Defying the Law
Cast & Crew
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Bertram Bracken
Director
Lew Cody
Pietro Savori
Renée Adorée
Lucia Brescia
Josef Swickard
Michelo Brescia
Charles "buddy" Post
Francisco
Naldo Morelli
Guido Savori
Film Details
Release Date
Jan
1924
Premiere Information
New York premiere: 3 Jun 1924
Production Company
William B. Brush Productions
Distribution Company
Gotham Productions
Country
United States
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Synopsis
Discouraged with life, Michelo throws his daughter Lucia into the sea, but she falls into a fisherman's boat and is taken to a fishing village. Francisco kidnaps her and takes her to the headquarters of smuggler Dr. Chong Foo, located in a studio occupied by Pietro Savori, an unwilling partner. Chong Foo kills Savori to gain the girl for himself, but Bevani comes to the rescue and saves Lucia for her sweetheart, Guido.
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Director
Bertram Bracken
Director
Cast
Lew Cody
Pietro Savori
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Renée Adorée
Lucia Brescia
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Josef Swickard
Michelo Brescia
Charles "buddy" Post
Francisco
Naldo Morelli
Guido Savori
Dick Sutherland
Luigi Bevani
James B. Leong
Dr. Chong Foo
Evelyn Adamson
Maria Baretto
Kathleen Chambers
Sylvia Baretto
Marguerite Kosik
Alicia Bevani
Crew
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Film Details
Release Date
Jan
1924
Premiere Information
New York premiere: 3 Jun 1924
Production Company
William B. Brush Productions
Distribution Company
Gotham Productions
Country
United States
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