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A Burglar to the Rescue (1931) Online
1931 Thurston Hall Charlotte Wynters Frank Shannon George Cochrane
Original Title :
A Burglar to the Rescue
Genre :
Movie / Short / Crime / Mystery / Thriller
Year :
1931
Directror :
George Cochrane
Cast :
Thurston Hall,Charlotte Wynters,Frank Shannon
Writer :
Herman Landon,George Cochrane
Type :
Movie
Time :
18min
Rating :
6.7/10

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The story is about a bank president who has been stealing from the bank. One night, as he is working on the books to cover his crimes,a visitor arrives with a gun. In the conversation that ... See full summary

A Burglar to the Rescue (1931) Online

The story is about a bank president who has been stealing from the bank. One night, as he is working on the books to cover his crimes,a visitor arrives with a gun. In the conversation that ensues it is revealed the visitor is an escaped convict that was a formed employee of the bank who 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.
Cast overview:
Thurston Hall Thurston Hall - The Banker, Steve Corley
Charlotte Wynters Charlotte Wynters - The Girl, Marian
Frank Shannon Frank Shannon - The Burglar, Holtz aka Jack Dunning
Arthur Aylesworth Arthur Aylesworth - The Detective, Andy Hurley

First entry in the Shadow series.


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This is one of the few remaining shorts done in 1931 that feature The Shadow just as he was appearing on radio at the time. The Shadow does not participate in the story but appears at the beginning, several times during and at the end of the film when he does his sardonic narration and commentary. Sinister Cinema has this and 2 other Shadow shorts on a DVD which is visually & audibly excellent. Frank Readick is uncredited but his voice is unmistakable and his appearance matches that used in the promo photograph that was given away by the radio show at the time - it is a bit startling to see The Shadow wearing a domino mask & mustache but his appearance in the pulps hadn't yet settled either.

If you're a true Shadow fan you have to get this DVD.