''The Law Forbids'' is a 1924 American
drama film
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directed by
Jess Robbins
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and written by
Lois Zellner
Lois Zellner (born Lois Grier; January 24, 1883 – January 14, 1937) was an American screenwriter active during Hollywood's silent era. She also went by the name Lois Leeson later in her career.
Biography
Beginnings
Born Lois Grier to Clar ...
and
Ford Beebe
Ford Beebe (November 26, 1888 – November 26, 1978) was a screenwriter and Film director, director. He entered the film business as a writer around 1916 and over the next 60 years wrote and/or directed almost 200 films.
He specialized in B-movi ...
. The film stars
Baby Peggy
Diana Serra Cary (born Peggy-Jean Montgomery; October 29, 1918 – February 24, 2020), known as Baby Peggy, was an American child film actress, vaudevillian, author and silent film historian. She was the last living person with a substantial car ...
,
Robert Ellis,
Elinor Fair
Elinor Virginia Martin ('' née'' Crowe; December 21, 1903 – April 26, 1957), known professionally as Elinor Fair, was an American motion picture actress.
Early years
Elinor Virginia Crowe was born on December 21, 1903, in Richmond, Virgini ...
,
Winifred Bryson
Winifred Bryson (born Winifred Brison; December 20, 1892 – August 20, 1987) was an American actress of the stage and of silent films.
Biography
Winifred Bryson was born Winifred Brison on December 20, 1892, in Los Angeles, the daughter of O ...
,
James Corrigan
James Corrigan (17 October 1867 – 28 February 1929), was an American actor. He appeared in 16 films between 1920 and 1927.
He was born in Dayton, Ohio, and died in Los Angeles, California.
Married to actress Lillian Elliott, Corrigan w ...
, and
Anna Dodge
Anna Dodge (October 18, 1867 – May 4, 1945) was an American silent film actress.
Anna Dodge married silent film actor George Hernandez and was frequently credited as Anna Hernandez.
Filmography
1910s
* ''Making a Man of Him'' (1911)
* ''O ...
. The film was released on April 7, 1924, by
Universal Pictures
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.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,
[ ] playwright Paul Remsen and his wife Rhoda separate. Rhoda takes their daughter Peggy with her to live in the country, where Peggy has a pet rooster named Alexander. Peggy makes her way to New York City in search of her father. He has become entangled with a
actress Inez Lamont, who is in a new play he has written. The child wanders first backstage and then onto the stage on the opening night of the production. Through her a reconciliation occurs between the parents.
Cast
A Universal Pictures publication showing the cast for the film includes
Robert Bolder
Robert Bolder (20 July 1859 – 10 December 1937) was an English film actor of the silent film, silent era. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1912 and 1936. He was born in London and died in Los Angeles, California. In the early par ...
,
Merta Sterling
Merta Sterling (June 13, 1883 – March 14, 1944) was an American film actress of the silent era who predominantly appeared in comedic roles. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1914 and 1927. She was born Manitowoc, Wisconsin and die ...
, and
Vola Vale
Vola Vale (born Vola Smith; February 12, 1897 – October 17, 1970) was a silent film actress.
Early career
Vale was born in Buffalo, New York and educated in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Her high school friends in Rochester, New York, where she w ...
, who may all have had uncredited roles, possibly in the stage production.
Preservation
An incomplete copy of ''The Law Forbids'' is held in a film collection in the Netherlands.
Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''The Law Forbids''
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References
External links
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1924 films
1920s English-language films
Silent American drama films
1924 drama films
Universal Pictures films
Films directed by Jess Robbins
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
1920s American films