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'No Man's Law' is a 1927 American silent Western film starring Rex the King of Wild Horses and featuring Oliver Hardy as a lustful villain.
Cast
*Rex the King of Wild Horses as Nobody's Horse
*Barbara Kent as Toby Belcher
*James Finlayson as Jack Belcher
*Oliver Hardy as Sharkey Nye
*Theodore Von Eltz as Spider O'Day
Notes
* 'No Man's Law' has scenes, including in flashback, of Barbara Kent appearing to dive and swim in the nude, but she is actually wearing a flesh-colored moleskin bathing suit. That footage created a minor scandal at the time, drawing special attention from review boards in various communities throughout the country.[ In June 1927 in New York City, the entertainment trade publication 'Variety' gave the production an overall favorable rating but predicted trouble for that portion of the film: "Miss Kent looks and acts well. A couple of the almost nude scenes will not stand much chance with the censors out of town."][Film review of 'No Man's Law' (cited as [https://archive.org/stream/variety87-1927-06#page/n137/mode/2up 'No Man's Land')], 'Variety', June 27, 1927, 23. Internet Archive. Retrieved October 6, 2017.]
* The original working title of the film was 'The Avenging Stallion'.
* Filming took place on Hal Roach's Big Horn Ranch in Nevada.
* Prints of the film exist.[Everson, William K. (May 21, 1993) [https://wke.hosting.nyu.edu/wke/notes/newschool/imagefiles/ns_930521.pdf 'New School Film Notes']]
See also
*Oliver Hardy filmography
References
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