The Unwritten Law (1925 film) explained

The Unwritten Law
Director:	Edward LeSaint
Producer:	Columbia Pictures
Starring:	Elaine Hammerstein
Cinematography:	Frank B. Good
Distributor:	Columbia Pictures
Runtime:	65 mins.
Country:	USA
Language:	Silent (English titles)

The Unwritten Law is an extant 1925 silent film crime melodrama directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Elaine Hammerstein. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. In the UK distribution was handled by Film Booking Offices of America.^{[1] [2]}

Edward Lorusso produced the film for video in 2023 with a score by David Drazin.

Cast

• Elaine Hammerstein - Helen Merritt
• Forrest Stanley - Jack Wayne
• William V. Mong - Colonel Merritt
• Mary Alden - Miss Grant
• Charles Clary - John Randall
• Johnny Fox - Office Boy
• William A. Carroll - Mr. Smart

Preservation status

• Prints survive at George Eastman House and The Library of Congress.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/12975?sid=cf77a5b2-fa2f-4a1d-82c7-1bf0f1699752&sr=3.7385316&cp=1&pos=1 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:The Unwritten Law
2. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/U/UnwrittenLaw1925.html The Unwritten Law at silentera.com
3. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1373/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Unwritten Law
4. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.199 c.1978 by The American Film Institute