Within the Law

Mar 17, 1939

1h 5m

★ 6.0

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"

Overview

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.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Loew's Incorporated

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Within the Law Trailers

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Cast

Mary Turner

Ruth Hussey

Richard Gilder

Tom Neal

Joe Garson

Paul Kelly

Police Sergeant Cassidy

William Gargan

English Eddie Morton

Paul Cavanagh

Agnes Lynch

Rita Johnson

Mr. Gilder

Samuel S. Hinds

June

Lynne Carver

George Demarest

Sidney Blackmer

Helen Morris - the Thief

Jo Ann Sayers

Saleswoman

Ann Morriss

'Red'

James Burke

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