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I Am the Law

  • 19381938
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 23m
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6.6/10
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Edward G. Robinson, John Beal, and Barbara O'Neil in I Am the Law (1938)
CrimeDrama
Law professor John Lindsay is asked by a civic leader to become a special prosecutor to go after the racketeers in town.Law professor John Lindsay is asked by a civic leader to become a special prosecutor to go after the racketeers in town.Law professor John Lindsay is asked by a civic leader to become a special prosecutor to go after the racketeers in town.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
448
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    • Alexander Hall
    • Fred Allhoff(story based on Liberty Magazine Serial)
    • Jo Swerling(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Edward G. Robinson
    • Barbara O'Neil
    • John Beal
    • Alexander Hall
    • Fred Allhoff(story based on Liberty Magazine Serial)
    • Jo Swerling(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Edward G. Robinson
    • Barbara O'Neil
    • John Beal
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    • 14User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Edward G. Robinson
    Edward G. Robinson
    • Prof. 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
    Otto Kruger
    • Eugene Ferguson
    Arthur Loft
    Arthur Loft
    • Tom Ross
    Marc Lawrence
    Marc Lawrence
    • Eddie Girard
    Douglas Wood
    Douglas Wood
    • District Attorney Bert Berry
    Robert Middlemass
    Robert Middlemass
    • Moss Kitchell
    Ivan Miller
    Ivan Miller
    • Inspector Gleason
    Charles Halton
    Charles Halton
    • George Leander
    Louis Jean Heydt
    Louis Jean Heydt
    • John W. Butler
    Fay Helm
    Fay Helm
    • Mrs. Butler
    Robert McWade
    • Law Student
    • (as Robert McWade Jr.)
    Ernie Alexander
    • Photographer
    • (uncredited)
    Eugene Anderson Jr.
    • Schoolboy
    • (uncredited)
    William Arnold
    • Witness
    • (uncredited)
    Asta
    Asta
    • Dog
    • (uncredited)
      • Alexander Hall
      • Fred Allhoff(story based on Liberty Magazine Serial)
      • Jo Swerling(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Existing prints bear 1955 re-release titles, with lettering in the center of the screen so that they would not be cropped in wide screen projection; these restyled opening credits also include an erroneous 1933 (MCMXXXIII), instead of 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) copyright date.
    • Goofs
      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.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm (1999)

    User reviews14

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    5/10
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    i had never heard of this film until i ran across it on turner classic movies one day. It wasn't one of his best or worst films, come to think of it edward g. robinson never really made a bad film. As for the film itself, unless your a big edward g. robinson fan like me you probably shouldn't watch it.
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    • Jan 1, 2004

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      • August 25, 1938 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Columbia Pictures
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    • 1 hour 23 minutes
      • Black and White

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