In the Name of the Law
Seen it?1932 | 95 min | Crime, Drama
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With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved The Silence of the Lambs or The Shawshank Redemption, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1932: an older pace and style.
The story is about a drug ring and the finally successful efforts of the Paris police to break it up. A young detective goes into a den in Paris' Chinatown, following a clue, and that is the last seen of him until his body is found floating in the Seine several days later. The only clue is a woman's glove. The dead man's friends on the force vow to avenge him, and receive information leading them to suspect one Sandra, a beautiful foreigner, played by the stunning Marcelle Chantal.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 443 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Maurice Tourneur
- Marcelle ChantalSandra
- Régine DancourtMireille
- Gabriel GabrioAmédée
- Jean MarchatMarcel
- Jean DaxChevalier
- José NoguéroGonzalès
- Harry NestorComte de Bullack
- Pierre LabryLudovic
- Geo LabyClamart
- Charles VanelLancelot