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A Burglar to the Rescue

"THE SHADOW" DETECTIVE STORIES

7.5 average rating
★★★★★
7.5
English / 18 MIN. / 1931

The Genres

The Synopsis

He is working on the books to cover his crimes, when a visitor arrives with a gun. In the conversation that ensues, it is revealed that the visitor is an escaped convict that was a former employee of the bank. He was railroaded to prison to cover the crooked banker's crime. As with other entries in this series, there is a shadow projected every so often with a voice forecasting what is to come.

The Cast

Thurston HallCharlotte WyntersFrank ShannonArthur AylesworthFrank Readick

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