''No Man's Law'' is a 1927 American
silent Western
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film starring
Rex the King of Wild Horses and featuring
Oliver Hardy
Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his c ...
as a lustful villain.
Plot
Cast
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Rex the King of Wild Horses as Nobody's Horse
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Barbara Kent
Barbara Kent ( Barbara Cloutman) December 16, 1907 – October 13, 2011) was a Canadian film actress, prominent from the silent film era to the early talkies of the 1920s and 1930s. In 1925, Barbara Kent won the Miss Hollywood Beauty Pageant.
C ...
as Toby Belcher
*
James Finlayson as Jack Belcher
*
Oliver Hardy
Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his c ...
as Sharkey Nye
*
Theodore Von Eltz
Theodore von Eltz (November 5, 1893 – October 6, 1964) was an American film actor, appearing in more than 200 films between 1915 and 1957. He was the father of actress Lori March.
Von Eltz was a Yale University professor's son. After 12 ...
as Spider O'Day
Notes
* ''No Man's Law'' has scenes, including in
flashback, of
Barbara Kent
Barbara Kent ( Barbara Cloutman) December 16, 1907 – October 13, 2011) was a Canadian film actress, prominent from the silent film era to the early talkies of the 1920s and 1930s. In 1925, Barbara Kent won the Miss Hollywood Beauty Pageant.
C ...
appearing to dive and swim in the
nude
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, but she is actually wearing a flesh-colored moleskin bathing suit.
That footage created a minor scandal at the time, drawing special attention from review boards in various communities throughout the country.
[ In June 1927 in New York City, the entertainment trade publication '']Variety
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'' gave the production an overall favorable rating but predicted trouble for that portion of the film: "Miss Kent looks and acts well. A couple of the almost nude scenes will not stand much chance with the censors out of town."
* The original working title of the film was ''The Avenging Stallion''.[ Everson, William K. (May 21, 1993]
''New School Film Notes''
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1927 films
1927 Western (genre) films
American black-and-white films
Silent American Western (genre) films
Pathé Exchange films
Films directed by Fred Jackman
1920s American films
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