No Man's Law
No Man's Law is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Fred Jackman, starring Rex the King of Wild Horses, and featuring Oliver Hardy as a lustful villain.
Cast
- Rex the King of Wild Horses as Nobody's Horse
- Barbara Kent as Toby Belcher
- James Finlayson as Jack Belcher
- Oliver Hardy as Sharkey Nye
- Theodore Von Eltz as Spider O'Day
Production
No Man's Law has scenes, including in flashback, of Barbara Kent appearing to dive and swim in the nude, but she is actually wearing a flesh-colored moleskin bathing suit. That footage created a minor scandal at the time, drawing special attention from review boards in various communities throughout the country. In June 1927 in New York City, the entertainment trade publication Variety gave the production an overall favorable rating but predicted trouble for that portion of the film: "Miss Kent looks and acts well. A couple of the almost nude scenes will not stand much chance with the censors out of town."The original working title of the film was The Avenging Stallion. Filming took place on Hal Roach's Big Horn Ranch in Nevada.