Within the Law (1939)
Shopgirl Mary Turner, sentenced to prison for someone else's theft, is released and takes revenge upon those who wronged her in powerful but lawful ways.
Top billed cast
Ruth HusseyMary Turner
Tom NealRichard Gilder
Paul KellyJoe Garson
William GarganPolice Sergeant Cassidy
Paul CavanaghEnglish Eddie Morton
Rita JohnsonAgnes Lynch
Samuel S. HindsMr. Gilder
Lynne CarverJune
Sidney BlackmerGeorge Demarest
Jo Ann SayersHelen Morris - the Thief
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