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Shadow of the Law( 1930)

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

Overview

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.

    Top Billed 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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      Frederick Burt

      Detective Lt. Mike Kearney

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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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      Allan Cavan

      Juror

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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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      Oscar Smith

      Elevator Operator

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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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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Feb 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, wi...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • killing
    • self-defense
    • suite