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  • The Lawless Woman (1931)
  • Passed
    63 min | Crime, Drama
The Lawless Woman (1931)
Passed
63 min | Crime, Drama

Showgirl June Page is arrested for the murder of gangster Honest Ed Baker, and cub reporter Allan Perry decides he will get her story. She refuses to speak to Allan at all but steadfastly denies killing Baker and insists that, despite ...See moreShowgirl June Page is arrested for the murder of gangster Honest Ed Baker, and cub reporter Allan Perry decides he will get her story. She refuses to speak to Allan at all but steadfastly denies killing Baker and insists that, despite rumors, she was not his girl. When the local gangsters meet to discuss a replacement for Baker, Poker Wilson is chosen and announces that he is taking over all of Baker's property, including June. Allan continues his pursuit of June, explaining that this story could be his big break. While they are arguing, Wilson attempts to drag June away with him. Allan knocks him out and June hurries him away to hide in her apartment. She warns Allan that the gangsters will be looking for him and suggests that he spend the night at her apartment. By the next morning, they have fallen in love. When Wilson breaks into June's apartment, she pretends she was holding Allan there for him. Wilson's men take Allan for a ride, but June manages to slip a gun into his coat pocket. Even though the gun only has one bullet, Allan uses it to make his getaway, but still believes that June betrayed him. Allan and Paddy Reardon, a policeman, sneak into June's apartment just in time to hear her confess to Baker's murder, which she committed in self-defense. Reardon shoots Wilson in the back as he tries to escape. June and Allan are reconciled, and their happiness is complete when Reardon tells June that he is sure she will be exonerated for her crime. See less
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Director
Writers
Arthur Hoerl (story) (screenplay) | Barney Gerard (story) (screenplay) | Richard Thorpe (story) (screenplay)
Cinematographer
M.A. Andersen (photography) (as M.A. Anderson)
Editor
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Updated May 18, 1931

Release date
Jun 15, 1931 (United States)

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7 cast members
Name Known for
Vera Reynolds
June Page June Page   See fewer
Carroll Nye
Allan Perry Allan Perry   See fewer
Thomas E. Jackson
'Paddy' Reardon (as Thomas Jackson) 'Paddy' Reardon (as Thomas Jackson)   See fewer
Wheeler Oakman
'Poker' WIlson 'Poker' WIlson   See fewer
Gwen Lee
Kitty Adams Kitty Adams   See fewer
James P. Burtis
Bill (as James Burtis) Bill (as James Burtis)   See fewer
Phillips Smalley
Dan Taylor Dan Taylor   See fewer
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