Barriers of the Law

{{short description|1925 film}} {{For|the Italian film|Barrier of the Law}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox film | name = Barriers of the Law | image = Barriers of the Law.jpg | caption = | director =J.P. McGowan | producer = Jesse J. Goldburg |based_on = | writer = William Berke Travers Vale | narrator = | starring =J.P. McGowan Helen Holmes William Desmond | music = | cinematography =Walter L. Griffin | editing = | studio =Independent Pictures | distributor =Independent Pictures Ideal Films (UK) | released ={{Film date|1925|03|27}} | runtime =50 minutes | country = United States | language = Silent English intertitles | budget = | gross = }} '''''Barriers of the Law''''' is a 1925 American silent crime film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring McGowan, Helen Holmes and William Desmond.<ref>Munden p.40</ref><ref>Connelly p.26</ref>

==Synopsis== Rita Wingate a former bootlegger changes side with law enforcement official Rex Brandon against her former boss, gang leader Steve Redding. Redding now sets out to silence her from providing evidence against her.

==Cast== * J.P. McGowan as Steve Redding * Helen Holmes as Rita Wingate * William Desmond as Rex Brandon * Albert J. Smith as Aide to Redding * Norma Wills as Annie * Marguerite Clayton as Leila Larkin

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==Bibliography== * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

==External links== * {{IMDb title|0015603}}

Category:1925 films Category:1925 crime films Category:American silent feature films Category:American crime films Category:American black-and-white films Category:Films directed by J. P. McGowan Category:1925 English-language films Category:1925 American films Category:English-language crime films