THE SHADOW (1933) Henry Kendall, Elizabeth Allan & Felix Aylmer | Mystery | B&W

The Shadow is a 1933 British mystery film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Henry Kendall, Elizabeth Allan and Felix Aylmer.

SYNOPSIS
A group of people in an old dark house are terrorized by a mysterious hooded figure dressed in black who proceeds to kill them off one by one.

The Shadow (not the pulp character) buys secret letters and such and uses them for blackmail. He also kills. The police have been after him for the last 12 months. A car breaks down near a large isolated house, with the man and woman in it planning to rob the house which is owned by a top police officer (Felix Aylmer). There is a very heavy fog which prevents anyone leaving the house.

After his last murder, The Shadow left a clue behind. A police officer is killed by The Shadow before he can reveal his identity but the law knows that The Shadow is one of the numerous people in the house as he kills another to hide his identity, trying to get the clue back.

More cops arrive and surround the house. The key to the safe where the clue is hidden is stolen as the police close in on The Shadow. Telephone wires are cut and lights are turned off allowing The Shadow to escape detection. Shots are fired at the police. But a woman has recognised the clue and knows who The Shadow is. Will she live to tell his secret?

CAST & CREW
Henry Kendall as Reggie Ogden
Elizabeth Allan as Sonia Bryant
Felix Aylmer as Sir Richard Bryant
Jeanne Stuart as Moya Silverton
Cyril Raymond as Silverton
Viola Compton as Mrs. Bascomb
John Turnbull as Detective Inspector Carr
Ralph Truman as Elliot
Dennis Cowles as Chief Inspector Fleming
Vincent Holman as Wallis
James Raglan as Beverley Kent
Gordon Begg as Willit
Charles Carson as Sir Edward Hulme KC

Directed by George A. Cooper
Written by Terence Egan, H. Fowler Mear
Based on play The Shadow by Gerald Verner (as Donald Stuart)
Produced by Julius Hagen
Cinematography Sydney Blythe
Edited by Jack Harris
Production company Twickenham Film Studios
Release date 1933
Running time 74 minutes, 63 minutes (US)
Country United Kingdom
Language English

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