Underplayed Gems

The Forgotten Law (1922)

The Forgotten Law poster
Directed by
James W. Horne
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rated
NR
Rating
3.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A silent melodrama about a woman's struggle after she is abandoned by her husband. She fights to support her child in a society that judges her harshly.

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What happens

The Forgotten Law is a 1922 American silent melodrama film starring Milton Sills and directed by James W. Horne. The story was adapted from the 1906 novel A Modern Madonna by Caroline Abbot Stanley. It is not known whether the film currently survives. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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