The Shadow Laughs

The police investigate a bank robbery, and when they don't seem to be making much headway, a newspaper reporter decides to investigate it on his own.

Cast

Hal Skelly

as Robin Dale

Rose Hobart

as Ruth Hackett

Harry T. Morey

as Capt. Morgan

Harry Short

as Clymer

John F. Morrissey

as Sgt. Owens

Geoffrey Bryant

as Ryan

Walter Fenner

as Tennant

Robert Keith

as George Hackett

Bram Nossen

as Jack Bradshaw

Cesar Romero

as Tony Rico

Reviews

CinemaSerf

When banks start being robbed, and sequential thousand dollar bills are left attached to the bodies of corpses - the local cops are quite effectively confused. Enter local newspaper man Hal Skelly ("Robin Dale") who takes up the cudgels to investigate. What could the motive possibly be for such prof...

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