Held by the Law (1927)
- Directed by
- Edward Laemmle
- Genre
- silent film, crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A criminal story unfolds with a man caught in the justice system. The plot follows his attempts to escape legal trouble.
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What happens
Held by the Law is a 1927 American silent crime film directed by Edward Laemmle and written by Charles Logue. The film stars Ralph Lewis, Johnnie Walker, Marguerite De La Motte, Robert Ober, Fred Kelsey, and Maude Wayne. The film was released on April 10, 1927, by Universal Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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