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International Crime

Crime didn't pay when this master detective stepped in!

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

62 mins

Rating

5.4/10

Release Date

23 April 1938

Country

United States of America

Cast

Rod La Rocque

Rod La Rocque

Lamont Cranston / The Shadow

Astrid Allwyn

Astrid Allwyn

Phoebe Lane

Thomas E. Jackson

Thomas E. Jackson

Commisioner Weston

Oscar O'Shea

Oscar O'Shea

Heath

Lew Hearn

Lew Hearn

Moe

Wilhelm von Brincken

Wilhelm von Brincken

Flotow

Tenen Holtz

Tenen Holtz

Starkhov

William Pawley

William Pawley

Honest John

Peter Potter

Peter Potter

Burke

John St. Polis

John St. Polis

Roger Morton

Nick Stewart

Nick Stewart

Bootblack

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