Shadow of the Law (1930)
Shadow of the Law
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 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.
Casting arrow_drop_down
William Powell
as Jim Montgomery aka John Nelson
as Jim Montgomery aka John Nelson
Marion Shilling
as Edith Wentworth
as Edith Wentworth
Natalie Moorhead
as Ethel Barry aka Ethel George
as Ethel Barry aka Ethel George
Regis Toomey
as Tom Owens
as Tom Owens
Paul Hurst
as Pete Shore
as Pete Shore
George Irving
as Colonel Wentworth
as Colonel Wentworth
Frederick Burt
as Detective Lt. Mike Kearney
as Detective Lt. Mike Kearney
James Durkin
as Prison Warden
as Prison Warden
Richard Tucker
as Lew Durkin
as Lew Durkin
Walter James
as Captain of the Guards
as Captain of the Guards
Sammy Blum
as Undetermined Role
as Undetermined Role
Allan Cavan
as Juror
as Juror
Edward LeSaint
as Judge
as Judge
Frank O'Connor
as Undetermined Role
as Undetermined Role
Broderick O'Farrell
as Doctor
as Doctor
Edward Peil Sr.
as Usher
as Usher
Oscar Smith
as Elevator Operator
as Elevator Operator
Harry Strang
as Prison Barber
as Prison Barber
Leo Willis
as Engineer
as Engineer
Harry Wilson
as Convict
as Convict
Crew arrow_drop_down
Max Marcin
Writer
Writer
Louis J. Gasnier
Director
Director
John A. Moroso
Writer
Writer
