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  • Shadow of the Law (1930)
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    69 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Shadow of the Law (1930)
Passed
69 min | 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 ...See moreJohn 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. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Louis J. Gasnier (as Louis Gasnier)
Writers
Max Marcin (play "The Quarry") | John A. Moroso (novel "The Quarry") | John Farrow (scenario)
Cinematographer
Charles Lang (photographed by)
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Updated Jun 6, 1930

Release date
Jun 6, 1930 (United States)

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20 cast members
Name Known for
William Powell
Jim Montgomery aka John Nelson Jim Montgomery aka John Nelson   See fewer
Marion Shilling
Edith Wentworth Edith Wentworth   See fewer
Natalie Moorhead
Ethel Barry aka Ethel George Ethel Barry aka Ethel George   See fewer
Regis Toomey
Tom Owens Tom Owens   See fewer
Paul Hurst
Pete Shore Pete Shore   See fewer
George Irving
Colonel Wentworth Colonel Wentworth   See fewer
Frederick Burt
Detective Lt. Mike Kearney Detective Lt. Mike Kearney   See fewer
James Durkin
Prison Warden Prison Warden   See fewer
Richard Tucker
Lew Durkin Lew Durkin   See fewer
Walter James
Captain of the Guards Captain of the Guards   See fewer
Sammy Blum
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Allan Cavan
Juror (uncredited) Juror (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward LeSaint
Judge (uncredited) Judge (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank O'Connor
Undetermined Role (uncredited) Undetermined Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Broderick O'Farrell
Doctor (uncredited) Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Peil Sr.
Usher (uncredited) Usher (uncredited)   See fewer
Oscar Smith
Elevator Operator (uncredited) Elevator Operator (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Strang
Prison Barber (uncredited) Prison Barber (uncredited)   See fewer
Leo Willis
Engineer (uncredited) Engineer (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Wilson
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
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