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I Am the Law (1938)

83 min  -  Crime | Drama  -   27 January 1939 (Portugal)
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Law professor John Lindsay is asked by a civic leader to become a special prosecutor to go after the racketeers in town.

Director:

Alexander Hall

Writers:

Fred Allhoff (story), Jo Swerling (screenplay)

Stars:

Edward G. Robinson, Barbara O'Neil and John Beal
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Edward G. Robinson ...
John Lindsay
Barbara O'Neil Barbara O'Neil ...
Jerry Lindsay
John Beal John Beal ...
Paul Ferguson
Wendy Barrie Wendy Barrie ...
Frances 'Frankie' Ballou
Otto Kruger ...
Eugene Ferguson
Arthur Loft Arthur Loft ...
Tom Ross
Marc Lawrence Marc Lawrence ...
Eddie Girard
Douglas Wood Douglas Wood ...
District Attorney Bert Beery
Robert Middlemass Robert Middlemass ...
Moss Kitchell
Ivan Miller Ivan Miller ...
Inspector Gleason
Charles Halton Charles Halton ...
George Leander
Louis Jean Heydt Louis Jean Heydt ...
J.W. Butler
Fay Helm Fay Helm ...
Mrs. Butler
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert McWade Robert McWade ...
Law Student (as Robert McWade Jr.)
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Storyline

Law professor John Lindsay volunteers to clean up the corruption and graft in his town when the authorities seem unable to do so. When the gangsters infiltrate his staff, he recruits his law students to form an army of law enforcers. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Law | Law Professor | Special Prosecutor | Gambling | Life Sentence  | See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Portugal) See more »

Also Known As:

Derrocada do Crime See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Re-released in 1955, as a double-feature with Dead Reckoning. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: The good guys plant a movie camera in the wall of the villain's apartment to spy on them. We see the lens barely peeping from the wall behind a china figurine. Yet, when they show the film later as evidence, the camera tilts, pans, and frames all the action from various angles, which would not have been possible given the setup. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm (1999) See more »