Held by the Law (1927)
A Murder in a Moment of Passion-The Victim's Best Friend Accused-Condemned-While the Murderer Makes Love to His Unknowing Daughter.
Tom Sinclair sets out to clear his fiancée's father after he is wrongfully convicted and sentenced to hang for a murder actually committed by Tom's treacherous cousin, Boris Morton.
- Date of release
- 1927-04-10
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Director
- Edward Laemmle
Casting
- Ralph Lewis — George Travis
- Johnnie Walker — Tom Sinclair
- Marguerite De La Motte — Mary Travis
- Robert Ober — Boris Morton
- Fred Kelsey — Detective
- Maude Wayne — Ann
- E.J. Ratcliffe — Henry Sinclair
Interesting facts
Held by the Law is a 1927 American silent crime film directed by Edward Laemmle and written by Charles Logue. The film stars Ralph Lewis, Johnnie Walker, Marguerite De La Motte, Robert Ober, Fred Kelsey, and Maude Wayne. The film was released on April 10, 1927, by Universal Pictures.
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