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The Shadow of the Law
Also known as Sombra da Lei in Brazil; 30 dage på vand og brød in Denmark; Eglimata ton dikaston and I aghoni in Greece
(1926) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4526 feet
Directed by Wallace Worsley

Cast: Clara Bow [Mary Brophy], Forrest Stanley [James Reynolds], Stuart Holmes [Carl Lingard], Ralph Lewis [Charles Brophy], William V. Mong [‘Twist’ Egan], J. Emmett Beck [Kid Martin], Adele Farrington [aunt], Eddie Lyons [a crook], George Cooper [the chauffeur]

[?] The Associated Exhibitors, Incorporated? production; distributed by The Associated Exhibitors, Incorporated [?] through Pathé Exchange, Incorporated? / Produced by Arthur Beck and Leah Baird. Scenario by Leah Baird and Grover Jones, from the short story “Two Gates” by Harry Chapman Ford. Cinematography by Ray June. / © 22 January 1926 by The Associated Exhibitors, Incorporated [LU22286]. Released 24 January 1926. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Crime.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 31 May 2020.

References: Quirk-Powell p. 116; Weaver-Twenty p. 57 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.