I Am the Law (1938 film)

1938 film by Alexander Hall

I Am the Law
1938 Theatrical Poster
Directed by	Alexander Hall
Written by	Jo Swerling
Starring	Edward G. Robinson
Cinematography	Henry Freulich
Edited by	Viola Lawrence
Music by	George Parrish
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	August 25, 1938 (1938年08月25日)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

I Am the Law (1938) is a crime drama directed by Alexander Hall and starring Edward G. Robinson.

Plot

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New York City law professor John Lindsay is asked by Eugene Ferguson, a member of the governor's Civic Committee, to become a special prosecutor to fight racketeers and corruption in the city, but unknown to Lindsay, Ferguson is in association with the racketeers.^[1]

Cast

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Edward G. Robinson as John Lindsay
Barbara O'Neil as Jerry Lindsay
John Beal as Paul Ferguson
Wendy Barrie as Frances Ballou
Otto Kruger as Eugene Ferguson
Arthur Loft as Tom Ross
Marc Lawrence as Eddie Girard
Douglas Wood as D.A. Bert Beery
Robert Middlemass as Moss Kithell
Ivan Miller as Inspector Gleason
Charles Halton as George Leander
Louis Jean Heydt as J.W Butler
Fay Helm as Mrs. Butler
Emory Parnell as Detective Brophy

Reception

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The Brooklyn Citizen called it a "rattling good melodrama" and thought Robinson did "remarkably well" playing a "law-abiding citizen" instead of a gangster.^[2]