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title: 'It Is the Law (1924)'
type: 'film'
director: 'J. Gordon Edwards'
released: '1924-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 70
genres:
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/it-is-the-law-1924'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015019/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# It Is the Law (1924)

1924 · 70 min · Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

It Is the Law is a 1924 American silent mystery film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Arthur Hohl, Herbert Heyes, and Mona Palma. It is a film adaptation of the 1922 Broadway play of the same name by Elmer Rice, itself based on a novel by Hayden Talbot. The film depicts the story of Ruth Allen (Palma), who marries Justin Victor (Heyes) over competing suitor Albert Woodruff (Hohl). Seeking revenge for this slight, Woodruff fakes his own death by killing a drifter who resembles him, and frames Victor for the murder. Woodruff attempts to renew his courtship of Allen by using an assumed identity, but she sees through his disguise. Once Victor is freed from prison, he kills Woodruff and goes free because a conviction would constitute double jeopardy.

## Credits

- **Director:** [J. Gordon Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-gordon-edwards)
- **Director of Photography:** [George Washington Lane](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-washington-lane)

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