No Man's Law

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No Man's Law
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Directed by Fred Jackman
Written by Frank Butler
Story by F. Richard Jones
Starring Rex the King of Wild Horses
Barbara Kent
James Finlayson
Oliver Hardy
Theodore Von Eltz
CinematographyFloyd Jackman
George Stevens
Edited by Richard Currier
Distributed by Pathé Exchange, Inc.
Release date
  • May 1, 1927 (1927-05-01)
Running time
1 hour
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent with English intertitles
The film.

No Man's Law is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Fred Jackman, starring Rex the King of Wild Horses, and featuring Oliver Hardy as a lustful villain.

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Plot

Cast

Production

No Man's Law has scenes, including in flashback, of Barbara Kent appearing to dive and swim in the nude, but she is actually wearing a flesh-colored moleskin bathing suit. [1] That footage created a minor scandal at the time, drawing special attention from review boards in various communities throughout the country. [1] In June 1927 in New York City, the entertainment trade publication Variety gave the production an overall favorable rating but predicted trouble for that portion of the film: "Miss Kent looks and acts well. A couple of the almost nude scenes will not stand much chance with the censors out of town." [2]

The original working title of the film was The Avenging Stallion. [3] [4] Filming took place on Hal Roach's Big Horn Ranch in Nevada. [3]

Preservation

Prints of No Man's Law are located in the collections of CINEMATEK, George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection, and UCLA Film and Television Archive. [5] [6]

References

  1. 1 2 Weber, Bruce (October 19, 2011). "Barbara Kent, Star of Silent Movies, Dies at 103". New York Times. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  2. ↑ Film review of No Man's Law (cited as No Man's Land), Variety, June 27, 1927, 23. Internet Archive. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Production to Start on New Rex Feature". Motion Picture News. XXXV (1): 46. January 7, 1927. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Two Pathe Comedians in Next Rex Feature". Motion Picture News. XXXV (1): 479. January 7, 1927. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  5. ↑ "No Man's Law". Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  6. ↑ Everson, William K. (May 21, 1993) New School Film Notes


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