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Within the Law (1917)

Within the Law poster
Directed by
William P.S. Earle
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman is wrongly accused of a crime and sent to prison. After her release, she plots revenge against the people who wronged her.

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What happens

Within the Law is a 1917 American silent crime drama film directed by William P.S. Earle and starring Alice Joyce, Harry T. Morey, and Adele DeGarde. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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