United States / Mar 17, 1939
GIRLS WITHOUT SHAME! LADIES OF THE BIG HOUSE!...what happens to them when they get out?...See the bold, dramatic answer in..."WITHIN THE LAW"
1h 5min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Lynne Carver | June |
| Sidney Blackmer | George Demarest |
| Jo Ann Sayers | Helen Morris - the Thief |
| Ann Morriss | Saleswoman |
| James Burke | 'Red' |
| Donald Douglas | Inspector Burke |
| Cliff Clark | McGuire |
| Claude King | Art Dealer |
| Frank Orth | Jim Jenks |
| Jessie Arnold | Prison Matron |
| Barbara Bedford | Sarah - Gilder's Secretary |
| James Blaine | Detective |
| Naomi Childers | Camerawoman |
| Tom Collins | Bert |
| Helen Dickson | Prison Matron |
| Claire Du Brey | Prison Librarian |
| Edward Earle | Floorwalker |
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| Grace Goodall | Prison Matron |
| Mary Beth Hughes | Mamie (voice) |
| Harry Humphrey | Priest |
| Mitchell Ingraham | Pawnbroker |
| Edward Kilroy | Mathews |
| W.E. Lawrence | District Attorney |
| Edward LeSaint | Judge |
| Pat McKee | Bus Driver |
| Rudy Miller | Jock |
| Ted Oliver | Detective |
| Garry Owen | Jenks' Associate |
| Alexander Pollard | Gilder's Butler |
| Kathryn Sheldon | Prison Superintendent |
| Gertrude Simpson | Prison Matron |
| William Tannen | Green's Clerk |
| Laura Treadwell | Dowager Looking at Jewelry |
| Dorothy Vaughan | Miss McGuinness - Prison Matron |
| Christina Welles | Betty - Jewelry Saleswoman |
| Dorothea Wolbert | Minor Role |
Genres
CrimeDramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Within the Law |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Loew's Incorporated, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | 17 marzo 1939 |
| Writer | Charles Lederer, Edith Fitzgerald |
| Assistant directors | Gustav Machatý |
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