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Barriers of the Law
(1924) United States of America
B&W : [?] Five or Six? reels / [?] 4960 or 5829? feet
Directed by J.P. McGowan

Cast: Helen Holmes [Rita Wingate], William Desmond [Rex Brandon], J.P. McGowan [Steve Redding], Albert J. Smith [Redding’s aide], Norma Wills [Annie], Marguerite Clayton [Leila Larkin]

Independent Pictures Corporation production; distributed on State Rights basis by [?] Independent Pictures Corporation? / Scenario by William Lester, from a screen story by Travers Vale. Cinematography by Walter Griffin. Presented by Jesse J. Goldburg. / Released 1 December 1924. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: Prints exist in the UCLA Film and Television Archive film archive [35mm nitrate positive]; in the George Eastman Museum film archive; and in the Eye Film Instituut Nederland film archive.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Brothels - Chases - Criminals: Bootleggers

Listing updated: 20 April 2024.

References: Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb; Website-NFPF.