The Arm of the Law
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The Arm of the Law | |
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Directed by | Louis King |
Written by | Leon Lee |
Based on | The Butterfly Mystery by Arthur Hoerl |
Produced by | Trem Carr W. Ray Johnston |
Starring | Rex Bell Marceline Day Lina Basquette. |
Cinematography | Archie Stout |
Edited by | Carl Pierson |
Production company | Trem Carr Pictures |
Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Arm of the Law is a 1932 American pre-Code action film directed by Louis King and starring Rex Bell, Marceline Day and Lina Basquette. It was distributed by Monogram Pictures.[1]
Plot
A reporter investigates the murder of a nightclub dancer who had become involved in a divorce case.
Cast
- Rex Bell as Robin Dale
- Marceline Day as Sandy
- Lina Basquette as Zelma Shaw
- Dorothy Revier as Mrs. Estelle Brandess
- Bryant Washburn as John Welling
- Donald Keith as Billy Treat
- Robert Frazer as Gregory Brandess
- Robert Emmett O'Connor as Detective Captain Blake
- Dorothy Christy as Mrs. Myrtle Welling
- Larry Banthim as Police Sergeant Jardin
- Gilbert Clayton as Dr. Wattles
- Wallace MacDonald as Newspaper Reporter
- William V. Mong as Bailey
- Fred 'Snowflake' Toones as Jackson
- Gordon De Main as Coroner
References
- ^ Katchmer p.322
Bibliography
- Katchmer, George A. Eighty Silent Film Stars: Biographies and Filmographies of the Obscure to the Well Known. McFarland, 1991.
External links
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- 1930s action films
- 1930s English-language films
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- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by Louis King
- Monogram Pictures films
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