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The Shadow Laughs

The Shadow Laughs

With a cast of Broadway stars

4.3 / 1019331h 4m

Synopsis

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.

Genre: Comedy, Mystery

Status: Released

Director: Arthur Hoerl

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Main Cast

Hal Skelly

Hal Skelly

Robin Dale

Rose Hobart

Rose Hobart

Ruth Hackett

Harry T. Morey

Harry T. Morey

Capt. Morgan

Harry Short

Clymer

John F. Morrissey

Sgt. Owens

Geoffrey Bryant

Ryan

Walter Fenner

Walter Fenner

Tennant

Robert Keith

Robert Keith

George Hackett

Bram Nossen

Jack Bradshaw

Cesar Romero

Cesar Romero

Tony Rico

User 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 profligacy? Well, Skelly (a sort of cross between Harold Lloyd and "Popeye") alongside an annoying, if pretty, Rose Hobart ("Ruth Hackett") are soon on the trail of our hooded scallywag (or ought that to be Skellywag?) and the suspense is palpable - when/if we are ever going to actually get a laugh; hell I'd have settled for a smile, a smirk - but no, just grimaces - lots and lots of grimaces. The banter is certainly fast paced, but at times it is barely audible, unfunny and left me desperate for the thing to end. Cesar Romero cut his teeth on this nonsense, otherwise it would be entirely irredeemable. Luckily for us, he persevered - something I can't say I'd recommend anyone else does with this.