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1930, Movie, NR, 83 mins

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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 testified mistakenly against her. After Crawford's release, Prevost takes her to meet Armstrong, a successful crook. Armstrong and his strongarm aides have some crimes in mind, but Crawford, fresh out of jail, thinks there may be safer ways to make some money than engaging in illegal activities. Crawford and Prevost get ancient, lonely and rich men to write them love letters, then take legal action for "breach of promise" and collect large sums under the guise of "heart balm," which was a popular trick in those days. The plot pays off and Crawford is riding high, but her dreams of revenge are not forgotten. She meets Pratt's son, Montgomery, and gets him to fall for her. They get married without Pratt's knowledge. Meanwhile, the cops, led by Miljan, spread the word that the "Mona Lisa" is not in Paris. Rather, it is secretly reposing in Pratt's mansion. This is a ruse to bring out Armstrong and entrap him into robbing the house where the law will be waiting. At the same time, Crawford is actually falling in love with her own husband. Armstrong leads his men in the robbery by tying up electrical company workers and wearing their uniforms. The cops nab the crooks and get the truth out of them. Crawford, who was not part of the scheme, is happy that she wasn't and decides that enough is enough. She has her revenge as well as a husband she adores. Some good suspense during the robbery and a crackerjack job by Crawford as she goes from a soft woman to a tough cookie then back to sweet as sugar again. leave a comment
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