Within the Law (1939)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.539 |
Directed By
Gustav Machatý
TOP CAST
Ruth Hussey
Mary Turner
Tom Neal
Richard Gilder
Paul Kelly
Joe Garson
William Gargan
Police Sergeant Cassidy
Paul Cavanagh
English Eddie Morton
Rita Johnson
Agnes Lynch
Samuel S. Hinds
Mr. Gilder
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
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
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