By man's law

Duration: 30

Year Published: 1913

Creator: Museum of Modern Art

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: silent

Description: Though Cabanne is thought to have directed this film, it nonetheless reveals the influence of D.W. Griffith. An oil magnate ruthlessly buys up independent rivals, then cuts wages and closes factories causing suffering among the working classes. The film hints at the occurrence of white slavery, a sensational topic at the time, and unmasks the hypocrisy of reformers.

Complete Record: Though Cabanne is thought to have directed this film, it nonetheless reveals the influence of D.W. Griffith. An oil magnate ruthlessly buys up independent rivals, then cuts wages and closes factories causing suffering among the working classes. The film hints at the occurrence of white slavery, a sensational topic at the time, and unmasks the hypocrisy of reformers.


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