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It Is the Law is a 1924 American silent mystery film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Arthur Hohl, Herbert Heyes, and Mona Palma. It is a film adaptation of the 1922 Broadway play of the same name by Elmer Rice, itself based on a novel by Hayden Talbot. The film depicts the story of Ruth Allen (Palma), who marries Justin Victor (Heyes) over competing suitor Albert Woodruff (Hohl). Seeking revenge for this slight, Woodruff fakes his own death by killing a drifter who resembles him, and frames Victor for the murder. Woodruff attempts to renew his courtship of Allen by using an assumed identity, but she sees through his disguise. Once Victor is freed from prison, he kills Woodruff and goes free because a conviction would constitute double jeopardy.
Original Release
08/31/1924
US Release
08/31/1924
Cast
Name | Character |
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Arthur Hohl | Albert Woodruff / Sniffer / 'Sniffer' Evans |
Herbert Heyes | Justin Victor |
Mona Palma | Ruth Allen |
George Lessey | Inspector Dolan |
Robert Nat Young | Travers |
Byron Douglas | Cummings |
Olaf Hytten | Bill Elliott |
De Sacia Mooers | Bernice |
guido trento | Manee |
Byron Russell | Harley |
Directors
Writers
Curtis Benton, Elmer Rice, Hayden Talbot
Cast
Name | Character |
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Arthur Hohl | Albert Woodruff / Sniffer / 'Sniffer' Evans |
Herbert Heyes | Justin Victor |
Mona Palma | Ruth Allen |
George Lessey | Inspector Dolan |
Robert Nat Young | Travers |
Byron Douglas | Cummings |
Olaf Hytten | Bill Elliott |
De Sacia Mooers | Bernice |
guido trento | Manee |
Byron Russell | Harley |
Bijou Fernandez | Valerie |
Helena D'Algy | Gambling Casino Habitue |
Patricia O'Connor | Gambling Casino Habitue |
Nancy Newman | Gambling Casino Habitue |