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Within the Law. (1939 film) Within the Law is a 1939 American (Precursor) Film noir crime film directed by Gustav Machatý and written by Charles Lederer and Edith Fitzgerald. The film stars Ruth Hussey, Tom Neal, Paul Kelly, William Gargan, Paul Cavanagh, and Rita Johnson. [1] [2] The film was released on March 17, 1939, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .
Within the Law: Directed by Gustav Machatý. With Ruth Hussey, Tom Neal, Paul Kelly, William Gargan. 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.
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- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Gustav Machatý
- 1939-03-17
Within the Law was performed on the Lux Radio Theatre program on October 14, 1935, and starred Joan Crawford, who reprised her part from the 1930 film version of the story. According to a December 1938 Hollywood Reporter news item, M-G-M signed Bernard Nedell and Rosalind Russell to star in a radio performance of the story for its Good News ...
- Gustav Machaty, Walter Strohm
- Ruth Hussey
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Ruth Hussey carries the film with a terrific performance as a young shopgirl, raised in an orphanage, who is wrongly accused of theft on circumstantial evidence and spends three hard years in prison. But that time isn’t wasted, she reads every law book she can get her hands on and comes out of jail swinging, plotting revenge against the store ...
- Gustav Machatý
- Loew's Incorporated, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Jul 8, 2021 · – Paul Cavanaugh was in three films released in 1939. – Samuel S. Hinds was in 15 films released in 1939. – James Burke was in 12 films released in 1939. Other trivia: • This is one of many film versions based on the 1912 play, “Within the Law.” The other films include: – Within the Law (1916) — a short film made in Australia
The film stars Ruth Hussey, Tom Neal, Paul Kelly, William Gargan, Paul Cavanagh, and Rita Johnson. The film was released on March 17, 1939, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Within the Law is a 1939 American (Precursor) Film noir crime film directed by Gustav Machatý and written by Charles Lederer and Edith Fitzgerald.
