The Missing Lady
| The Missing Lady | |
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| Directed by | Phil Karlson |
| Written by | George Callahan |
| Based on | The Shadow by Walter B. Gibson |
| Produced by | Joe Kaufman |
| Starring | Kane Richmond Barbara Read |
| Cinematography | William A. Sickner |
| Edited by | Ace Herman |
| Music by | Eddie Kay |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Missing Lady is a 1946 American mystery film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Kane Richmond and Barbara Read. It was the third and final in a series of three films released by Monogram in 1946 starring Richmond as The Shadow, the others being The Shadow Returns and Behind The Mask.[1]
Plot
[edit]Lamont Cranston, alias The Shadow, investigates when an art dealer is murdered and his valuable jade statuette is stolen.
Cast
[edit]- Kane Richmond as Lamont Cranston (The Shadow)
- Barbara Read as Margo Lane
- Pierre Watkin as Commissioner Weston
- Claire Carleton as Rose Dawson
- Garry Owen as Johnson
Reception
[edit]Critic Leonard Maltin wrote that of the three Monogram Shadow films released in 1946, The Missing Lady was "the best of the series, played like a straight film noir and offering a few surprise twists."[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Okuda, Ted (1999). The Monogram checklist: the films of Monogram Pictures Corporation, 1931-1952. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 220. ISBN 0786407506.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard, ed. (2005). Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide. New York: Plume. ISBN 0452286204.
External links
[edit]- The Missing Lady at IMDb
- The Missing Lady at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- The Missing Lady at AllMovie
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- 1946 films
- 1946 mystery films
- American crime films
- Monogram Pictures films
- The Shadow films
- 1946 crime films
- American mystery films
- Films directed by Phil Karlson
- American black-and-white films
- 1940s English-language films
- 1940s American films
- English-language crime films
- English-language mystery films
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