The Shadow Strikes

The Shadow Strikes

Scourge of the underworld!

1937 · 62 min · ★ 4.7 · Mystery

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.

Directed by Lynn Shores · Written by Al Martin

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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
John St. Polis Caleb Delthern
Wilson Benge Wellington
John Carnivale Warren Berranger
James C. Morton Kelly

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