Directed by:
Alexander HallScreenplay:
Jo SwerlingCinematography:
Henry FreulichComposer:
George ParrishCast:
Edward G. Robinson, Barbara O'Neil, John Beal, Wendy Barrie, Otto Kruger, Arthur Loft, Marc Lawrence, Robert Middlemass, Lane Chandler, Charles Halton (more)Plots(1)
I Am the Law is arguably the best of the late-1930s films inspired by the racket-busting career of New York district attorney Thomas E. Dewey. A feisty, no-nonsense law professor, Lindsay (Edward G Robinson) is approached by a group of concerned citizens to act as special prosecutor to rid their state of big-time lawbreakers. He wastes no time taking charge, storming into the prosecutor's office and firing anyone whom he suspects of being "on the take". With the help of his dedicated law students, who work alongside him for free, Lindsay purges the local government of such corrupt influences as Eugene Ferguson (Otto Kruger), the outwardly respectable "brains" behind the rackets. (Cornerstone Media)
(more)Cast
![Edward G. Robinson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/507/163507758_25cd3c.jpg)
Edward G. Robinson
Romania
Best movies:
Double Indemnity (1944)
Scarlet Street (1945)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
![Barbara O'Neil](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/473/473447_748de3.jpg)
Barbara O'Neil
USA
Best movies:
Gone with the Wind (1939)
The Nun's Story (1959)
When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
![John Beal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505291_c5fc4a.jpg)
John Beal
USA
Best movies:
Double Wedding (1937)
Edge of Darkness (1943)
The Cat and the Canary (1939)
![Wendy Barrie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/431/431679_287bd5.jpg)
Wendy Barrie
UK
Best movies:
Dead End (1937)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
Day-Time Wife (1939)
![Otto Kruger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269522_d4fa8b.jpg)
Otto Kruger
USA
Best movies:
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
High Noon (1952)
Saboteur (1942)
![Arthur Loft](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/053/160053809_59c5ae.jpg)
Arthur Loft
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Scarlet Street (1945)
![Marc Lawrence](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/307/158307407_74857d.gif)
Marc Lawrence
USA
Best movies:
Vacation with a Gangster (1954)
Marathon Man (1976)
Desire (1936)
![Robert Middlemass](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/018/160018297_d8d6c2.jpg)
Robert Middlemass
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
A Day at the Races (1937)
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
![Lane Chandler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/779/158779807_e6a2b4.jpg)
Lane Chandler
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Laura (1944)
![Charles Halton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/426/158426750_1f558b.jpg)
Charles Halton
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
![Louis Jean Heydt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/932/159932719_f1f93a.jpg)
Louis Jean Heydt
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
The Big Sleep (1946)
![Fay Helm](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/490/160490509_54943a.jpg)
Fay Helm
USA
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
Dark Victory (1939)
San Francisco (1936)
![Theodore von Eltz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/153/626/153626377_4dd69f.jpg)
Theodore von Eltz
USA
Best movies:
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
The Big Sleep (1946)
![Bess Flowers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/619/160619287_5a558a.jpg)
Bess Flowers
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Rear Window (1954)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
![Emory Parnell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000040_e29276.jpg)
Emory Parnell
USA
Best movies:
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
Sabrina (1954)
![Byron Foulger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000086_3c7dff.jpg)
Byron Foulger
USA
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
Edison, the Man (1940)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
![James Flavin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000167_c82328.jpg)
James Flavin
USA
Best movies:
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
![Jeffrey Sayre](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/162/159162653_651df8.jpg)
Jeffrey Sayre
USA
Best movies:
Bon Voyage! (1962)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
North by Northwest (1959)
![Philo McCullough](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/228/159228285_5b57ea.jpg)
Philo McCullough
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Love Crazy (1941)
Lester Dorr
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Inherit the Wind (1960)