Broken Laws (1924)
Ignoring the advice of her husband, a mother indulges her son's every wish and demand all throughout his childhood. By the time she realizes her treatment of her son has spoiled him almost beyond belief, he is on trial for manslaughter.
- Date of release
- 1924-11-09
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Roy William Neill
Casting
- Dorothy Davenport — Joan Allen
- Percy Marmont — Richard Heath
- Ramsey Wallace — Ralph Allen
- Jackie Saunders — Muriel Heath
- Arthur Rankin — Bobby Allen - age 16
- Virginia Lee Corbin — Patsy Heath - age 16
- Pat Moore — Bobby Allen - age 8
- Jane Walsh — Patsy Heath - age 8
Interesting facts
Broken Laws is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Roy William Neill, remarkable for the appearance of Dorothy Davenport, who is billed as "Mrs. Wallace Reid".
Production
Davenport's husband was the star Wallace Reid, who died of morphine addiction in January 1923. By June 1923, Davenport had co-produced, starred in and toured the country with Human Wreckage, a moralistic warning about the terrors of drug addiction. The film's sensational tone, and the roadshow engagement with her personal appearances, were a direct precursor to the later 1930s exploitation films of Kroger Babb and others.
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