Under the Shadow of the Law
(1913) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Anthony O’Sullivan
Cast: Harry Carey [the convict], Charles West [John Haywood, a clerk], Claire McDowell [John Haywood’s sister], Lionel Barrymore [Charles Darnton, the employer], Walter Miller [the bookkeeper], Kate Toncray [the mother], John T. Dillon [the doctor], Nan Christy [a nurse]
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by Harry Carey, from a screen story by Harry Carey. / Released 7 August 1913. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? In this picture it is shown how a convict’s life still remains under the ban of the law, even after the expiration of his term. With the detective continually on his track, he is able to save both a young woman’s honor and her weak brother from the hands of a designing employer.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 5 October 2023.
References: Spehr-American p. 4 : Website-IMDb.
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