Love or Justice

Overview

Promising young lawyer Jack Dunn,, becomes a victim of drugs and loses his standing in the legal world. He passes his idle hours in the slums where he meets Nan Bishop, an underworld figure. Nan's influence helps to make a man out of Dunn and with her help he breaks his dependence on drugs and is successful in obtaining a position as a criminal lawyer. Years later, they meet again in a courtroom. Nan has been falsely accused of murder and Dunn is the prosecuting attorney. Learning that Dunn's professional future depends on his winning the case, Nan pleads guilty, but, at the last minute, the real criminal is discovered and Nan is cleared of the crime. She then accepts Dunn's offer of marriage and together they look forward to a happy future.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 10, 1917

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Cast

Charles Gunn,Dorcas Matthews,Jack Richardson,Louis Durham,J. Barney Sherry,Charles K. French,Louise Glaum,John Gilbert

Director

Walter Edwards

Writer

Lambert Hillyer

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0178720