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Outside the Law (1930 film)
Outside the Law is a 1930 American Pre-Code crime film directed by Tod Browning and starring Edward G. Robinson. The picture is a remake of the 1920 film of the same name, starring Lon Chaney which was also directed by Browning.[1]
| Outside the Law | |
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1930 theatrical poster (German) | |
| Directed by | Tod Browning |
| Written by | Tod Browning Garrett Fort |
| Produced by | E. M. Asher Tod Browning Carl Laemmle Jr. |
| Starring | Edward G. Robinson Mary Nolan |
| Cinematography | Roy F. Overbaugh |
| Edited by | Milton Carruth |
| Distributed by | Universal Studios |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
Robinson plays the ruthless boss of a criminal gang, willing to do anything to prevent a rival gangster from pulling off a bank robbery on 'his' patch.
Cast edit
- Edward G. Robinson as Cobra Collins
- Mary Nolan as Connie Madden
- Owen Moore as Fingers' ODell
- Eddie Sturgis as Jake
- John George as Humpy (* George also played Humpy in 1920 film)
- Delmar Watson as The Kid
- DeWitt Jennings as Police Chief
- Rockliffe Fellowes as Police Captain
- Frank Burke as District Attorney
- Sidney Bracey as Assistant District Attorney
- Rose Plumer as Onlooker outside the bank
- Louise Beavers as Judy, the maid
- Matthew Betz as Stage Manager
- Charley Rogers as Cigar Clerk
References edit
- ^ McCaffrey, Donald W.; Jacobs, Christopher P. (April 17, 1999). Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 58. ISBN 0-313-30345-2. Retrieved April 17, 2019 – via Internet Archive.
Outside the Law 1930 film Tod Browning.
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