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The Vanishing Shadow

  • 19341934
  • PassedPassed
  • 4h 2m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
120
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Ada Ince and Onslow Stevens in The Vanishing Shadow (1934)
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A 12-episode serial in which a son avenges the death of his father at the hands of corrupt politicians. He develops a wide variety of complex devices in his crusade . . . Ray guns, robots an... Read allA 12-episode serial in which a son avenges the death of his father at the hands of corrupt politicians. He develops a wide variety of complex devices in his crusade . . . Ray guns, robots and a 'vanishing belt.'A 12-episode serial in which a son avenges the death of his father at the hands of corrupt politicians. He develops a wide variety of complex devices in his crusade . . . Ray guns, robots and a 'vanishing belt.'
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
120
YOUR RATING
    • Lew Landers
  • Writers
    • Basil Dickey(screenplay)
    • George Morgan(screenplay)
    • Ella O'Neill(story)
  • Stars
    • Onslow Stevens
    • Ada Ince
    • Walter Miller
    • Lew Landers
  • Writers
    • Basil Dickey(screenplay)
    • George Morgan(screenplay)
    • Ella O'Neill(story)
  • Stars
    • Onslow Stevens
    • Ada Ince
    • Walter Miller
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 8User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Ada Ince in The Vanishing Shadow (1934)
    Onslow Stevens in The Vanishing Shadow (1934)
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    Onslow Stevens
    Onslow Stevens
    • Stanley Stanfield
    Ada Ince
    Ada Ince
    • Gloria Barnett, alias Gloria Grant
    Walter Miller
    Walter Miller
    • Wade Barnett
    James Durkin
    James Durkin
    • Prof. Carl Van Dorn
    Richard Cramer
    Richard Cramer
    • Dorgan
    William Desmond
    William Desmond
    • Newspaper Editor MacDonald
    J. Frank Glendon
    J. Frank Glendon
    • John Cadwell
    • (as Frank Glendon)
    Sidney Bracey
    Sidney Bracey
    • Denny
    Monte Montague
    Monte Montague
    • Badger
    • (as Monty Montague)
    Edmund Cobb
    Edmund Cobb
    • Kent
    Beulah Hutton
    • Sal [Chs.2,3]
    Don Brodie
    Don Brodie
    • Pilot
    • (uncredited)
    Lee J. Cobb
    Lee J. Cobb
    • Roadwork Foreman [Chs. 3, 4]
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Ellis
    Frank Ellis
    • Nick - Heavyset Thug [Ch. 7]
    • (uncredited)
    Al Ferguson
    Al Ferguson
    • Stroud
    • (uncredited)
    Lois January
    Lois January
    • John Cadwell's Secretary
    • (uncredited)
    Tom London
    Tom London
    • Policeman [Chs. 1, 4]
    • (uncredited)
    Philo McCullough
    Philo McCullough
    • Smuggling Gang Leader
    • (uncredited)
      • Lew Landers
    • Writers
      • Basil Dickey(screenplay)
      • George Morgan(screenplay)
      • Ella O'Neill(story)
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    • Trivia
      This serial was scheduled to be shown on a weekly basis on public television during the summer of 1979. Unfortunately, most of it was pre-empted due to the coverage of the SALT II hearings.
    • Goofs
      In Chapter: 11, as the robot chases after Dorgan and his henchmen, Dorgan fires two shots at the robot, but only one shot is heard.
    • Quotes

      Prof. Carl Van Dorn: [Last line] Well I done some good!

    • Connections
      Featured in The Phantom Creeps (1939)

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    7/10
    Pretty Good really. It's fun.
    I don't have to much to add that the others haven't already added only to say that it's got pretty good gizmos and special fx for a cheap serial of the era. It's fun and kinda funny at times.
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    • Jan 14, 2021

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    • Release date
      • April 23, 1934 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    • 4 hours 2 minutes
      • Black and White

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