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I A m The Law
I AM The Law
 

-- Synopsis: John Lindsay (Robinson) is a law professor who is asked by a local civic leader to help bring down the organized crime that is plaguing his city. Lindsay accepts and eventually recruits several of his law students to help infiltrate the mob ranks and eventually turn the tables on the very man who requested Lindsay's help in the first place.


* This film is good if you are a Edward G. Robinson or swing dance fan. Features Swing, Suzy Q. Big Apple, Shag, Truckin' and the Shimmy. Believe it or not, Edward G. Robinson does all these dances as well in this film.

 

Robinson doing the Shag Robinson does a lttle Shag Robinson does the Truckin dance Robinso does the Suzy-Q
More Film Information below
Date: Studio: Director: Availability:
1938 Columbia/Tristar Studios Alexander Hall [DVD] [VHS]
Runtime: Country Made: Language: Color:
83 minutes USA English Black and White
Genre: Featured Dancer  Featured Dance Dance Rating  
Drama / Crime
Edward G. Robinson Jitterbug Very Good
 
Known Dancers Choreographers Actors / Actresses
Barbara O'Neil Morris Stoloff (musical director) Arthur Loft (Tom Ross)
Bess Flowers   Barbara O'Neil (Jerry Lindsay)  
Edward G. Robinson   Charles Halton (George Leander)  
    Douglas Wood (District Attorney Beery)
    Edward G. Robinson (John Lindsay)
    Fay Helm (Mrs. Butler)
    Ivan Miller (Inspector Gleason)
    John Beal (Paul Ferguson)
    Louis Jean Heydt (J.W. Butler)
    Marc Lawrence (Eddie Girard)
    Otto Kruger (Eugene Ferguson)
    Robert Middlemass (Moss Kitchell)
    Wendy Barrie (Frankie Ballou)
 
Dances performed in this film   Special Dance Interest
Big Apple Suzy-Q n/a Swing dances
Jitterbug Truckin'   Unusual Actor dancing
Shimmy      
Shag      
 
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November 1, 2005
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