The Forgotten Law

Nov 1, 1922

1h 10m

★ 1.0

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Max Graf Productions

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Cast

Richard Jarnette

Milton Sills

Victor Jarnette

Jack Mulhall

Margaret

Cleo Ridgely

Judge Kirtley

Alec B. Francis

Muriel

Muriel Frances Dana

Rosalie

Alice Hollister

Detective

Walter Law

Flo

Edneh Altemus

Mammy Cely

Lucretia Harris

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