The Shadow Strikes
A masked vigilante impersonates an attorney to untangle inheritance murders and dismantle a racketeer's deadly scheme.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- pulpish
- mysterious
- heightened
- classic movie night
- pulp cinema marathon
What critics said
Critics regard the film as a routine mystery that offers pulp ingredients but fails to generate meaningful thrills or sustained anxiety.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Lamont Cranston alternates between posing as attorney Randall and appearing as the masked Shadow while pursuing the murders.
Jasper appears responsible for Winstead's death, while the bullet evidence later disproves that assumption; Winstead is also initially treated as Caleb's likely killer.
Caleb's will drives the disinheritance dispute, Brossett's extortion plot, and the confrontation at the Delthern house.
The film links a millionaire's contested will and family murders to gambling debts, racketeers, hired thugs, and the Shadow's intervention.
Films like The Shadow Strikes, and why
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
masked vigilante mystery with a secret-identity hero, criminal conspiracies, and brisk pulp melodrama
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
1930s crime mystery centered on a resourceful investigator, disguises, and dangerous gangsters
The Green Hornet
pulp-oriented mystery featuring a costumed or concealed crime fighter confronting organized criminals
Movie Details
- Director
- Lynn Shores
- Release Date
- 1937-10-29
- Runtime
- 62 min
- Rating
- 4.7 / 10 (22)
Cast
- Rod La Rocque
- Agnes Anderson
- James Blakeley
- Walter McGrail
- William Kellogg
- Cy Kendall
- Kenneth Harlan
- Norman Ainsley
- John St. Polis
- Wilson Benge
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Shadow Strikes about?
- A masked vigilante impersonates an attorney to untangle inheritance murders and dismantle a racketeer's deadly scheme.
- What is The Shadow Strikes like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Shadow Strikes as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Shadow Strikes violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Shadow Strikes as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Shadow Strikes?
- Critics regard the film as a routine mystery that offers pulp ingredients but fails to generate meaningful thrills or sustained anxiety.
- Which films are like The Shadow Strikes?
- Films with a similar feel include The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt, Charlie Chan in Honolulu, and The Green Hornet.
- How long is The Shadow Strikes?
- The Shadow Strikes runs 62 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Shadow Strikes?
- In United States, The Shadow Strikes streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus.
