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Within the Law(1939)
Status: Released
Date: 1939-03-17
65%
6 Votes
Time: 1h 5m
GIRLS WITHOUT SHAME! LADIES OF THE BIG HOUSE!...what happens to them when they get out?...See the bold, dramatic answer in..."WITHIN THE LAW"
Overview:
Shopgirl Mary Turner, sentenced to prison for someone else's theft, is released and takes revenge upon those who wronged her in powerful but lawful ways.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Loew's Incorporated
Movie: Within the Law
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ruth Hussey
Mary Turner
Tom Neal
Richard Gilder
Paul Kelly
Joe Garson
William Gargan
Police Sergeant Cassidy
Paul Cavanagh
English Eddie Morton
Rita Johnson
Agnes Lynch
Samuel S. Hinds
Mr. Gilder
Lynne Carver
June
Sidney Blackmer
George Demarest
Jo Ann Sayers
Helen Morris - the Thief
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Overview
Shopgirl Mary Turner, sentenced to prison for someone else's theft, is released and takes revenge upon those who wronged her in powerful but lawful ways.
Release Date
1939-03-17
Average
6.5
Rating:
3.3 startsTagline
GIRLS WITHOUT SHAME! LADIES OF THE BIG HOUSE!...what happens to them when they get out?...See the bold, dramatic answer in..."WITHIN THE LAW"
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