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Barriers of the Law (1925)

Barriers of the Law poster
Directed by
J. P. McGowan
Genre
crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A law officer faces off against criminals in a silent-era crime story. The hero uses wits and daring to bring wrongdoers to justice.

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What happens

Barriers of the Law is a 1925 American silent crime film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring McGowan, Helen Holmes and William Desmond. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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