Outside the Law (1920)Director:Tod Browning |
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Outside the Law (1920)Director:Tod Browning |
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Priscilla Dean | ... |
Molly Madden (Silky Moll)
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Wheeler Oakman | ... |
Dapper Bill Ballard
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| Lon Chaney | ... |
Black Mike Sylva /
Ah Wing
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Ralph Lewis | ... |
Silent Madden
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E. Alyn Warren | ... |
Chang Lo
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Stanley Goethals | ... |
That Kid
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Melbourne MacDowell | ... |
Morgan Spencer
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Wilton Taylor | ... |
Inspector
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No need to go into the plot of this movie. I will just comment of the realism of the fight scenes, clever cutting allows both Chaney roles to be seen in rapid succession; the opportunity, as in "Ace of Hearts" to get a glimpse of 1920 fashions, decor and motor vehicles. It was interesting to see a wall-mounted light switch, as opposed to a pull-string on the lamp. Scenes in Wong Low's store also feature a ceiling; previously I had been led to believe that this was not done until, I think "The Magnificent Ambersons" (Orson Welles). Finally, it struck me that the actor, Wheeler Oakman, occasionally bore a resemblance to James Cagney both in his looks and mannerisms.Oakman had been in films since 1912, when Cagney was 13 years old.