Within the Law
6.5
“GIRLS WITHOUT SHAME! LADIES OF THE BIG HOUSE!...what happens to them when they get out?...See the bold, dramatic answer in..."WITHIN THE LAW"”
Shopgirl Mary Turner, sentenced to prison for someone else's theft, is released and takes revenge upon those who wronged her in powerful but lawful ways.
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Cast
43 people
Ruth Hussey
Mary Turner
Known for
The Philadelphia Story
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Tom Neal
Richard Gilder
Known for
Detour
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Paul Kelly
Joe Garson
Known for
Crossfire
The Roaring Twenties
William Gargan
Police Sergeant Cassidy
Known for
The Bells of St. Mary's
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Paul Cavanagh
English Eddie Morton
Known for
Tarzan and His Mate
House of Wax
Rita Johnson
Agnes Lynch
Known for
The Major and the Minor
The Big Clock
Samuel S. Hinds
Mr. Gilder
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
You Can't Take It with You
Lynne Carver
June
Known for
A Christmas Carol
Sidney Blackmer
George Demarest
Known for
Rosemary's Baby
Little Caesar
Jo Ann Sayers
Helen Morris - the Thief
Also in
The Man with Nine Lives
Drunk Driving
Ann Morriss
Saleswoman
Known for
The Women
James Burke
'Red'
Known for
The Maltese Falcon
At the Circus
Gustav Machatý Director · Charles Lederer Screenplay Edith Fitzgerald Screenplay
United States release March 17, 1939 · Produced in United States · Production Loew's
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Loew's
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 17, 1939
Theatrical
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