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The Forgotten Law(1922)
Status: Released
Date: 1922-11-01
10%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 10m
A dramatic and thrilling photo-drama of mother love, in which a cruel law sanctions the separation of mother and her child
Overview:
Margaret Jarnette discovers that her husband Victor has been cheating on her and confronts him. Outraged, Victor has his lawyer rewrite his will so that in the event of his death, his brother Richard will get custody of his daughter Muriel, and his wife won't. When Victor dies shortly afterward, Richard suspects that Margaret had murdered him and takes custody of Muriel. However, he soon begins to suspect that things may not be quite as cut-and-dried as he thought they were.
Languages: No Language.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Max Graf Productions
Movie: The Forgotten Law
Top 9 Billed Cast
Milton Sills
Richard Jarnette
Jack Mulhall
Victor Jarnette
Cleo Ridgely
Margaret
Alec B. Francis
Judge Kirtley
Muriel Frances Dana
Muriel
Alice Hollister
Rosalie
Walter Law
Detective
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