Outside the Law (1930 film)

1930 film

  • August 1930 (1930-08)
Running time
70 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

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

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

  • 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

  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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