Outside the Law (1920 film)

Outside the Law is a 1920 American crime film directed by Tod Browning and starring Lon Chaney. Browning would remake the film in 1930.

Silent Madden, a criminal leader in San Francisco, and his gangster daughter Molly Priscilla Dean have forsaken a life of crime after receiving counsel from Chang Lo, a Confucianist philosopher living in Chinatown. A despicable gangster named Black Mike Sylva Lon Chaney frames Mollys father for murder, causing Molly to lose faith in abiding the law and prompting her return to a life of crime. Black Mike plots to doublecross Molly as well during a jewelry theft, but Molly gets word from her gangster lover and foils Black Mikes plans. While hiding out from the law, Mollys hard heart is slowly melted by her gangster lover. The film ends with a climactic shootout.This film was considerably longer in its original 1921 release. It was thought lost for some 50 years until a print was located in 1975. The newly found print was a 1926 rerelease of the film by Universal after Chaney and Browning had moved over to MGM and achieved greater stardom. The scenes from the original release that appear to be trimmed or whittled down are certain plot motivations by the Ah Wing character, who originally had a bigger role in the story. ........

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