Outside the Law

Tod Browning
1921-01-06

The three cleverest crooks in the world!
6.2
76 min

Silent Madden and his daughter Molly have left the criminal underworld of San Francisco thanks to the wise teachings of Chang Low, a Confucian master. But the evil Black Mike Sylva is determined to frame Madden to avenge a mistake from the past…

Cast

Name Character Team
Priscilla Dean Molly Madden (Silky Moll) Unowned
Wheeler Oakman 'Dapper Bill' Ballard Unowned
Lon Chaney Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva Unowned
Ralph Lewis 'Silent' Madden Unowned
E. Alyn Warren Chang Lo Unowned
Stanley Goethals The Kid Across the Hall Unowned
Melbourne MacDowell Morgan Spencer Unowned
Wilton Taylor Inspector Unowned
John George Humpy (uncredited) Unowned
Stanton Heck Police Officer (uncredited) Unowned
Arthur Millett Detective at Party (uncredited) Unowned
Steve Murphy Member of Black Mike's Gang (uncredited) Unowned
S.D. Wilcox Policeman Arresting Madden (uncredited) Unowned
Anna May Wong Chinese Girl (uncredited) Unowned
Bessie Wong Chinese Girl at Chang Low's (uncredited) Unowned
Lulu Wong Chinese Girl at Chang Low’s (uncredited) Unowned