Obey the Law (1933 film)
Obey the Law is a 1933 American Pre-Code crime drama film released by Columbia Pictures.
| Obey the Law | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Benjamin Stoloff |
| Produced by | Bryan Foy |
| Written by | Arthur Caesar |
| Based on | East of Fifth Avenue story idea by Harry Sauber |
| Starring | Leo Carrillo, Lois Wilson, Dickie Moore |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | March 11, 1933 |
Running time | 64 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
A good-hearted and patriotic Italian immigrant barber Tony Pasqual (Leo Carrillo) who takes pity on embittered war veteran Bob Richards (Eddie Garr). When Richards robs him, Pasqual responds by helping Richards find a job. Richards dies while trying to rescue young Dickie Chester (Dickie Moore) from illicit gambling, and Pasqual takes in Chester and his mother (Lois Wilson). Big Joe Reardon (Henry Clive) is unsuccessful in using public displays of charitable good deeds to fool Pasqual into believing that he's not the neighborhood crime boss, so he has the barber shop destroyed. Pasqual gets Reardon apprehended by the police by telling his story on radio.[1]
Cast
- Leo Carrillo – Tony Pasqual
- Dickie Moore – Dickie Chester
- Lois Wilson – Grace Chester
- Eddie Garr – Bob Richards
- Gino Corrado – Giovanni
- Ward Bond – Kid Paris
- Henry Clive – Big Joe Reardon
References
- "Obey the Law". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. AFI. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
External links
- Obey the Law at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Obey the Law at IMDb
- Obey the Law at AllMovie
- Obey the Law at the TCM Movie Database