Obey the Law (1926 film)

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Obey the Law
Obey The Law film poster.jpg
Theatrical poster
Directed byAl Raboch
Written by Max Marcin(play)
'Al Raboch'(adaptation)
Produced byAl Raboch
Harry Cohn
Starring Bert Lytell
Edna Murphy
Cinematography J.O. Taylor
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • November 5, 1926 (1926-11-05)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent film (English intertitles)

Obey the Law is a 1926 silent film adventure-drama made by the Cohn brothers, Jack and Harry Cohn, and Al Raboch. [1] The picture stars Bert Lytell and was released through the Cohns' fledgling company Columbia Pictures. The Library of Congress holds a print of this film. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Obey The Law
  2. The American Film Institute Catalog: Feature Films 1921-30 page 556 copyright 1971
  3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Obey the Law
  4. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) c.1978 by The American Film Institute