Within the Law (1923 film)
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Within the Law is a 1923
silent
film drama 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 Broadway production of Bayard Veiller's
story about a young woman sent to prison and comes out seeking revenge.
1923 in film
-Events:*April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York with a series of short musical films featuring vaudeville performers.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1923:U.S.A...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
film drama directed by Frank Lloyd
Frank Lloyd
Frank Lloyd was a film director, scriptwriter and producer...
and starring Norma Talmadge
Norma Talmadge
Norma Talmadge was an American actress and film producer of the silent era. A major box office draw for more than a decade, her career reached a peak in the early 1920s, when she ranked among the most popular idols of the American screen.Her most famous film was Smilin’ Through , but she also...
. In 2009 the film was released on DVD along with Talmadge's 1926 film Kiki
Kiki (1926 film)
Kiki is a 1926 silent comedy film directed by Clarence Brown. The film is based upon a 1920 novel of the same name by André Picard, which was later adapted by David Belasco and performed on Broadway to great success in 1921 by his muse Lenore Ulric....
. Jane Cowl
Jane Cowl
Jane Cowl was an American film and stage actress and playwright "notorious for playing lacrymose parts". Actress Jane Russell was named in Cowl's honor.-Biography:...
had starred in the original Broadway production of Bayard Veiller's
Bayard Veiller
Bayard Veiller was an American screenwriter, producer and film director. He wrote for 32 films between 1915 and 1941...
story about a young woman sent to prison and comes out seeking revenge.
Cast
- Norma TalmadgeNorma TalmadgeNorma Talmadge was an American actress and film producer of the silent era. A major box office draw for more than a decade, her career reached a peak in the early 1920s, when she ranked among the most popular idols of the American screen.Her most famous film was Smilin’ Through , but she also...
– Mary Turner - Lew CodyLew CodyLew Cody, birth name Louis Joseph Côté was an American actor whose career spanned the silent film and early sound film age....
– Joe Garson - Jack MulhallJack MulhallJack Mulhall, born John Joseph Francis Mulhall, was a film actor since the silent film era and appeared in over 430 films....
– Richard Gilder, his son - Eileen PercyEileen PercyEileen Percy was an Irish actress of the silent era. She appeared in 68 films between 1917 and 1933.She was born in Belfast and died in Los Angeles, California...
– Aggie Lynch - Joseph Kilgour – Edward Gilder
- Arthur Stuart Hull – George Demarest (billed as Arthur F. Hull)
- Helen FergusonHelen FergusonHelen Ferguson was an American actress later turned publicist.Born in Decatur, Illinois in 1901, she graduated from Nicholas High School of Chicago and the Academy of Fine Arts. Ferguson was a newspaper reporter before entering the motion picture field.It is thought she made her debut in films in...
– Helen Morris - Lincoln PlumerLincoln PlumerLincoln Plumer was an American silent film actor. He married fellow actor Rose Plumer. Lincoln Plumer died of heart disease in 1928.-External links:...
– Sergeant Cassidy(billed as Lincoln Plummer) - Tom RickettsTom RickettsThomas "Tom" Ricketts was an English American silent film actor, director and screenwriter who was involved in almost 350 motion pictures....
– General Hastings (billed as Thomas Ricketts) - Ward CraneWard CraneWard Crane was a silent film actor popular in comedies and dramas. Out of dozens of films he's best remembered as the handsome heavy to Buster Keaton in Sherlock, Jr. 1924.Crane died at age 38 from pneumonia....
– English Eddie - Catherine Murphy – Gilder's Secretary
- DeWitt JenningsDeWitt JenningsDeWitt Clarke Jennings was an American film actor. He appeared in 153 films between 1915 and 1937.-Biography:...
– Inspector Burke (DeWitt C. Jennings) - Lionel BelmoreLionel BelmoreLionel Belmore . When he was born, Wimbledon was in Surrey. He was an English character actor and director on stage for more than a quarter of a century, appearing with Wilson Barrett, Sir Henry Irving, William Faversham, Lily Langtry and other famous actors. He entered in films from 1911...
– Irwin, his attorney - Eddie BolandEddie BolandEddie Boland was an American film actor. He appeared in 112 films between 1912 and 1937.He was born in San Francisco, California and died in Santa Monica, California from a heart attack.-Selected filmography:...
– Darcy