Outside the Law (1930 film)

Outside the Law
Outside the Law
	1930 theatrical poster (German)
Directed by	Tod Browning
Written by	Tod Browning; Garrett Fort
Produced by	E. M. Asher; Tod Browning; Carl Laemmle Jr.
Starring	Edward G. Robinson; Mary Nolan
Cinematography	Roy F. Overbaugh
Edited by	Milton Carruth
Distributed by	Universal Studios
Release date	August 1930;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Outside the Law is a 1930 American Pre-Code crime film directed by Tod Browning and starring Edward G. Robinson. The picture is a remake of the 1920 film of the same name, starring Lon Chaney which was also directed by Browning.^[1]

Plot[edit]

Robinson plays the ruthless boss of a criminal gang, willing to do anything to prevent a rival gangster from pulling off a bank robbery on 'his' patch.

Cast[edit]

Edward G. Robinson as Cobra Collins
Mary Nolan as Connie Madden
Owen Moore as Fingers' ODell
Eddie Sturgis as Jake
John George as Humpy (* George also played Humpy in 1920 film)
Delmar Watson as The Kid
DeWitt Jennings as Police Chief
Rockliffe Fellowes as Police Captain
Frank Burke as District Attorney
Sidney Bracey as Assistant District Attorney
Rose Plumer as Onlooker outside the bank
Louise Beavers as Judy, the maid
Matthew Betz as Stage Manager
Charley Rogers as Cigar Clerk

References[edit]

^ McCaffrey, Donald W.; Jacobs, Christopher P. (April 17, 1999). Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 58. ISBN 0-313-30345-2. Retrieved April 17, 2019 – via Internet Archive. Outside the Law 1930 film Tod Browning.

External links[edit]

Outside the Law at IMDb
Outside the Law at AllMovie

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[1] McCaffrey, Donald W.; Jacobs, Christopher P. (April 17, 1999). Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 58. ISBN 0-313-30345-2. Retrieved April 17, 2019 – via Internet Archive. Outside the Law 1930 film Tod Browning.

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