A Burglar to the Rescue

Sep 7, 1931

0h 18m

★ 8.0

"THE SHADOW" DETECTIVE STORIES

Overview

He is working on the books to cover his crimes, when a visitor arrives with a gun. In the conversation that ensues, it is revealed that the visitor is an escaped convict that was a former employee of the bank. He was railroaded to prison to cover the crooked banker's crime. As with other entries in this series, there is a shadow projected every so often with a voice forecasting what is to come.

Genres

Thriller

Crime

Mystery

Production Companies

Bryan Foy Productions

Universal Pictures

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Cast

The Banker, Steve Corley

Thurston Hall

The Girl, Marian

Charlotte Wynters

The Burglar, Holtz aka Jack Dunning

Frank Shannon

The Detective, Andy Hurley

Arthur Aylesworth

The Shadow (voice) (uncredited)

Frank Readick

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