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The Forgotten Law

The Forgotten Law

A dramatic and thrilling photo-drama of mother love, in which a cruel law sanctions the separation of mother and her child

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

70 mins

Rating

1/10

Release Date

01 November 1922

Country

United States of America

Cast

Milton Sills

Milton Sills

Richard Jarnette

Jack Mulhall

Jack Mulhall

Victor Jarnette

Cleo Ridgely

Cleo Ridgely

Margaret

Alec B. Francis

Alec B. Francis

Judge Kirtley

Muriel Frances Dana

Muriel Frances Dana

Muriel

Alice Hollister

Alice Hollister

Rosalie

Walter Law

Walter Law

Detective

Edneh Altemus

Edneh Altemus

Flo

Lucretia Harris

Lucretia Harris

Mammy Cely

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