By the Law

By the Law

1926 · 80 min · ★ 6.6 · Drama

After a man kills two members of his Yukon gold prospecting team, the other two surviving members struggle to keep him subdued for the next several months until they can turn him over to the law.

Directed by Lev Kuleshov · Written by Viktor Shklovskiy

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