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The Unwritten Law
(1916) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels
Directed by George E. Middleton

Cast: Beatriz Michelena [Kate Wilson], William Pike [John Wilson], Andrew Robson [Larry McCarthy], Baby Felice Rix [Sue Wilson], Matt Snyder [the judge], Frank Hollins [Fred Morley], Clarence Arper [Doctor Mahlet], Irene Outtrim [Estelle], Nina Herbert [Sadie], Albert Morrison

California Motion Picture Corporation production; distributed on State Rights basis by California Motion Picture Corporation. / Scenario by Captain Leslie T. Peacocke, from the play The Unwritten Law by Edwin Milton Royle. Production supervision by Alex E. Beyfuss. Film editor, Ruby Gasberg. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot at the California Motion Picture Corporation studio in San Rafael, California. The film was announced and reviewed at five reels for a January 1916 release date, but Website-AFI notes that it is unlikely the film was released then. The film was released in the spring of 1916 at seven reels. The rights to the film were acquired by Exclusive Features, Incorporated, late in 1916 and it was likely to have been rereleased after that time.

Drama: Action.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 30 November 2023.

References: ClasIm-240 p. 47 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb.

 
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