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Shadow of the Law
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Shadow of the Law

1930-06-06 · 69 min · ★ 6.7

Crime · Drama · Mystery

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.

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Directors
Louis J. Gasnier
Production companies
Paramount Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

William PowellWilliam PowellJim Montgomery aka John Nelson
Marion ShillingMarion ShillingEdith Wentworth
Natalie MoorheadNatalie MoorheadEthel Barry aka Ethel George
Regis ToomeyRegis ToomeyTom Owens
Paul HurstPete Shore
George IrvingGeorge IrvingColonel Wentworth
Frederick BurtDetective Lt. Mike Kearney
James DurkinJames DurkinPrison Warden
Richard TuckerRichard TuckerLew Durkin
Walter JamesWalter JamesCaptain of the Guards
Sammy BlumSammy BlumUndetermined Role
Allan CavanAllan CavanJuror
Edward LeSaintEdward LeSaintJudge
Frank O'ConnorFrank O'ConnorUndetermined Role
Broderick O'FarrellBroderick O'FarrellDoctor
Edward Peil Sr.Edward Peil Sr.Usher
Oscar SmithOscar SmithElevator Operator
Harry StrangHarry StrangPrison Barber
Leo WillisLeo WillisEngineer
Harry WilsonHarry WilsonConvict

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