In the Name of the Law

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 15, 1932

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France

Production

Pathé-Natan

Cast

Marcelle Chantal,Harry Nestor,Pierre Labry,Michèle Morgan,Gabriel Gabrio,Charles Vanel,José Noguéro,Régine Dancourt,Jean Dax,Jean Marchatand 1 more

Director

Maurice Tourneur

Writer

Paul Bringuier,Maurice Tourneur

Cinematography

Georges Benoît,Marc Bujard

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0022645