I Am the Law (1938)
A Fight Prosecutor Smashes A Defiant Racket Empire!
ジャンル : 犯罪, ドラマ
上映時間 : 1時間 23分
演出 : Alexander Hall
シノプシス
With the aid of his former law students, a professor-turned-prosecutor battles corruption and organized crime.
キューバにあるグアンタナモ米海軍基地で海兵隊員ウィリアム・T・サンティアゴ一等兵が殺害された。被疑者は同じ部隊のハロルド・W・ドーソン上等兵 とローデン・ダウニー一等兵 。彼らの弁護人に任命されたダニエル・キャフィ中尉 はハーバード出身だが法廷経験がない。2人が軍隊内の落ちこぼれに対する通称コードR(CODE RED規律を乱す者への暴力的制裁)の遂行を命じられていたことを知る。
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