The Law and the Woman

The Law and the Woman

70 mins | Drama | Jan. 22, 1922

Although Margaret and Julian Rolfe are deeply in love, Rolfe has a bit of a past. At one time he had befriended Clara Foster, a woman of the streets. When he discovers that his ward Phil Long is about to wed Clara, he tries to stop him. But he finds that Long and Clara have already married, so he heads back home. When Phil is found murdered, Rolfe is arrested and tried for the crime.

The Law and the Woman

70 mins | Drama | Jan. 22, 1922

The Law and the Woman

Although Margaret and Julian Rolfe are deeply in love, Rolfe has a bit of a past. At one time he had befriended Clara Foster, a woman of the streets. When he discovers that his ward Phil Long is about to wed Clara, he tries to stop him. But he finds that Long and Clara have already married, so he heads back home. When Phil is found murdered, Rolfe is arrested and tried for the crime.

Producers	Paramount
Original title	The Law and the Woman
Directors	Penrhyn Stanlaws
Writers	Clyde Fitch, Albert S. Le Vino

Cast

Betty Compson

as Margaret Rolfe

William P. Carleton

as Julian Rolfe

Cleo Ridgely

as Clara Foster

Casson Ferguson

as Phil Long

Henry A. Barrows

as Judge Thompson

Helen Dunbar

as Aunt Lucy

Clarence Burton

as Bates

J.S. Stembridge

as Detective