"Crime didn't pay when this master detective stepped in!"23 April 1938Crime, Sci-Fi, Mystery62 mins
The second and final Grand National Pictures film to feature The Shadow, played again by Rod La Rocque. In this version, Lamont Cranston is an amateur detective and host of a radio show with his assistant Phoebe (not Margo) Lane. Cabbie Moe Shrevnitz and Commissioner Weston also appear.
Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman and her young daughter Sarah play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders - Burnham, Raoul and Junior - during a brutal home invasion.
Based on the 1930s comic strip, The Shadow is put up against his archenemy Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom using an atom bomb.
Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids.
Blackie runs into a woman he formally loved who now is married with a kid. When her husband gets out of prison he's killed in Blackie's apartment and of course the police thing Blackie pulled the trigger.
Best friends Peppe and Mario are thieves, but they're not very good at it. Still, Peppe thinks that he's finally devised a master heist that will make them rich.
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This movie is based on The Shadow (aka the 1930's Pulp Magazine Crime Fighter). Even Tho This movie has very little to do with the character other then the ...
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Lamont Cranston amateur criminologist and detective with a daily radio program has developed a friendly feud that sometimes passes the friendly stage with ...
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This movie is based on The Shadow (aka the 1930's Pulp Magazine Crime Fighter). Even Tho This movie has very little to do with the character other then the ...
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This movie is based on The Shadow (aka the 1930's Pulp Magazine Crime Fighter). Even Tho This movie has very little to do with the character other then the ...
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Lamont Cranston (Rod La Rocque) amateur criminologist and detective with a daily radio program sponsored by the Daily Classic newspaper has developed ...
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