The Missing Lady

The Missing Lady

A Mystery Thrill-Treat from the Annals of The Shadow

1946 · 60 min · ★ 4.8 · Science Fiction, Crime, Drama, Mystery

While investigating the theft of a valuable jade statue known as "The Missing Lady" -- and the subsequent murder of an art dealer -- imperceptible sleuth Lamont Cranston aka the Shadow finds himself being blamed for the crime. It doesn't help the Shadow's claims of innocence when more bodies begin piling up. Good thing he knows exactly who's guilty among an increasingly smaller group of suspects.

Directed by Phil Karlson · Written by George Callahan

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4.71937
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5.51938
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5.51946
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5.91940
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