Defying the Law (1924)
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Discouraged with life, Michelo throws his daughter Lucia into the sea, but she falls into a fisherman's boat and is taken to a fishing village. Francisco kidnaps her and takes her to the headquarters of smuggler Dr. Chong Foo, located in a studio occupied by Pietro Savori, an unwilling partner. Chong Foo kills Savori to gain the girl for himself, but Bevani comes to the rescue and saves Lucia for her sweetheart, Guido.
- Release date
- June 3, 1924
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Lew Cody as Pietro Savori
- Renée Adorée as Lucia Brescia
- Josef Swickard as Michelo Brescia
- Charles A. Post as Francisco
- Naldo Morelli as Guido Savori
- Dick Sutherland as Luigi Bevani
- James B. Leong as Dr. Chong Foo
- Evelyn Adamson as Maria Baretto
- Kathleen Chambers as Sylvia Baretto
- Marguerite Kosik as Alicia Bevani
Crew
- Bertram Bracken · Director
- Andrew Bennison · Writer
- Bertram Bracken · Writer
- John T. Prince · Writer
- Gordon Pollock · Cinematographer
- Leonard Wheeler · Editor