The Lawful Cheater

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The Lawful Cheater

1925

0h 50m

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Drama

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Disguised as a boy, a young woman gets an inner-city street gang back on the straight and narrow path.

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6 members

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Clara Bow

Molly Burns

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Raymond McKee

Richard Steele

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Edward Hearn

Roy Burns

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George Cooper

Johnny Burns

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Fred Kelsey

Tom Horan

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David Kirby

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