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The Shadow(1940)
Status: Released
Date: 1940-01-05
65%
6 Votes
Time: 4h 45m
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Shadow
Top 10 Billed Cast
Victor Jory
Lamont Cranston / The Shadow
Veda Ann Borg
Margo Lane
Roger Moore
Harry Vincent
Robert Fiske
Stanford Marshall
Chuck Hamilton
Henchman Roberts
Edward Peil Sr.
Inspector Joe Cardona
Frank LaRue
Commissioner Ralph Weston
Philip Ahn
Wu Yung
Griff Barnett
Stephen Prescott
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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.
Release Date
1940-01-05
Average
6.5
Rating:
3.3 startsTagline
WRAPPED IN MYSTERY! LOADED WITH THRILLS!
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