Love and Law (1909)

Directed by

Marshall Stedman

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man returns love letters to his former sweetheart before she marries. Later a business rival threatens him with a gun and he takes his own life making it look like murder. A young detective clears the rival of the crime and finds romance.

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What happens

Love and Law is a 1910 American silent short drama produced by the Thanhouser Company. The film begins with a meeting between Tom Egan and Sue Jennings. Sue asks Tom, who had previously been sweethearts, for each others' love letters because she will soon marry another man. On this same night, Jack Deming confronts Tom in a drunken state and brandishing a revolver. Jack seeks vengeance because was put into financial ruin by Tom's speculative advice, but Tom manages to calm him down. Tom pens a letter to Sue and takes his own life, making it appear as if Jack murdered him. Jack is arrested, but a young detective named Violet Gray proves his innocence. Jack and Violet also fall in love. The role of Violet Gray was played by Julia M. Taylor, but the other roles and staff credits are unknown. The film was released on December 13, 1910, it would be the first of four films in the "Violet Gray, Detective" series. The film is presumed lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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