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      I Am the Law

      1938 1h 23m Crime Drama List
      Reviews 67% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings A former law professor turned special prosecutor, John Lindsay (Edward G. Robinson) volunteers his services to the government to rid a city of its criminal underworld and racketeering problem. The roots of corruption run so deep, though, that even his own office ends up on the mob's payroll, and he turns to his law students for help. With his young assistants, he turns the city, and city hall, upside down to root out the gangsters, even when the mob makes him a marked man. Read More Read Less

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      Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine It's all fairly familiar, but the story takes so many hairpin turns and moves at such a breakneck speed that it's highly exciting entertainment. Jul 22, 2019 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Unconvincing but lively formulaic crime drama programmer. Rated: C+ Dec 9, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Edward G. Robinson is the good guy for a change in this routine crime drama; best scene has Robinson and Wendy Barrie dancing "The Big Apple." Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Edward G. Robinson stars as a law professor who agrees to head a task force fighting extortion rackets. Only after taking the job does he realize that the entire system he's part of is set up to make sure he can't succeed. It's good to see Robinson move away from a steady stream of tough guy roles and move to the other side of the law, but this is an awfully lightweight film pretty much propped up by him and some reliable character actors (Otto Kruger and Marc Lawrence as the principal heavies). Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis A former law professor turned special prosecutor, John Lindsay (Edward G. Robinson) volunteers his services to the government to rid a city of its criminal underworld and racketeering problem. The roots of corruption run so deep, though, that even his own office ends up on the mob's payroll, and he turns to his law students for help. With his young assistants, he turns the city, and city hall, upside down to root out the gangsters, even when the mob makes him a marked man.
      Director
      Alexander Hall
      Screenwriter
      Jo Swerling
      Production Co
      Columbia Pictures
      Genre
      Crime, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jul 13, 2018
      Runtime
      1h 23m