Movie: The Shadow Strikes

Top 10 Billed Cast

Rod La Rocque
Rod La Rocque

Lamont Cranston / The Shadow

Agnes Anderson
Agnes Anderson

Marcia Delthern

James Blakeley
James Blakeley

Jasper Delthern

Walter McGrail
Walter McGrail

Winstead Comstock

William Kellogg
William Kellogg

Humphrey Comstock

Cy Kendall
Cy Kendall

Brossett

Kenneth Harlan
Kenneth Harlan

Captain Breen

Norman Ainsley
Norman Ainsley

Hendricks

John St. Polis
John St. Polis

Caleb Delthern

Wilson Benge
Wilson Benge

Wellington

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    Lamont Cranston assumes his secret identity as "The Shadow", to break up an attempted robbery at an attorney's office. When the police search the scene, Cranston must assume the identity of the attorney. Before he can leave, a phone call summons the attorney to the home of Delthern, a wealthy client, who wants a new will drawn up. As Cranston meets with him, Delthern is suddenly shot, and Cranston is quickly caught up in a new mystery.

  • Release Date

    1937-10-29

  • Average

    4.6

  • Rating:

    2.3 starts
  • Tagline

    Scourge of the underworld!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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