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The Shadow

The Shadow

WRAPPED IN MYSTERY! LOADED WITH THRILLS!

Part of The Shadow Collection

1940•4h 45m•6.5/10
ActionCrimeScience Fiction

Ratings

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6.5/10(6)

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.

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Production

Columbia Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Victor Jory

Victor Jory

Lamont Cranston / The Shadow

Veda Ann Borg

Veda Ann Borg

Margo Lane

Roger Moore

Roger Moore

Harry Vincent

Robert Fiske

Robert Fiske

Stanford Marshall

John Paul Jones

Mr. Turner (as J. Paul Jones)

Chuck Hamilton

Chuck Hamilton

Henchman Roberts

Edward Peil Sr.

Edward Peil Sr.

Inspector Joe Cardona

Frank LaRue

Frank LaRue

Commissioner Ralph Weston

Philip Ahn

Philip Ahn

Wu Yung

Griff Barnett

Griff Barnett

Stephen Prescott

Dick Botiller

Dick Botiller

Green

Budd Buster

Budd Buster

Beggar Giving Cranston Tip on Radio Shop

Joe Caits

Joe Caits

Radio Shop Henchman

Horace B. Carpenter

Horace B. Carpenter

Hijacked Car Driver

Hal Cooke

Mr. Kent

Richard Cramer

Richard Cramer

Voice of 'The Black Tiger'

Kernan Cripps

Kernan Cripps

Shipyard & Courtroom Cop

Joe Devlin

Joe Devlin

Henchman

Charles Dorety

Charles Dorety

Henchman

Lester Dorr

Lester Dorr

Henchman

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