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The Shadow Returns

The Shadow Returns

HIS GUNS SPEAK A SONG OF DEATH!

1946 1h 1mMysteryScience Fiction

The Shadow (Kane Richmond) cracks a case of missing jewels, murder and plastics.

2.9/5

TMDB score· 11 votes

Synopsis

The Shadow (Kane Richmond) cracks a case of missing jewels, murder and plastics.

The vibe

the shadow

Behind it

Phil RosenPhil RosenDirectorWilliam BeaudineWilliam BeaudineDirectorGeorge CallahanScreenplay

Cast

Kane RichmondKane RichmondLamont Cranston / The Shadow
Barbara ReadBarbara ReadMargo Lane
Tom DuganTom DuganShrevvy
Joseph CrehanJoseph CrehanPolice Insp. Cardona
Pierre WatkinPierre WatkinPolice Commissioner J.R. Weston
Robert Emmett KeaneRobert Emmett KeaneCharles Frobay
Frank ReicherFrank ReicherMichael Hasdon
Rebel RandallRebel RandallLenore Jessup

Director

Phil Rosen, William Beaudine

Writer

George Callahan

Release date

16 Feb 1946

Runtime

1h 1m

Studio

Monogram Pictures

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Where to watch · US

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Streaming data by JustWatch via TMDB.

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.

The Shadow Strikes

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.

2.4

The Shadow Strikes

1937

International Crime

The second and final Grand National Pictures film to feature The Shadow, played again by Rod La Rocque. In this version, Lamont Cranston is an amateur detective and host of a radio show with his assistant Phoebe (not Margo) Lane. Cabbie Moe Shrevnitz and Commissioner Weston also appear.

2.7

International Crime

1938

The Shadow

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.

3.6

The Shadow

1940

The Shadow Returns

The Shadow (Kane Richmond) cracks a case of missing jewels, murder and plastics.

2.9

The Shadow Returns

1946

Behind the Mask

Falsely accused of murdering a crooked newspaper reporter, suave detective Lamont Cranston -- aka the Shadow -- vows to track down the real killer.

2.8

Behind the Mask

1946

The Missing Lady

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.

2.4

The Missing Lady

1946

The Invisible Avenger

Lamont Cranston, aka The Shadow, investigates the murder of a New Orleans bandleader.

2.6

The Invisible Avenger

1958

The Shadow

Based on the 1930s comic strip, The Shadow is put up against his archenemy Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom using an atom bomb. Using his powers of invisibility and "the power to cloud men's minds", The Shadow comes blazing to the rescue with explosive results.

3.0

The Shadow

1994

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