The Shadow(1940)
WRAPPED IN MYSTERY! LOADED WITH THRILLS!
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.
Movie: The Shadow
Top 10 Billed Cast
Lamont Cranston / The Shadow
Margo Lane
Harry Vincent
Stanford Marshall
Henchman Roberts
Inspector Joe Cardona
Commissioner Ralph Weston
Wu Yung
Stephen Prescott
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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
7.286
Rating:
3.6 startsTagline
WRAPPED IN MYSTERY! LOADED WITH THRILLS!
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