[2][1] The same month, Dalton moved to Gastonia, North Carolina, as did the company he was the general manager of, the Southern Feature Film Corporation.

[3] The company published a half-page notice in the local paper, announcing their intention to make Beyond the Law into a movie, which it described as "a beautiful, historical, romantic story written around the lives of the Dalton Boys.

"[4] A newspaper article in mid-July reported that production of the film was due to begin later that month requiring at least 30 people, and expected to last four or five weeks.

[6] References to the finished film, "a special six-reel feature", began to appear in early December.

[7] Showings of the film were reported by various newspapers starting in early 1919, including in Washington, D.C.;[8] Newport News, Virginia;[9] and Dalton's home city at the time, Gastonia.