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Law of the Lawless

1923 · 70 min

A silent, stately melodrama of possession and proud hearts, unfolding with old-fashioned gravity and a slow, simmering romantic standoff.

Directed by
Victor Fleming
Genres
Drama
Starring
Dorothy Dalton, Theodore Kosloff, Charles De Rochefort
Overview
Sahande, a Tartar girl placed on the block to be sold, is bought by Costa, a Gypsy chief who outbids Sahande's fiancé, Sender. Costa marries the infuriated Sahande but agrees to give her 10 days in which either to return his love or have Sender fight him.

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Directed by
Victor Fleming
Genres
Drama
Starring
Dorothy Dalton, Theodore Kosloff, Charles De Rochefort
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • betrayal
    • freedom
    • power
    • identity
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism5
    Romance6
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Victor Fleming
    Written by
    E. Lloyd Sheldon, Edfrid A. Bingham
    Starring
    Dorothy Dalton, Theodore Kosloff, Charles De Rochefort, Tully Marshall, Fred Huntley, Margaret Loomis
    Cinematography
    George R. Meyer
    Runtime
    70 min
    Country
    United States of America

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