The Shadow (1933 film)
The Shadow is a 1933 British mystery film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Henry Kendall, Elizabeth Allan and Felix Aylmer.[2]
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| Directed by | George A. Cooper |
| Produced by | Julius Hagen |
| Written by | Terence Egan H. Fowler Mear |
| Based on | play The Shadow by Gerald Verner (as Donald Stuart)[1] |
| Starring | Henry Kendall Elizabeth Allan Felix Aylmer Jeanne Stuart |
| Cinematography | Sydney Blythe |
| Edited by | Jack Harris |
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Running time | 74 minutes 63 minutes (US) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Henry Kendall as Reggie Ogden
- Elizabeth Allan as Sonia Bryant
- Felix Aylmer as Sir Richard Bryant
- Jeanne Stuart as Moya Silverton
- Cyril Raymond as Silverton
- Viola Compton as Mrs. Bascomb
- John Turnbull as Detective Inspector Carr
- Ralph Truman as Elliot
- Dennis Cowles as Chief Inspector Fleming
- Vincent Holman as Wallis
- James Raglan as Beverley Kent
- Gordon Begg as Willit
- Charles Carson as Sir Edward Hulme KC
Plot
The Shadow (not the pulp character) buys secret letters and such and uses them for blackmail. He also kills. The police have been after him for the last 12 months. A car breaks down near a large isolated house, with the man and woman in it planning to rob the house which is owned by a top police officer (Felix Aylmer). There is a very heavy fog which prevents anyone leaving the house.
After his last murder, The Shadow left a clue behind. A police officer is killed by The Shadow before he can reveal his identity but the law knows that The Shadow is one of the numerous people in the house as he kills another to hide his identity, trying to get the clue back.
More cops arrive and surround the house. The key to the safe where the clue is hidden is stolen as the police close in on The Shadow. Telephone wires are cut and lights are turned off allowing The Shadow to escape detection. Shots are fired at the police. But a woman has recognised the clue and knows who The Shadow is. Will she live to tell his secret?
References
- Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- "The Shadow (1933)".