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The Shadow

  • 1933
  • 1h 14m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
284
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Elizabeth Allan and Henry Kendall in The Shadow (1933)
Mystery

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.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.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.

  • Director
    • George A. Cooper
  • Writers
    • Terence Egan
    • H. Fowler Mear
    • Gerald Verner
  • Stars
    • Henry Kendall
    • Elizabeth Allan
    • Felix Aylmer
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    284
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • George A. Cooper
    • Writers
      • Terence Egan
      • H. Fowler Mear
      • Gerald Verner
    • Stars
      • Henry Kendall
      • Elizabeth Allan
      • Felix Aylmer
    • 12User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Henry Kendall
    Henry Kendall
    • Reggie Ogden
    Elizabeth Allan
    Elizabeth Allan
    • Sonia Bryant
    Felix Aylmer
    Felix Aylmer
    • Sir Richard Bryant
    Jeanne Stuart
    Jeanne Stuart
    • Moya Silverton
    Cyril Raymond
    Cyril Raymond
    • Jim Silverton
    Viola Compton
    • Mrs. Bascomb
    John Turnbull
    John Turnbull
    • Det. Inspector Carr
    Ralph Truman
    Ralph Truman
    • Elliot
    Denis Cowles
    • Chief Insp. Fleming
    Vincent Holman
    • Wallis
    James Raglan
    • Beverley Kent
    Gordon Begg
    • Willit
    Charles Carson
    Charles Carson
    • Sir Edward Hulme KC
    • Director
      • George A. Cooper
    • Writers
      • Terence Egan
      • H. Fowler Mear
      • Gerald Verner
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    6Leofwine_draca

    Creaky old dark house mystery

    THE SHADOW is a British 'old dark house' production of 1933 which feels like it belongs in the silent era; indeed, all of the cast are still wearing clothing and collars belonging to the previous decade. The film pairs Henry Kendall and Felix Aylmer as two of the people gathered at a country abode who are shocked to discover that one of their number is a blackmailer known as The Shadow, and the rest of the film sees them trying to solve his identity. Kendall is a likeable lead here and an almost youthful Aylmer very good in support. Yes, it's very talky and rather slow by modern standards, but nevertheless this early talkie is a good product of its age.
    6gridoon2025

    Enjoyable British antique

    Not THE Shadow (as in, the Lamont Cranston Shadow) but more of A Shadow - and this one is villainous. It is an enjoyable mystery that employs many of the clichès of the old-dark-house genre, but does it in a self-aware way (would you ever believe that someone is killed at the exact moment he is about to reveal the hidden identity of the Shadow?). Perhaps overly talky, but the mystery does sustain your interest. Henry Kendall steals the show as an intentionally stereotypical perfectly-jolly-old-chap-fellow - a direct precursor to Charters and Caldicott in "The Lady Vanishes" a few years later. **1/2 out of 4.
    7coltras35

    The Shadow

    The Shadow buys secret letters and uses them for blackmail. His fiendish deeds drives some of his victims to suicide or he turns to murder. The police have been after him for the last 12 months.

    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?

    Granted some logic is lacking as, for example, whydid the Shadow linger around the house owned by a police officer, but it's a jolly fun show with heavy fog abounding, dodgy couples claiming they are siblings, an isolated mansion, a funny man who thinks he's a detective, and the shadow fleeting around the house taking pots shots at anyone who claim they know who the Shadow is. It's actually quite absorbing, and the actor who plays possible dim, posh accented Reggie is a scene stealer. He's an entertaining character.
    6JoeytheBrit

    The Shadow review

    In an old dark country house the police search for a killer known as The Shadow. A creaky old British drama starring stage revue artist Henry Kendall as the kind of bumbling upper class twit that must have been something of a cliche even in 1933. It's passable entertainment more because of its archaic attitudes ("As far as cunning is concerned, women... well you're all married," a police officer warns his colleagues at one point) than the quality of its plot. A young Felix Aylmer plays one of the suspects, and looks just like an old Felix Aylmer with dark hair.
    6planktonrules

    For what it is, it's pretty good.

    Despite this film coming out in 1933 when the Shadow was a popular pulp character, this movie has nothing to do with this American character that fights crime. Instead, the Shadow in this British film is a scum-bag that is an expert at blackmail as well as murder--and Scotland Yard is at a loss for how to stop him or as to his identity. The film has a few things going for it--though the middle portion of the film is a bit slow and a couple of the characters are too broadly written--especially that awful old woman who cries way too intently! Overall, however, it is better than you'd expect for a low-budget mystery film. I've seen an awful lot of films similar to this one but "The Shadow" is a bit better--thanks to some interesting plot twists and a great first portion. Worth seeing if you like old-time B-movies, like I do.

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      At approximately 46:40, the boom mic casts a shadow on the back wall as Sir Bryant and Mrs. Bascomb pass each other at the foot of the staircase.
    • Quotes

      Sir Edward Hulme KC: Must you torture me as well as blackmail me?

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    • Release date
      • December 16, 1933 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • L'homme mystérieux
    • Filming locations
      • Twickenham Film Studios, St Margarets, Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Julius Hagen Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 14m(74 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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