And the Law Says
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Richard Bennett
Lawrence Kirby
George Periolat
Dr. Cartmell
Adrienne Morrison
Cartmell's daughter
Alan Forrest
Kirby's son
William Carroll
Torry
Film Details
Release Date
Nov
6,
1916
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
American Film Co.
Distribution Company
Mutual Film Corp.; Mutual Star Productions
Country
United States
Synopsis
Under an assumed name, law student Lawrence Kirby courts the daughter of Dr. Cartmell. When she becomes pregnant, however, Lawrence leaves town to escape the responsibility of rearing his illegitimate child. Years later Kirby, now a judge and a stern proponent of capital punishment, unknowingly sentences his innocent son to death in the electric chair on the basis of circumstantial evidence. As the youth is about to be executed, his identity is revealed and the horrified Kirby relents. The judge's plea for mercy is ignored, however, and his son electrocuted. Immediately afterwards, Dr. Cartmell, a longstanding opponent of the death penalty, revives the lad and restores him to his mother.
Cast
Richard Bennett
Lawrence Kirby
George Periolat
Dr. Cartmell
Adrienne Morrison
Cartmell's daughter
Alan Forrest
Kirby's son
William Carroll
Torry
Film Details
Release Date
Nov
6,
1916
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
American Film Co.
Distribution Company
Mutual Film Corp.; Mutual Star Productions
Country
United States
