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The Unwritten Law (1925)

The Unwritten Law poster
Directed by
Edward LeSaint
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 05m
Rated
NR
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A crime melodrama from the silent era. It follows a woman caught in a legal and moral conflict.

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What happens

The Unwritten Law is an extant 1925 American silent film crime melodrama directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Elaine Hammerstein. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. In the UK distribution was handled by Film Booking Offices of America. Edward Lorusso produced the film for video in 2023 with a score by David Drazin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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