The Vanishing Shadow (1934)
4h 2m
Running Time
April 22, 1934Release Date
The Vanishing Shadow (1934)
4h 2m
Running Time
April 22, 1934Release Date
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Plot.
A 12-episode serial in which a son avenges the death of his father at the hands of corrupt politicians. He develops a wide variety of complex devices in his crusade . . . ray guns, robots and a 'vanishing belt.'
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Cast & Crew.
Onslow Stevens
Stanley Stanfield
Ada Ince
Gloria Barnett, alias Gloria Grant
Walter Miller
Wade Barnett
Richard Cramer
Dorgan
James Durkin
Prof. Carl Van Dorn
Lew Landers
Director
William Desmond
MacDonald
J. Frank Glendon
John Cadwell
Basil Dickey
Writer
Sidney Bracey
Denny
George Morgan
Writer
Ella O'Neill
Writer
Monte Montague
Badger
Edmund Cobb
Kent
Beulah Hutton
Sal
Richard Fryer
Cinematographer
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The Vanishing Shadow is a 1934 Universal science fiction film serial directed by Lew Landers. It features what is believed to be the first appearance of a hand-held ray gun in film. (apart from The Death Ray). Many science fiction gadgets, including a robot and The Destroying Ray, are also featured in the serial.