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The Lawful Cheater (1925)

The Lawful Cheater poster
Directed by
Frank O'Connor
Genre
drama film, silent film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent crime drama about a woman caught up in shady dealings. The story follows her choices as she navigates a world of crime and punishment.

silent-erastylizedmelodramaticgrittytenseold-fashionedmoralistic

What happens

The Lawful Cheater, sometimes referred to as Lawful Cheaters, is a 1925 American silent crime drama film written by Frank O'Connor and Adele Buffington. The film was directed by O'Connor for B.P. Schulberg Productions, and starred Clara Bow, David Kirby, and Raymond McKee. After its 1925 U.S. theatrical release, the film was banned by the British Board of Film Censors. The film is presumed to be a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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