The Arm of the Law

The Arm of the Law
Directed by	Louis King
Written by	Leon Lee
Based on	The Butterfly Mystery by Arthur Hoerl
Produced by	Trem Carr W. Ray Johnston
Starring	Rex Bell Marceline Day Lina Basquette.
Cinematography	Archie Stout
Edited by	Carl Pierson
Production company	Trem Carr Pictures
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	April 20, 1932 (1932-04-20)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Arm of the Law is a 1932 American pre-Code crime film directed by Louis King and starring Rex Bell, Marceline Day and Lina Basquette. It was distributed by Monogram Pictures. ^[1]

Plot

A reporter investigates the murder of a nightclub dancer who had become involved in a divorce case.

Cast

• Rex Bell as Robin Dale
• Marceline Day as Sandy
• Lina Basquette as Zelma Shaw
• Dorothy Revier as Mrs. Estelle Brandess
• Bryant Washburn as John Welling
• Donald Keith as Billy Treat
• Robert Frazer as Gregory Brandess
• Robert Emmett O'Connor as Detective Captain Blake
• Dorothy Christy as Mrs. Myrtle Welling
• Larry Banthim as Police Sergeant Jardin
• Gilbert Clayton as Dr. Wattles
• Wallace MacDonald as Newspaper Reporter
• William V. Mong as Bailey
• Fred 'Snowflake' Toones as Jackson
• Gordon De Main as Coroner

References

1. Katchmer p.322

Bibliography

• Katchmer, George A. Eighty Silent Film Stars: Biographies and Filmographies of the Obscure to the Well Known. McFarland, 1991.

External links

• The Arm of the Law at IMDb