Studio chief Thalberg's wife was scheduled to play in this adaptation of the successful play, but, when she became pregnant, Crawford talked him into letting her have the role. Filmed as a silent in 1917 with Alice Joyce, then again with Norma Talmadge in 1923 (both with the original title
of WITHIN THE LAW), this talkie version was an improvement due mainly to Crawford's dynamic presence. Crawford is a department store employee who is sent to prison for a crime she did not commit. Her sentence is three years, and she meets inmates Prevost and Moran as she plots vengeance on the
District Attorney who prosecuted her, Hamilton, and the wealthy store owner, Pratt, who...
Released:
1930
Rated:
NR
Length:
83 mins