In the Name of the Law

In the Name of the Law is a 1932 French crime film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Marcelle Chantal, Régine Dancourt and Gabriel Gabrio. It was based on a novel by Paul Bringuier. The film was well received by critics. Variety considered Marcelle Chantal's performance "her best so far in talkers". Synopsis After the discovery of a murdered police inspector's body in the River Seine, two of his colleagues pursue a beautiful lady, involved with a drug smuggling ring based in the South of France, who they believe responsible for the killing. Cast Marcelle Chantal as Sandra Régine Dancourt as Mireille Gabriel Gabrio as Amédée Jean Marchat as Marcel Jean Dax as Chevalier José Noguéro as Gonzalès Harry Nestor as Comte de Bullack Pierre Labry as Ludovic Geo Laby as Clamart Charles Vanel as Lancelot References