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Within the Law
Within the Law

Within the Law

GIRLS WITHOUT SHAME! LADIES OF THE BIG HOUSE!...what happens to them when they get out?...See the bold, dramatic answer in..."WITHIN THE LAW"

Genres

CrimeDramaRomance

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Shopgirl Mary Turner, sentenced to prison for someone else's theft, is released and takes revenge upon those who wronged her in powerful but lawful ways.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

65 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

17 March 1939

Country

United States of America

Cast

Ruth Hussey

Ruth Hussey

Mary Turner

Tom Neal

Tom Neal

Richard Gilder

Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly

Joe Garson

William Gargan

William Gargan

Police Sergeant Cassidy

Paul Cavanagh

Paul Cavanagh

English Eddie Morton

Rita Johnson

Rita Johnson

Agnes Lynch

Samuel S. Hinds

Samuel S. Hinds

Mr. Gilder

Lynne Carver

Lynne Carver

June

Sidney Blackmer

Sidney Blackmer

George Demarest

Jo Ann Sayers

Jo Ann Sayers

Helen Morris - the Thief

Ann Morriss

Ann Morriss

Saleswoman

James Burke

James Burke

'Red'

Donald Douglas

Donald Douglas

Inspector Burke

Cliff Clark

Cliff Clark

McGuire

Claude King

Claude King

Art Dealer

Frank Orth

Frank Orth

Jim Jenks

Jessie Arnold

Jessie Arnold

Prison Matron

Barbara Bedford

Barbara Bedford

Sarah - Gilder's Secretary

James Blaine

James Blaine

Detective

Naomi Childers

Naomi Childers

Camerawoman

Tom Collins

Tom Collins

Bert

Helen Dickson

Helen Dickson

Prison Matron

Claire Du Brey

Claire Du Brey

Prison Librarian

Edward Earle

Edward Earle

Floorwalker

Grace Goodall

Grace Goodall

Prison Matron

Mary Beth Hughes

Mary Beth Hughes

Mamie (voice)

Harry Humphrey

Harry Humphrey

Priest

Mitchell Ingraham

Mitchell Ingraham

Pawnbroker

Edward Kilroy

Edward Kilroy

Mathews

W.E. Lawrence

W.E. Lawrence

District Attorney

Edward LeSaint

Edward LeSaint

Judge

Pat McKee

Pat McKee

Bus Driver

Rudy Miller

Rudy Miller

Jock

Ted Oliver

Ted Oliver

Detective

Garry Owen

Garry Owen

Jenks' Associate

Alexander Pollard

Alexander Pollard

Gilder's Butler

Kathryn Sheldon

Kathryn Sheldon

Prison Superintendent

Gertrude Simpson

Gertrude Simpson

Prison Matron

William Tannen

William Tannen

Green's Clerk

Laura Treadwell

Laura Treadwell

Dowager Looking at Jewelry

Dorothy Vaughan

Dorothy Vaughan

Miss McGuinness - Prison Matron

Christina Welles

Christina Welles

Betty - Jewelry Saleswoman

Dorothea Wolbert

Dorothea Wolbert

Minor Role

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