A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2025 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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And the Law Says
(1916) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Richard Bennett

Cast: Richard Bennett [Lawrence Kirby], George Periolat [Doctor Cartmell], Adrienne Morrison [Cartnell’s daughter], Alan Forrest [Kirby’s son], William Carroll (William A. Carroll) [Torry]

American Film Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by Mutual Film Corporation [Mutual Star Productions]. / Presented by American Film Company, Incorporated. / Released 6 November 1916. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Social.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 8 October 2023.

References: Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.