The Shadow Returns
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Directed by | Phil Rosen William Beaudine[citation needed] (uncredited) |
Produced by | Lou Brock (associate producer) Joe Kaufmann (producer) |
Written by | George Callahan (screenplay and story) Walter B. Gibson (character) |
Starring | See below |
Music by | Edward J. Kay |
Cinematography | William A. Sickner |
Edited by | Ace Herman |
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Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
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61 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Shadow Returns is a 1946 American comedy crime film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Kane Richmond, Barbara Read and Tom Dugan. It features the pulp character The Shadow, already a popular hero of novels and a radio show. It was the first in a series of three films released by Monogram in 1946 starring Richmond in the role.
Synopsis
Private detective Lamont Cranston steps in to solve a murder for the police with the assistance of his alter ego The Shadow.
Cast
- Kane Richmond as Lamont Cranston
- Barbara Read as Margo Lane
- Tom Dugan as Shrevvy
- Joseph Crehan as Police Insp. Cardona
- Pierre Watkin as Police Commissioner J.R. Weston
- Robert Emmett Keane as Charles Frobay
- Frank Reicher as Michael Hasdon
- Lester Dorr as William Monk
- Rebel Randall as Lenore Jessup
- Emmett Vogan as Joseph Yomans, aka Paul Breck
- Sherry Hall as Robert Buell
- Cyril Delevanti as John Adams, the Butler
Reception
The New York Times called The Shadow Returns "the first of three above-average Monogram features" but that the character Margo Lane, an intelligent and resourceful character on the radio series, was portrayed as a "blithering idiot" and that Margo came off "far stupider than the film's official comedy relief, Cranston's chauffeur Shrevvie". The Shadow Returns was thought to be "an entertaining mystery" and the disappearing gimmick considered "handled with subtlety and inventiveness" by director Phil Rosen.[1]
Sequels
The film was followed by two sequels, Behind the Mask (1946) and The Missing Lady (1946), with Kane Richmond and Barbara Read reprising their roles.
References
- ↑ Hal Erickson, Rovi. "The Shadow Returns (1946)", The New York Times. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Shadow Returns at IMDb
- The Shadow Returns is available for free download at the Internet Archive
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