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Within the Law

6.519391h 5mMovieCrimeDramaRomance

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.

DirectorGustav Machatý
WritersCharles Lederer·Edith Fitzgerald

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Cast · Directed by Gustav Machatý

RHRuth Hussey
Ruth Hussey
Mary Turner
TNTom Neal
Tom Neal
Richard Gilder
PKPaul Kelly
Paul Kelly
Joe Garson
WGWilliam Gargan
William Gargan
Police Sergeant Cassidy
PCPaul Cavanagh
Paul Cavanagh
English Eddie Morton
RJRita Johnson
Rita Johnson
Agnes Lynch
SHSamuel S. Hinds
Samuel S. Hinds
Mr. Gilder
LCLynne Carver
Lynne Carver
June
SBSidney Blackmer
Sidney Blackmer
George Demarest
JSJo Ann Sayers
Jo Ann Sayers
Helen Morris - the Thief
AMAnn Morriss
Ann Morriss
Saleswoman
JBJames Burke
James Burke
'Red'

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