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Held by the Law

A Murder in a Moment of Passion-The Victim's Best Friend Accused-Condemned-While the Murderer Makes Love to His Unknowing Daughter.
Apr 10, 1927 · 1h 16m
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Crime
Drama
Romance

PLOT

Tom Sinclair sets out to clear his fiancée's father after he is wrongfully convicted and sentenced to hang for a murder actually committed by Tom's treacherous cousin, Boris Morton.

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CAST

Ralph Lewis
George Travis
Johnnie Walker
Tom Sinclair
Marguerite De La Motte
Mary Travis
Robert Ober
Boris Morton
Fred Kelsey
Detective
Maude Wayne
Ann
E.J. Ratcliffe
Henry Sinclair
Directed by Edward Laemmle

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Universal Pictures
Country
US

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