Outside the Law

1920 film by Tod Browning
Movie silent_film Q4006146
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Summary

Outside the Law is a silent film[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Outside the Law's instance of is recorded as silent film[3].
  • Outside the Law was directed by Tod Browning[4].
  • Tod Browning wrote the screenplay for Outside the Law[5].
  • Lucien Hubbard wrote the screenplay for Outside the Law[6].
  • Gardner Bradford wrote the screenplay for Outside the Law[7].
  • Outside the Law's genre is silent film[8].
  • Outside the Law's genre is crime film[9].
  • Outside the Law's genre is drama film[10].
  • A cast member of Outside the Law was Priscilla Dean[11].
  • A cast member of Outside the Law was Wheeler Vivian Oakman[12].
  • A cast member of Outside the Law was Lon Chaney[13].
  • A cast member of Outside the Law was Ralph Lewis[14].
  • A cast member of Outside the Law was Melbourne MacDowell[15].
  • A cast member of Outside the Law was E. Alyn Warren[16].
  • A cast member of Outside the Law was John George[17].
  • A cast member of Outside the Law was Wilton Taylor[18].
  • A cast member of Outside the Law was Anna May Wong[19].
  • Outside the Law was produced by Tod Browning[20].
  • Outside the Law's production company is recorded as Universal Pictures[21].
  • Outside the Law's director of photography is recorded as William Fildew[22].
  • Outside the Law's Commons category is recorded as Outside the Law (1920 film)[23].
  • Outside the Law's color is recorded as black-and-white[24].
  • Outside the Law's country of origin is recorded as United States[25].
  • Outside the Law was published on December 26, 1920[26].
  • Outside the Law was published on January 16, 1922[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Outside the Law was produced by Tod Browning[20]. It was directed by Tod Browning[4]. Screenwriters include Tod Browning[5], Lucien Hubbard[6], and Gardner Bradford[7]. Cast members include Priscilla Dean[11], Wheeler Vivian Oakman[12], Lon Chaney[13], Ralph Lewis[14], Melbourne MacDowell[15], and E. Alyn Warren[16].

Publication

Publication dates include December 26, 1920[26], January 16, 1922[27], February 10, 1922[28], March 31, 1922[29], and December 11, 1922[30]. Genres include silent film[8], crime film[9], and drama film[10].

Why It Matters

Outside the Law ranks in the top 9% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 29d ago · Useless Niamh · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bbfc rating → Rejected
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Bbfc rating: Rejected"
  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 12538
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 12538, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269764|batch #269764]]"
  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → black-and-white
    Duration → {'amount': '+75'}
    Instance of → silent film
    Production company → Universal Pictures
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 188774, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269268|batch #269268]]"
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