Outside the law /
Outside the law: Lon Chaney in a dual-role, starring as a kind-hearted Confucian and also as a murderous underworld figure. The two characters represent light and darkness, weighing upon the conscience of the film's protagonist, Molly, who must choose between them.
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Silent films with musical accompaniment and English intertitles. |
| Series: | Blackhawk Films collection.
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| Summary: | Outside the law: Lon Chaney in a dual-role, starring as a kind-hearted Confucian and also as a murderous underworld figure. The two characters represent light and darkness, weighing upon the conscience of the film's protagonist, Molly, who must choose between them. Shadows: Chaney stars as a Chinese laundryman who becomes involved in extortion. |
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| Item Description: | DVD; Dolby digital, mono. Shadows was adapted from Wilbur Daniel Steele's story, "Ching, ching, Chinaman." Outside the law originally produced as a motion picture in 1920. Shadows originally produced as a motion picture in 1922. "Double feature"--Container. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (143 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Outside the law: director/story, Tod Browning ; scenario, Tod Browning, Lucien Hubbard ; photographer, William Fildew. Shadows: director, Tom Forman ; adapted by Eve Unsell & Hope Loring ; photographer, Harry Perry. |