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Shadow of the Law

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.

1930 |1h 9m |  Crime, Drama, Mystery

Cast

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William Powell

Jim Montgomery aka John Nelson

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Marion Shilling

Edith Wentworth

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Natalie Moorhead

Ethel Barry aka Ethel George

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Regis Toomey

Tom Owens

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Paul Hurst

Pete Shore

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George Irving

Colonel Wentworth

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James Durkin

Prison Warden

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Richard Tucker

Lew Durkin

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Walter James

Captain of the Guards

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Sammy Blum

Undetermined Role

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Edward LeSaint

Judge

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Frank O'Connor

Undetermined Role

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Broderick O'Farrell

Doctor

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Edward Peil Sr.

Usher

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Harry Strang

Prison Barber

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Leo Willis

Engineer

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Harry Wilson

Convict

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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