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The Law or the Lady

The Law or the Lady

1912Short
ShortDrama

Lincoln Hallett is on trial. His chief backer is political boss Tim Creegan. Judge Calder, who is to try the case, is an especially upright man. He is in love with Hallett's daughter Rose. Hallett and Creegan are afraid of the jud...

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Maurice Costello, Van Dyke Brooke, Charles Eldridge
Release Date
February 5, 1912
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Maurice Costello
Maurice Costello
as Judge Calder
Van Dyke Brooke
Van Dyke Brooke
as Tim Creegan - A Political Exponent
Charles Eldridge
Charles Eldridge
as Lincoln Hallett - The Railroad President
Hazel Neason
Hazel Neason
as Rose Hallett - The Accused's Daughter

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Vitagraph Company of America

🏷️ Keywords

directed by star

🎯 Categories

DramaShort

⭐ Featured Review

One of the most noticeable qualities of the picture is its quiet dignity
by deickemeyer2016-09-05

"An artistic melodrama of political life, it has much quality in its plot, its acting, its general stage management and its photography. The plot is simple and natural and the story is carried forward speedily with no flat places and with a steady deepening of interest. Perhaps, taking it as a picture of life, and it is very convincing, its most interesting character is the astute machine boss (played by Brooke). We see him confronted by a knotty problem. He must save the railroad president (played by Eldridge) who had broken the law and who was to be tried before a judge (played by Costello) w..."

📖 Synopsis

Lincoln Hallett is on trial. His chief backer is political boss Tim Creegan. Judge Calder, who is to try the case, is an especially upright man. He is in love with Hallett's daughter Rose. Hallett and Creegan are afraid of the jud...