The Shadow

Jan 5, 1940

4h 45m

★ 6.5

WRAPPED IN MYSTERY! LOADED WITH THRILLS!

Overview

The Shadow battles a villain known as The Black Tiger, who has the power to make himself invisible and is trying to take over the world with his death ray.

Genres

Action

Crime

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

The Shadow Trailers

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Cast

Lamont Cranston / The Shadow

Victor Jory

Margo Lane

Veda Ann Borg

Harry Vincent

Roger Moore

Stanford Marshall

Robert Fiske

Mr. Turner (as J. Paul Jones)

John Paul Jones

Henchman Roberts

Chuck Hamilton

Inspector Joe Cardona

Edward Peil Sr.

Commissioner Ralph Weston

Frank LaRue

Wu Yung

Philip Ahn

Stephen Prescott

Griff Barnett

Green

Dick Botiller

Beggar Giving Cranston Tip on Radio Shop

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