The Shadow Laughs (1933) MYSTERY

[@ronaldstrange8981]

Good old film. Never slows down. 3 years' older than me, and I'm 86. January, 2023.

[@anombrerose6311]

It's very good. I had it ever seen it before, and watching the oldies since I was 7-9 yrs old. I am 73, now, and love the oldies, Best! 😊

[@scarygary-qq1pj]

How great. No cell phones, laptops, security cameras, televisions, etc. Nice to see people writing notes by hand instead of texting.

[@x5775]

I can't believe this film quite literally had me on the edge of my seat through the last 4 1/2 minutes! LOVE these old films!

[@melokc7257]

Love watching the backgrounds of old movies. That old bank, the cars license plate, the houses and buildings.

[@cozmcwillie7897]

Rose Hobart is absolutely lovely. I'd never seen or heard of her before this. I would never forget that genuine smile or her complete composure, the camera can stay on her for ages...nothin' left to do but smile smile smile.

[@leelarson107]

She was also in 'The Adventures of Smilin' Jack', in 1943, a decade after this, and she still looked great.

[@RRW1982]

Most excellent! Probably the single part that will make it difficult for people these days to _like_ it is the absence of any music. That places it more completely in the realm of 'theater' - plus, it looks like it could have mostly been filmed in one. Finding a film like this is refreshing - thank you for posting it!

[@leelarson107]

FAR better without the music.

[@TheFrog767]

It's good to see how life was back then wood everywhere the cars ,sounds etc and the language.

[@DavidSmith-sb2ix]

Cops, reporters etc. didn't really talk or act like that then. Hollywood was as unreal then as today.

[@leelarson107]

It still COULD be that way, but THE WRONG PEOPLE have been changing things for the worse.

[@carolleenkelmann3829]

"I hope you find sand in your spinach." "I'm so broke I couldn't even write home for money.' Almost as good as the Mae West one-liners only these are more innocent.

[@DH-sw6vg]

Thank you so for rendering this in its original aspect ratio! Rendering 4:3 into 16:9, as is so often done with vintage films like this, is an act of desecration rather than preservation and makes them headache-inducing and unwatchable.

[@leelarson107]

You're right about that. I wish I had a 4:3 screen the size of a wall to enjoy these old films.

[@rogerscottcathey]

Will the Shadow movies get their own spot on the playlist now?

[@PizzaFLIX]

Hi Roger - I don’t know if I have enough of them… but I’ll check.

[@smithwordfort9756]

The character of The Shadow which is issued from the Dark's Universe edition which is also entitled to the Invisible man: the Shadow has greatly contributed to the creation of the character of BATMAN: from which the writers and draughtsmen inspired much of the latter for his creation and are universe.

[@bjbell52]

The Shadow contributed to Batman, Doc Savage contributed to Superman and Batman.

[@ampu-love6987]

So good !!!

[@Michael-y8l]

I don't know why this movie was called "The Shadow Laughs." The story has nothing to do with the character of The Shadow from the pulp fiction stories, and the only laughter heard here is briefly in the taxicab segment at the beginning of the film, in which it looks like there's someone invisible in the back seat smoking a cigarette. Throughout the rest of the movie, there's no mention of invisibility, not even once.

[@MrLyndarenaud]

Casket...$150...those days are long gone and, that wasn't even a cheap one!

[@jerryhatley5004]

lynda renaud ...right...brass handles, cushioning...wow...even back then it was too much to stuff in the ground to rust!...

[@mariovaccarella6854]

Very Good Mystery. No twists & turns & one can logically see from the evidence who the bad guy is.

[@Michael-y8l]

I listened to the evidence, which, to me, was a little confusing, and I couldn't see right away who the bad guy was.

[@mariovaccarella6854]

@@Michael-y8l Thank You for your comment. Oh. OK

[@maxlinder5262]

THIS ACTING IS LIKE A SCHOOL PLAY..................BIT PART AT 49:00 ...CESAR ROMERO..FROM THE BACK......

[@raymondcancel7011]

The best part of the movie"leave it to me>.

[@trukeesey8715]

Seen that in a few old movin pictures. Also "Let me take care of it", or "I'll take care of it".

[@dattakafkaodell6698]

according to imdb, Ceasar Romero's debut No Cranson not much of a shadow.

[@leelarson107]

This doesn't compare to Rod LaRocque as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow.

[@carolleenkelmann4751]

Ooooh, nothing worse than finding sand in your spinach....or any sort of salad. Munch, crunch!

[@scarygary-qq1pj]

Or in a can of smoked oysters.🦪

[@Waxcoat]

Great movie even in 2024 11-7-2024

[@stephaniehand503]

Thank you

[@McadMcad]

I think the Bank Manager, put a $1000 bill, back in the Bank Vault.

[@vernalc2449]

Opening scene-man gets shot, guy standing next to him looks around and walks on in through the gate. I was waiting to hear, Cartman say, "Oh my God, they killed Kenny!"

[@loisrossi841]

Fun, thank you.

[@bigal4919]

I am sure I saw a young Alan Hale ( the skipper) earlier in this film.

[@Michael-y8l]

The Skipper from "Gilligan's Island" was played by Alan Hale, JR. The man you saw was probably his father, Alan Hale, SR, who was rather active in the movies in the 1920s to the '40s, playing everything from an outraged adversary of Laurel and Hardy in "Our Relations" (1936), to Little John THREE TIMES, in "Robin Hood" (1922) with Douglas Fairbanks, Sr, "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938) with Errol Flynn, and "Rogues of Sherwood Forest" (1950) with John Derek, to a companion of a Western Marshall (another role for Errol Flynn) in "Dodge City." (1939)

[@suzieqwonder3089]

Were people a lot shorter back then? I’ve noticed that the reports of men’s heights in these older films were extremely shorter than what is normal today (in the USA)... (5 foot, 4 inches?) ~ I’m female at 5 foot, 7 inches. Must be the additives & GMO’s in our food! Love Hal Skelly! Thx!

[@TheFrog767]

Yes every generation get taller and wider and that means more materials for shirts, trousers, shoes etc and more acreage to grow it and that means more water etc👋

[@23rdFoot]

Better nutrition for a broader part of the population.

[@AlaskaErik]

Unfortunately, Hal Skelly died the year after this picture was released. Train vs car accident.

[@robertwalker5521]

Multiple illnesses affect growth ...measles, mumps, chicken pox, lack of certain medications...

[@robertwalker5521]

@@AlaskaErik ...was he in the car..or in the train? : )

[@geraldhard1562]

Where the heck is lamont cranston ..thanks for these special shows. The really early shadows show .

[@bjbell52]

Lamont Cranston was the true identity of the Shadow in the radio show. In the pulp magazines Cranston was just one of many disguises the Shadow used. In this case, it usually gave him access to the Cobalt Club where rich thieves would hang out. His true identity was Kent Allard, a WWI spy.

[@robertwalker5521]

@@bjbell52 did author/director Charles LAMONT create the name of Lamont Cranston?

[@debora6953]

Clymer was the best..."leave it to me"!

[@trukeesey8715]

Seen that in a few old movin pictures. Also "Let me take care of it", or "I'll take care of it".

[@oldfan1963]

49:35 - Caesar Romero!

[@HaywoodZarathustra]

Where the hell is Lamont Cranston?

[@gloriasmith9324]

HaywoodZarathustra Jones kmnm l pp

[@beegee1960]

Must have the wrong title. No Shadow anywhere.

[@bjbell52]

The Shadow radio show, which had Lamont Cranston as The Shadow, didn't come out until 1937. This movie must be loosely based upon The Shadow pulp magazines in which the true identity of The Shadow is mentioned only twice. His true identity was Kent Allard, WW I spy and aviator but he is a master of disguise and assumes different characters like Cranston or Fritz, the janitor at police headquarters.

[@geraldhard1562]

Hey thanks for the back an forward story.

[@DavidRice111]

Home in bed with gout!

[@FreeCaledonia]

Unbelievable acting. Script full of holes, but great period stuff.

[@DavidRice111]

@43:06; Cesar Romero (the Joker) as a henchman!

[@leelarson107]

I never liked him, and that was even before his 'affectional preference' became common knowledge.

[@DavidRice111]

@@leelarson107 That was alledged in a disputed book by smut-writer, Boze Hadleigh, and never proven.

[@geraldhard1562]

Subaru was an is a very special racer on an off the track.

[@waderaney7]

A good 🎥😊

[@RRW1982]

Quite good, in fact. A sort of 'period piece', but with much to offer.

[@fuzzyburnette7161]

As a rule I love these old Bmovies but this one is bad. Skelly is miscast in a role tailor made for Lee Tracy.

[@buckymaxwell3801]

This was definitely a Lee Tracy role, but judging by the production values, they probably couldn't afford him. lol

[@zdenekoldrichmarek2867]

Even today most film stars are short stature so as in the 30's till present day they had and have to match all the other actors and actresses not to overshadow the Hero or Heroin players !!!!! HA HA HA HA. Nordic's and European Celtic's are tall but in Africa there are tall tribes as in the Indo Chinese Continent are very tall and short folk's aswell.Indigenous USA natives had sometall people but the short Europeans are the Alpine's,Gauls,Anglo=Saxons,Britains, this is a general list but yes the people were generally shorter because they were developing their societies quicker than other sizes probably the Ancient civilisations were shorter people? BUT Hollywood is the worst measure to use for peoples hights HA HA HA.Still shorter fighter pilots were and are always more successfull than taller one's ! Just check this out it is true.So Hollywood take note.All Be Blessed

[@goldgeologist5320]

Reflex time given all parameters equal are a matter of the chemical transmission along the nerve cells. Hence, the longer the nerve the slower the reaction time. So smaller people should have faster response barring other physiological conditions.

[@Michael-y8l]

You mean "HEROINE." Heroin is an addictive drug (also called a "controlled substance").

[@yodude832]

Maybe there is a good movie 🍿 struggling to get out from under the cheesey acting and the hackneyed dialogue, not to mention the amateurish crime scene procedure, but I am not going to stick around to find out.

[@PizzaFLIX]

Thanks for watching PizzaFLIX. May the Sauce be with you. 🥊

[@footfault]

I very much appreciate most of your posts, and thank you for them. But this movie is the exception. There is NO Shadow, there are NO laughs, the writing is abysmal, Hal Skelly is gratingly, super-annoying, and the movie is 63 minutes too long. Thumbs down.

[@scarygary-qq1pj]

It was annoying how he kept leaning hard toward Ruth when he first met her at her typewriter. I wonder how many guys emulated that, thinking it was clever, only to get slapped.

[@Michael-y8l]

​​@@scarygary-qq1pj This was obviously due to the sexism of the time, which basically taught men that it was normal and acceptable to "come on" to women in such an aggressive fashion, that women "love the rough stuff," and that females should just act submissive and accept it. This is probably why so many women got raped and the men who did it got away with it. Apparently, too many people in those days took to heart an old saying (often attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius) that goes "When rape is inevitable, sit back and enjoy it." I recall that back in the 1970s, a famous TV personality (I don't remember if he was a reporter, a sportscaster, a weatherman, or whatever) named "Tex" Antroine (I think that's how his last name was spelled) mentioned that old saying on live TV after hearing a news report about a sexual assault, and the TV station received so many outraged responses from angry viewers (who could blame them?), that Antroine was fired!

[@edwardpollard1565]

Bad dialog and acting / cheap moive

[@Michael-y8l]

*movie

[@sondragreen665]

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[@dwightherrington7793]

This movie is boring as can be.

[@robertwalker5521]

When that happens, just move that little square over to about five minutes left. That is when the most action occurs and the case/mystery is solved.

[@dr.skipkazarian5556]

Have you ever considered the problem is you?

[@scarygary-qq1pj]

​@@robertwalker5521Just like any basketball game.🏀

[@mikejohnson599]

terrible

[@RRW1982]

Don't look now, but there's more here than first seems to be - much more.