Lon Chaney Videos : Outside the Law 1 of 8

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Outside the Law 1 of 8

Outside the Law is a 1920 crime film directed by Tod Browning, the second film he did with actor Lon Chaney. Outside the Law is considered to be one of the first psychologically driven films in the gangster genre. The contrasting dual roles Browning wrote for Chaney as a heroic Chinese servant and an evil gangster are considered to have solidified the long-lasting collaboration between the two. Outside the Law is one of only a handful of Browning's films that is not a horror film. The film has been commended for its strong female lead, saying actress "Priscilla Dean in this picture is a film revelation... [she] goes to the fore and remains there..." In contrast to many films of the period, it generally depicts its Chinese characters favorably, most notably by having characters invested in the Confucian teachings of the teacher character, Chang Lo.

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