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Beyond the Law (1911)
Short | Short, Drama

Beyond the Law (1911)

Short | Short, Drama

Jennie Williams accepts Anse Langdon, who incurs the hatred and enmity of Lee Hayes, another of Jennie's suitors. After Anse and Jennie are married, Lee waits for a chance to inveigle Anse into a fight with him. Anse resents his ...See moreJennie Williams accepts Anse Langdon, who incurs the hatred and enmity of Lee Hayes, another of Jennie's suitors. After Anse and Jennie are married, Lee waits for a chance to inveigle Anse into a fight with him. Anse resents his aggressiveness. Lee draws his gun, but Anse is too quick for him, takes his gun away from him, and severely thrashes him. Lee has another gun concealed, follows Anse and from a point of vantage, shoots and mortally wounds him. Anse drags himself to the door of his cabin, where he falls dead. His wife finds his body and a note which Anse has written on a piece of birch-bark, stating that Lee Hayes shot him. The sheriff is notified of the shooting and is on the track of the guilty man. Filled with that primitive and inborn idea of justice, Jennie determines to interpret the law according to her own judgment, and if possible, bring the slayer of her husband to a full reckoning of his deed. She follows his trail, and with the unerring aim of a skilled mountaineer's daughter in the use of firearms, she gets a line on her husband's slayer, who receives the full penalty of Jennie's self-imposed sentence. The county sheriff meets Jennie as she is returning to her home with her rifle in her hand. He inquires of her for news of Lee Hayes. In reply, she takes the sheriff to the silent form of the fugitive, nodding her head in answer to his questions. He understands. He discharges the cartridges from the dead man's gun, places the weapon in the cold hand and tells Jennie to go to her home, that he will answer for the man's death, necessary in the discharge of his duty as sheriff, being sworn to capture his man dead or alive. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Tefft Johnson The County Sheriff The County Sheriff See fewer	Sonny Boy at the Bat (1916)
Anne Schaefer Jennie Williams Jennie Williams See fewer	A Little Princess (1917)
Harry T. Morey Anse Langdon Anse Langdon See fewer	In Honor's Web (1919)
Robert Thornby Lee Hayes Lee Hayes See fewer	West of Broadway (1926)
Tom Fortune Actor Actor See fewer	Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight? (1909)