Within the Law (1939)
GIRLS WITHOUT SHAME! LADIES OF THE BIG HOUSE!...what happens to them when they get out?...See the bold, dramatic answer in..."WITHIN THE LAW"
Shopgirl Mary Turner, sentenced to prison for someone else's theft, is released and takes revenge upon those who wronged her in powerful but lawful ways.
- Date of release
- 1939-03-17
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Director
- Gustav Machatý
Casting
- Ruth Hussey — Mary Turner
- Tom Neal — Richard Gilder
- Paul Kelly — Joe Garson
- William Gargan — Police Sergeant Cassidy
- Paul Cavanagh — English Eddie Morton
- Rita Johnson — Agnes Lynch
- Samuel S. Hinds — Mr. Gilder
- Lynne Carver — June
- Sidney Blackmer — George Demarest
- Jo Ann Sayers — Helen Morris - the Thief
- Ann Morriss — Saleswoman
- James Burke — 'Red'
Interesting facts
Within the Law is a 1939 American (Precursor) Film noir crime film directed by Gustav Machatý and written by Charles Lederer and Edith Fitzgerald. The film stars Ruth Hussey, Tom Neal, Paul Kelly, William Gargan, Paul Cavanagh, and Rita Johnson. The film was released on March 17, 1939, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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