In the Name of the Law (1932)
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.
Director:
Maurice Tourneur
Writers:
Maurice Tourneur, Paul Bringuier.
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Marcelle Chantal as Sandra |
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Régine Dancourt as Mireille |
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Gabriel Gabrio as Amédée |
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Jean Marchat as Marcel |
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Jean Dax as Chevalier |
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José Noguéro as Gonzalès |
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Harry Nestor as Comte de Bullack |
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Pierre Labry as Ludovic |
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Geo Laby as Clamart |
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Charles Vanel as Lancelot |
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Michèle Morgan as au téléphone |
| Directing | Maurice Tourneur | Director |
| Writing | Paul Bringuier | Novel |
| Editing | Jacques Tourneur | Editor |
| Writing | Maurice Tourneur | Screenplay |
| Camera | Marc Bujard | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jean Érard | Production Manager |
| Directing | Jacques Tourneur | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Edouard Lepage | Assistant Director |
| Art | Jacques Colombier | Art Direction |
| Camera | Georges Benoît | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Paul Bringuier | Screenplay |