Defying the Law
1924•50m•7.0•Released
Drama
Discouraged with life, Michelo throws his daughter Lucia into the sea, but she falls into a fisherman's boat and is taken to a fishing village. Francisco kidnaps her and takes her to the headquarters of smuggler Dr. Chong Foo, located in a studio occupied by Pietro Savori, an unwilling partner. Chong Foo kills Savori to gain the girl for himself, but Bevani comes to the rescue and saves Lucia for her sweetheart, Guido.
Director
Bertram Bracken
Writer
Andrew Bennison
Languages
No Language
Studio
Gotham Pictures Company
Cast
Lew Cody
Pietro Savori
Renée Adorée
Lucia Brescia
Josef Swickard
Michelo Brescia
Charles A. Post
Francisco
Dick Sutherland
Luigi Bevani
Kathleen Chambers
Sylvia Baretto
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