The Forgotten Law

1922

70 min

1.0

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Margaret Jarnette discovers that her husband Victor has been cheating on her and confronts him. Outraged, Victor has his lawyer rewrite his will so that in the event of his death, his brother Richard will get custody of his daughter Muriel, and his wife won't. When Victor dies shortly afterward, Richard suspects that Margaret had murdered him and takes custody of Muriel. However, he soon begins to suspect that things may not be quite as cut-and-dried as he thought they were.

Budget

$0

Genre

Drama

Director

James W. Horne

Country

United States of America

Cast & Crew

Milton Sills

Jack Mulhall

Cleo Ridgely

Alec B. Francis

Muriel Frances Dana

Alice Hollister

Walter Law

Edneh Altemus

Lucretia Harris

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The Forgotten Law

Margaret Jarnette discovers that her husband Victor has been cheating on her and confronts him. Outraged, Victor has his lawyer rewrite his will so that in the event of his death, his brother Richard will get custody of his daughter Muriel, and his wife won't. When Victor dies shortly afterward, Richard suspects that Margaret had murdered him and takes custody of Muriel. However, he soon begins to suspect that things may not be quite as cut-and-dried as he thought they were.

  • Milton Sills

  • Jack Mulhall

  • Cleo Ridgely

  • Alec B. Francis

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