The Majesty of the Law
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Julia Crawford Ivers
George Fawcett
Jane Wolfe
William Desmond
Myrtle Stedman
John Oaker
Film Details
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Synopsis
Judge Randolph Kent, a member of one of Virginia's finest families, is stern in his court but privately helps the families of those he sentences. When his beloved son Jackson will not say how a pearl necklace, stolen at Colonel Monroe's ball, found its way into his overcoat pocket, the judge says he never wants to see Jackson again. Jackson, who remained silent to protect Lloyd Fairfax, the brother of his fiancée Virginia, wanders to Evansville, where he gets a job in a bank after meeting Lawrence Evans, the bank president's son. When Lloyd confesses to the theft, the judge sends detectives to find Jackson, who now is a teller. Evans, heavily in debt after losing at cards, takes money from Jackson's drawer, and Jackson is arrested for embezzlement. Judge Kent, chosen to hear the case, gives Jackson the maximum sentence of ten years because of the incontrovertible evidence, although his heart is breaking. When Evans finally confesses, father and son are reunited.
Director
Julia Crawford Ivers
Cast
George Fawcett
Jane Wolfe
William Desmond
Myrtle Stedman
John Oaker
Charles Ruggles
Herbert Standing
Film Details
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Notes
This was George Fawcett's first film. Sources conflict concerning the last name of the characters played by Myrtle Stedman and John Oaker. Information in the Paramount studio records lists the name as "Fairfax," while reviews list it as "Calhoun."
