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Shadow of the Law
Shadow of the Law

Shadow of the Law (1930)

64% User Rating
1h 9min
Crime
Drama
Mystery

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

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.

Louis J. GasnierDirector

Cast

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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

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Frederick Burt

Detective Lt. Mike Kearney

James Durkin

James Durkin

Prison Warden

Richard Tucker

Richard Tucker

Lew Durkin

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Walter James

Captain of the Guards

Sammy Blum

Sammy Blum

Undetermined Role

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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

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Oscar Smith

Elevator Operator

Harry Strang

Harry Strang

Prison Barber

Leo Willis

Leo Willis

Engineer

Harry Wilson

Harry Wilson

Convict

Reviews (1)

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CinemaSerf
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Rating 60%

February 16, 2024

This packs quite a lot into an hour or so, with William Powell doing just about enough to keep it afloat. He is the wealthy "Nelson/Montgomery" who in concluding a rather promising first date before an unfortunate encounter with a stranger (to him, anyway) who ends up splatted all over the pavement several stories below. Now he's in handcuffs and the only witness to the whole affair - indeed, the entire cause of the affair, has done a bunk. After three years incarcerated, he becomes a trusty - the warden wants him to do some snitching for him, but he manages to escape. Starting from scratch, with an whole new identity, he becomes successful but never lets up with his search for "Ethel" (Natalie Moorhead) whom he hopes has some answers. This isn't the usual predictable lunchtime fayre, the story has a little more depth to it and Moorhead is actually quite efficient as the rather odious creature whom he learns can not, should not, be trusted. Can he clear his name? Well it's not that unpredictable, but there are still enough sub-plots and characters to keep it interesting and it's well enough paced to rattle along episodically, but fine.

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