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Shadow of the Law
Shadow of the Law

Shadow of the Law

Two Women Want Him...One for His Money...One for His Love...And the Law Wants Him for Life!

Genres

CrimeDramaMystery

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John Nelson, a well-to-do businessman, is escorting a woman he knows as Ethel Barry to the door of her apartment suite when a man steps out of the shadows and angrily demands to know where she has been. The embarrassed Nelson excuses himself and goes to his rooms in the same hotel. The woman rushes into his apartment followed by the man who met her in the hall. The man threatens her with violence and Nelson comes to her defense. In the ensuing fight, the man is knocked out of the window and falls to his death to the pavement many stories down. He is charged with the killing and his only witness that can prove self-defense for him has disappeared, and can not be found.

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Budget

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Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

69 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

06 June 1930

Country

United States of America

Cast

William Powell

William Powell

Jim Montgomery aka John Nelson

Marion Shilling

Marion Shilling

Edith Wentworth

Natalie Moorhead

Natalie Moorhead

Ethel Barry aka Ethel George

Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Tom Owens

Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

Pete Shore

George Irving

George Irving

Colonel Wentworth

Frederick Burt

Frederick Burt

Detective Lt. Mike Kearney

James Durkin

James Durkin

Prison Warden

Richard Tucker

Richard Tucker

Lew Durkin

Walter James

Walter James

Captain of the Guards

Sammy Blum

Sammy Blum

Undetermined Role

Allan Cavan

Allan Cavan

Juror

Edward LeSaint

Edward LeSaint

Judge

Frank O'Connor

Frank O'Connor

Undetermined Role

Broderick O'Farrell

Broderick O'Farrell

Doctor

Edward Peil Sr.

Edward Peil Sr.

Usher

Oscar Smith

Oscar Smith

Elevator Operator

Harry Strang

Harry Strang

Prison Barber

Leo Willis

Leo Willis

Engineer

Harry Wilson

Harry Wilson

Convict

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