Outside the Law (1930 film)
Outside the Law | |
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Directed by | Tod Browning |
Produced by |
E. M. Asher Tod Browning Carl Laemmle Jr. |
Written by |
Tod Browning Garrett Fort |
Starring |
Edward G. Robinson Mary Nolan |
Cinematography | Roy F. Overbaugh |
Edited by | Milton Carruth |
Distributed by | Universal Studios |
Release dates |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Outside the Law is a 1930 American crime film directed by Tod Browning and starring Edward G. Robinson. The picture is a remake of the 1920 film of the same name, starring Lon Chaney and also directed by Browning.
Plot
Robinson plays the ruthless boss of a criminal gang, willing to do anything to prevent a rivial gangster from pulling off a bank robbery on 'his' patch.
Cast
- Edward G. Robinson - Cobra Collins
- Mary Nolan - Connie Madden
- Owen Moore - Fingers' ODell
- Eddie Sturgis - Jake
- John George - Humpy (*George also played Humpy in 1920 film)
- Delmar Watson - The Kid
- DeWitt Jennings - Police Chief
- Rockliffe Fellowes - Police Captain
- Frank Burke - District Attorney
- Sidney Bracey - Assistant District Attorney
- Rose Plumer - Onlooker outside the bank
- Louise Beavers - Judy, the maid
- Matthew Betz - Stage Manager
- Charley Rogers - Cigar Clerk
- James B. Leong - Messenger
- Rodney Hildebrand - Sergeant