Movie: The Forgotten Law

Top 9 Billed Cast

Milton Sills
Milton Sills

Richard Jarnette

Jack Mulhall
Jack Mulhall

Victor Jarnette

Cleo Ridgely
Cleo Ridgely

Margaret

Alec B. Francis
Alec B. Francis

Judge Kirtley

Muriel Frances Dana
Muriel Frances Dana

Muriel

Alice Hollister
Alice Hollister

Rosalie

Walter Law
Walter Law

Detective

Edneh Altemus
Edneh Altemus

Flo

Lucretia Harris
Lucretia Harris

Mammy Cely

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1922-11-01

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  • Tagline

    A dramatic and thrilling photo-drama of mother love, in which a cruel law sanctions the separation of mother and her child

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