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Shadow of the Law

Shadow of the Law

1930Movie⏱️ 1h 9mApproved
CrimeDramaMysteryRomance
6.3
IMDB Rating
216 votes

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 excu...

Director
Louis J. Gasnier
Writers
Max Marcin, John A. Moroso, John Farrow
Stars
William Powell, Marion Shilling, Natalie Moorhead
Release Date
June 6, 1930
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 12
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

William Powell
William Powell
as Jim Montgomery aka John Nelson
Marion Shilling
Marion Shilling
as Edith Wentworth
Natalie Moorhead
Natalie Moorhead
as Ethel Barry aka Ethel George
Regis Toomey
Regis Toomey
as Tom Owens
Paul Hurst
Paul Hurst
as Pete Shore
George Irving
George Irving
as Colonel Wentworth
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Frederick Burt
as Detective Lt. Mike Kearney
James Durkin
James Durkin
as Prison Warden
Richard Tucker
Richard Tucker
as Lew Durkin
Walter James
Walter James
as Captain of the Guards

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.20 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Paramount Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

fiance fiancee relationshipsuiteself defensekillingfight

🎯 Categories

CrimeDramaMysteryRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Got any weed?
by AAdaSC2018-12-03
7/10

"Wow.......that phrase has changed its meaning. William Powell (Jim) gets arrested for the murder of some complete stranger who he starts fighting with in order to protect Natalie Moorhead (Ethel). She, however, gives him no respect and just disappears leaving Powell to receive a life sentence. He escapes from jail and pursues Moorhead. He must find her to prove his innocence. It's a good cast although Marion Schilling's (Edith) insipid love interest doesn't merit top female billing. The story develops at a good pace and Powell is a good leading man to take you along on his jour..."

💡 Did You Know?

In the prison scenes William Powell appears without his mustache.

📖 Synopsis

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 excu...