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The White Man's Law (1918)
50 min | Drama

The White Man's Law (1918)

50 min | Drama

The story is simply that of misplaced confidence, that of deception practiced by a renegade Englishman of attractive personality and high social training upon characters more simple and true-hearted. He has left a wife behind him to ...See moreThe story is simply that of misplaced confidence, that of deception practiced by a renegade Englishman of attractive personality and high social training upon characters more simple and true-hearted. He has left a wife behind him to retrieve lost fortunes and social position in the ivory trade where climatic conditions are such that the place, Sierra Leone, is known as "the white man's grave." This renegade, before starting on an expedition to the unexplored interior, trifles with the affections of Maida Verne, a French Sudanese girl, who has been educated at the mission, and becomes something of a favorite with the English colony. She is engaged to the son of a native king, a young man modernized by an education at Oxford, but still retaining the best of native ideals. He is almost unnaturally magnanimous in stepping aside when he believes that Maida is to wed the Englishman, but he discovers that the latter has a wife living while the two are on the expedition returning from a successful search for ivory. The two men fight in a canoe, and the native is apparently drowned. The renegade escapes, but the native returns to their starting point in time to save Maida and execute terrible vengeance. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Sessue Hayakawa John A. Genghis John A. Genghis See fewer	The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Florence Vidor Maida Verne Maida Verne See fewer	Main Street (1923)
Jack Holt Sir Harry Falkland Sir Harry Falkland See fewer	Cat People (1942)
Herbert Standing Sir Robert Hope Sir Robert Hope See fewer	An International Marriage (1916)
Mayme Kelso Mrs. Mayhew (as Maym Kelso) Mrs. Mayhew (as Maym Kelso) See fewer	Seven Keys to Baldpate (1925)
Forrest Seabury Cpl. Verne Cpl. Verne See fewer	The Man from Dragon Land (1912)
Josef Swickard Suliman Ghengis (as Joseph Swickard) Suliman Ghengis (as Joseph Swickard) See fewer	You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Ernest Joy Sir Harry's Father Sir Harry's Father See fewer	Cameo Kirby (1914)
Charles West The Derelict The Derelict See fewer	The Road to Yesterday (1925)
Noah Beery Dr. Robinson Dr. Robinson See fewer	Beau Geste (1926)
Frank Deshon Falkland's Valet Falkland's Valet See fewer	The Girl in the Dark (1918)
Clarissa Selwynne Lady Falkland Lady Falkland See fewer	Her Great Match (1915)