Rounding Up the Law explained

Rounding Up the Law
Director:	Charles R. Seeling
Producer:	Charles R. Seeling
Cinematography:	Charles R. Seeling
Editing:	George Martin
Studio:	Charles R. Seeling Productions
Distributor:	Aywon Film Grapevine Video

Rounding Up the Law is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Charles R. Seeling and starring Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Russell Gordon and Chet Ryan.^[1]

The film is preserved by the Library of Congress.^{[2] [3]}

Synopsis

Larry Connell arrives in a border town run by Sheriff Bull Weyman and Branch Doughty. Connell wins the sheriff's ranch at draw poker, but Weyman uses his influence with Judge Hyland to have Larry declared bankrupt. Larry attempts to fight foul with fair, but the sale of his cattle pushes him over the edge. Larry holds up Doughty and subsequently gets arrested, but escapes, intending to blow up the sheriff's office.^[4]

Cast

• Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams - Larry Connell
• Patricia Palmer - Doris Hyland
• Chet Ryan- John 'Bull' Weyman
• Russell Gordon - 'Branch' Doughty
• William McCall- Judge Marcus Hyland

DVD release

Rounding Up The Law was released on Region 0 DVD-R by Alpha Video on July 7, 2015.^[5]

External links

• Rounding Up the Law @ IMDb.com
• lantern slide

Notes and References

1. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/R/RoundingUptheLaw1922.html Rounding Up the Law at silentera.com
2. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collections and The United Artist Collections at The Library of Congress, p.156 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
3. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.2174/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Rounding Up the Law
4. Web site: Rounding Up the Law (1922 film). AFI.
5. Web site: Alpha Video - The Eagle's Claw (1924) (Silent) / Rounding Up The Law (1922) (Silent) . June 26, 2015.