The Forgotten Law

The Forgotten Law
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Directed by	James W. Horne
Written by	Joseph Franklin Poland
Based on	A Modern Madonna by Caroline Abbot Stanley
Produced by	Max Graf
Starring	Milton Sills
Cinematography	John Stumar
Production company	Graf Productions
Distributed by	Metro Pictures Corporation
Release date	November 20, 1922 (1922-11-20)(US)
Running time	7 reels
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Forgotten Law is a 1922 American silent melodrama film starring Milton Sills and directed by James W. Horne. The story was adapted from the 1906 novel A Modern Madonna by Caroline Abbot Stanley. ^[1]

It is not known whether the film currently survives. ^{[2] [3]}

Cast

• Milton Sills as Richard Jarnette
• Jack Mulhall at Victor Jarnette
• Cleo Ridgely as Margaret
• Alec B. Francis as Judge Kirtley
• Muriel Frances Dana as Muriel
• Alice Hollister as Rosalie
• Edneh Altemus as Flo
• Lucretia Harris as Mammy Cely
• Walter Law as Detective

References

1. "The Forgotten Law". Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute.
2. Carl Bennett, ed. (May 2, 2012). "The Forgotten Law (1922)". Progressive Silent Film List– via Silent Era.
3. "The Forgotten Law". Performing Arts Encyclopedia. Library of Congress. March 7, 2016.

External links

• The Forgotten Law at IMDb
• Review in The Film Daily, via Internet Archive