Shadow of the Law

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 6, 1930

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Paramount,Paramount Pictures

Cast

Frank O'Connor,Harry Strang,Frederick Burt,Broderick O'Farrell,Edward Peil Sr.,Marion Shilling,William Powell,Sammy Blum,Regis Toomey,Paul Hurstand 10 more

Director

Louis J. Gasnier

Writer

John A. Moroso,Max Marcin

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0021359