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The First Law
(1918) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Lawrence B. McGill

Cast: Irene Castle [Norma Webb], Antonio Moreno [Hugh Godwin], J.H. Gilmour [Doctor Webb], Marguerite Snow [Madeleine], Edward J. Connelly (Edward Connelly) [the detective]

Astra Film Corporation production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated. / Scenario by Roy Somerville, from a [?] novel? by Gilson Willets. / Released 28 July 1918. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Mystery.

Survival status: Print exists in the UCLA Film and Television Archive film archive [16mm reduction positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 5 April 2020.

References: ClasIm-225 p. 46 : Website-IMDb.