The Shadow Strikes

"Scourge of the underworld!"

1937 1h 2m EN

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★4.7TMDB · 22

Mystery

Synopsis

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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.

“Scourge of the underworld!”

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Cast

Rod La Rocque
Lamont Cranston / The Shadow
Agnes Anderson
Marcia Delthern
James Blakeley
Jasper Delthern
Walter McGrail
Winstead Comstock
William Kellogg
Humphrey Comstock
Cy Kendall
Brossett
Kenneth Harlan
Captain Breen
Norman Ainsley
Hendricks

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lynn Shores
Writers: Al Martin, Walter B. Gibson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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89 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Shadow Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lynn Shores, shot by Marcel Le Picard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Charles Henkel Jr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Rod La Rocque and Agnes Anderson and James Blakeley carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Scourge of the underworld!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0029542 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lynn Shores directs. Marcel Le Picard behind the camera. Charles Henkel Jr. cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
289 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "The Shadow Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Lynn Shores, shot by Marcel Le Picard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Charles Henkel Jr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Rod La Rocque and Agnes Anderson and James Blakeley carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Scourge of the underworld!".
8IMDB entry: tt0029542 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Marcel Le Picard
Editing: Charles Henkel Jr.
Runtime: 62 min · 1h 2m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: The Shadow Strikes (1937)

Part of

The Shadow Collection

The Shadow is a super hero. Who like many super heroes fights crime in New York City. Behind the mask of The Shadow is a young wealthy man known as Lamont Cranston, also known as Kent Allard.