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The Shadow is a american film of genre Drama directed by James W. Horne released in USA on 5 january 1940 with Victor Jory

The Shadow (1940)

The Shadow
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Released in USA 5 january 1940
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Science fiction,    Action,    Crime
Rating67% 3.3855153.3855153.3855153.3855153.385515

The Shadow (1940) was the ninth serial released by Columbia Pictures. It was based upon the classic radio series and pulp magazine character with the same name.

Synopsis

The Shadow battles a villain known as The Black Tiger, who has the power to make himself invisible and is attempting world domination.

Actors

Victor Jory

(Lamont Cranston, aka 'The Shadow')
Veda Ann Borg

(Margo Lane)
Roger Moore

(Harry Vincent)
Robert Fiske

(Stanford Marshall)
Jack Ingram

(Flint)
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Columbia serials

Jungle Menace (1937) The Mysterious Pilot (1937) The Secret of Treasure Island (1938) The Spider's Web (1938) The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1938) Flying G-Men (1939) Mandrake the Magician (1939) Overland with Kit Carson (1939) Deadwood Dick (1940) The Shadow (1940) Terry and the Pirates (1940) The Green Archer (1940) The Spider Returns (1941) White Eagle (1941) Holt Of The Secret Service (1941) The Iron Claw (1941) The Secret Code (1942) The Valley of Vanishing Men (1942) Perils of the Royal Mounted (1942) Captain Midnight (1942) Batman (1943) The Phantom (1943) Black Arrow (1944) The Desert Hawk (1944) Who's Guilty? (1945) Brenda Starr, Reporter (1945) Jungle Raiders (1945) The Monster and the Ape (1945) Son of the Guardsman (1946) Chick Carter, Detective (1946) Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways (1946) The Sea Hound (1947) The Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West (1947) Brick Bradford (1947) Jack Armstrong (1947) Superman (1948) Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains (1948) Congo Bill (1948) The Adventures of Sir Galahad (1949) Batman and Robin (1949) Bruce Gentry (1949) Atom Man vs. Superman (1950) Pirates of the High Seas (1950) Cody of the Pony Express (1950) Mysterious Island (1951) Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere (1951) Roar of the Iron Horse (1951) Son of Geronimo (1952) King of the Congo (1952) Blackhawk (1952) The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd (1953) The Lost Planet (1953) Riding with Buffalo Bill (1954) Gunfighters of the Northwest (1954) Adventures of Captain Africa (1955) Perils of the Wilderness (1956) Blazing the Overland Trail (1956)

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