''God's Law and Man's'' is a lost 1917 silent film drama direct by John H. Collins and distributed by

Metro Pictures Metro Pictures Corporation was a Film, motion picture production company founded in early 1915 in Jacksonville, Florida. It was a forerunner of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The company produced its films in New York, Los Angeles, and sometimes at le ...

. It starred Collins's wife

Viola Dana Viola Dana (born Virginia Flugrath; June 26, 1897 – July 3, 1987) was an American film actress who was successful during the era of silent films. She appeared in over 100 films, but was unable to make the transition to sound films. Early lif ...

. The story comes from a novel by Paul Trent, ''A Wife by Purchase''.

Cast

- Ameia * Robert Walker - Dr. Claude Drummond *

Augustus Phillips Augustus Phillips (August 1, 1874 – September 29, 1944) was an American actor. He appeared in 134 films between 1910 and 1921. After 11 years of performing in stock theater, vision problems led Phillips to begin acting in films for the E ...

- Jack Aston *Henry Hallam - Kunda Ram *

Frank Currier Frank Currier (September 4, 1857 – April 22, 1928) was an American film and stage actor and director of the silent era. Career Similar to Theodore Roberts, Kate Lester, Ida Waterman, and William H. Crane, Currier had a long and succe ...

- Major General Dennison *Marie Adell - Olive Dennison *George A. Wright - Earl of Hetherington * Floyd Buckley - Lord Charles Drummond

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* 1917 films American silent feature films Lost American drama films Films based on British novels 1917 drama films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Metro Pictures films Films directed by John H. Collins 1917 lost films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub