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1939 film by Gustav Machatý

Within the Law

Directed by	Gustav Machatý
Screenplay by	Charles Lederer Edith Fitzgerald
Based on	Within the Law 1912 play by Miklós László
Produced by	Lou L. Ostrow
Starring	Ruth Hussey Tom Neal Paul Kelly William Gargan Paul Cavanagh Rita Johnson
Cinematography	Charles Lawton Jr.
Edited by	George Boemler
Music by	William Axt
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's Inc.
Release date	March 17, 1939 (1939-03-17)
Running time	65 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Within the Law is a 1939 American (Precursor) Film noir crime film directed by Gustav Machatý and written by Charles Lederer and Edith Fitzgerald. The film stars Ruth Hussey, Tom Neal, Paul Kelly, William Gargan, Paul Cavanagh, and Rita Johnson. The film was released on March 17, 1939, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

The film is based on the play Within the Law by Bayard Veiller.

Plot

Mary Turner gets arrested for a robbery she didn't commit. While in prison she studies law. After being released, she partners with another woman to legally scam wealthy men and to get revenge on the man who sent her to prison.

Cast

Ruth Hussey as Mary Turner
Tom Neal as Richard Gilder
Paul Kelly as Joe Garson
William Gargan as Cassidy
Paul Cavanagh as English Eddie
Rita Johnson as Agnes
Samuel S. Hinds as Mr. Gilder
Lynne Carver as June
Sidney Blackmer as George Demarest
Jo Ann Sayers as Helen Morris
Ann Morriss as Saleswoman
James Burke as 'Red'
Don Douglas as Inspector Burke
Cliff Clark as McGuire
Claude King as Art Dealer
Frank Orth as Jim Jenks

References

"Within the Law (1939) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
"Within The Law". TV Guide. Retrieved 27 November 2014.

External links

Within the Law at IMDb
Within the Law at the TCM Movie Database
Within the Law at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

v t e Films by Charles Lederer
As director	Fingers at the Window (1942) On the Loose (1951) Never Steal Anything Small (1959)
As writer	The Front Page (1931) Cock of the Air (1932) Baby Face Harrington (1935) Mountain Music (1937) Double or Nothing (1937) Within the Law (1939) Broadway Serenade (1939) His Girl Friday (1940) I Love You Again (1940) Comrade X (1940) Love Crazy (1941) The Youngest Profession (1943) Slightly Dangerous (1943) Kiss of Death (1947) Ride the Pink Horse (1947) Her Husband's Affairs (1947) The Lady from Shanghai (1947) I Was a Male War Bride (1949) Wabash Avenue (1950) The Thing from Another World (1951) Fearless Fagan (1952) Monkey Business (1952) O. Henry's Full House (1952) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) Kismet (1955) Gaby (1956) The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957) The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958) Never Steal Anything Small (1959) It Started with a Kiss (1959) Can-Can (1960) Ocean's 11 (1960) Follow That Dream (1962) Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) A Global Affair (1964)

Films by Charles Lederer

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As writer

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