The Law of the Land (1917)
- Original title
- Law of the Land
- Directed by
- Maurice Tourneur, Clarence Brown
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 50 min
- Rated
- NR
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A silent drama about a woman with a past who tries to escape her reputation. The film follows her struggle to build a new life while facing society's judgment.
melodramaticsentimentalstagedtheatricalromanticseriousperiod
What happens
The Law of the Land (or Law of the Land) is a 1917 silent film starring stage actress turned screen vamp Olga Petrova. The film was directed by Maurice Tourneur and produced by Jesse Lasky. The story is based on the 1914 play The Law of the Land by George Broadhurst and starred Julia Dean in Petrova's role. Some scenes of this film were shot in Florida. This film is now lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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