The Shadow

The Shadow is a 1933 British mystery film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Henry Kendall, Elizabeth Allan and Felix Aylmer. Cast Henry Kendall as Reggie Ogden Elizabeth Allan as Sonia Bryant Felix Aylmer as Sir Richard Bryant Jeanne Stuart as Moya Silverton Cyril Raymond as Silverton Viola Compton as Mrs. Bascomb John Turnbull as Detective Inspector Carr Ralph Truman as Elliot Dennis Cowles as Chief Inspector Fleming Vincent Holman as Wallis James Raglan as Beverley Kent Gordon Begg as Willit Charles Carson as Sir Edward Hulme KC Plot The Shadow (not the pulp character) buys secret letters and such and uses them for blackmail. He also kills. The police have been after him for the last 12 months. A car breaks down near a large isolated house, with the man and woman in it planning to rob the house which is owned by a top police officer (Felix Aylmer). There is a very heavy fog which prevents anyone leaving the house. 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.