Summary
In a deft exploration of matrimonial dissonance, The Law Forbids chronicles the tribulations of Paul and Rhoda Remsen, a couple beset by irreconcilable differences that precipitate their separation. A custody arrangement is forged, wherein their progeny, Peggy, spends six months of the annum with each parent. Rhoda relocates to a bucolic farm town, while Paul remains ensconced in the metropolis, collaborating with the actress Inez Lamont on a theatrical production. Peggy, cognizant of her mother's lingering ardor for Paul, embarks on a peregrination to the city to apprise her father of the situation. Rhoda, upon learning of Peggy's whereabouts, converges on the metropolis and attends Paul's play, which is disrupted by a series of anarchic capers perpetrated by Peggy's demented rooster. Inez, incensed by the chaos, storms out, facilitating a rapprochement between Paul and Rhoda.
Synopsis
Paul and Rhoda Remsen, having marital difficulties, separate; and each is awarded their child Peggy for six months of the year. Rhoda and the child move to a farm town, while Paul remains in the big city to write a play for actress Inez Lamont, who is in love with him. Peggy knows that her mother still loves Paul, so she flees to the big city to explain the situation to her father. When Rhoda learns Peggy's whereabouts she comes to the city and views Paul's play, which is interrupted by a series of antics by Peggy's lunatic rooster. Inez, furious, stomps out after the performance and leaves Paul and Rhoda to reunite.
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