd
Producer: Norma Talmadge
Cinematographer: Norbert Brodine, Tony Gaudio
Editor: Hal C. Kern
Art Director: Stephen Goosson
Presenter: Joseph M. Schenck
Writers: Bayard Veiller (play), Frances Marion (adaptation)
STORY
Unjustly convicted of theft, shopgirl Mary Turner is determined to have revenge on Edward Gilder, her employer and prosecutor. When her term is completed and she finds no job open to her, Mary joins Aggie Lynch in blackmailing wealthy men with threats of breach-of-promise suits.
Eventually Dick Gilder, her enemy’s son, falls victim to Mary’s designs, and though she falls in love with him she is determined to carry out her plans. Dick is nearly framed for a murder committed by Joe Garson; Helen Morris confesses to the theft for which Mary was imprisoned; and Mary finally admits her love for Dick. (TCM)
TECH
Runtime 1 hr 45 min (105 min)
Sound Mix Silent
Color Black and White
Aspect Ratio 1.33 : 1
Film Length 2,250 m (8 reels)
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm