Within the Law
About Within the Law
Mary Turner, a shopgirl played by Norma Talmadge, is sent to prison for a crime she did not commit. She comes out set on paying back the people who framed her, and she keeps every move inside the letter of the law. Lew Cody plays Joe Garson, Jack Mulhall plays Richard Gilder, and Joseph Kilgour plays Edward Gilder.
Cast & crew
More about Within the Law
Frank Lloyd directed Frances Marion's scenario from Bayard Veiller's play. Joseph M. Schenck produced. Associated First National distributed it. AFI dates photography from late November or early December 1922 to early March 1923, including the Tombs and Auburn prison. The New York opening was April 29, 1923, at the Strand. A few days earlier the picture was shown at Sing Sing.
Themes
Look
Tony Gaudio and Norbert Brodine shot the picture, including the prison scenes at the Tombs in New York and at Auburn.
Preservation
The film survives. A 2009 DVD paired it with Talmadge's Kiki.
Notes
- Jane Cowl had played Mary Turner in the 1912 Broadway production of Veiller's play.
- The release print is listed at 8 reels and 8,034 feet. AFI also records timings of 81 and 85 minutes.
- Tony Gaudio and Norbert Brodine photographed it. Hal C. Kern edited.
- Eileen Percy plays Aggie Lynch and Helen Ferguson plays Helen Morris.
- In 2009 it was issued on DVD together with Talmadge's 1926 film Kiki.
- A Norma Talmadge filmography classes this title as extant.
Scenes
- Mary leaves prison determined to settle with the people who framed her without breaking the law.
Influenced by
- Within the Law (Bayard Veiller play)
