The Forgotten Law (1922)
- 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
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.
melodramaticearnestsentimentalslow-pacedold-fashionedserioussomber
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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