The Vanishing Shadow

The Vanishing Shadow

Directed by	Lew Landers
Produced by	Henry MacRae
Written by	Basil Dickey George Morgan Ella O'Neill Het Mannheim
Music by	Edward Ward
Cinematography	Richard Fryer
Edited by	Saul A. Goodkind (supervisor) Alvin Todd Edward Todd
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	April 23, 1934 (1934-04-23)
Running time	12 chapters (242 min)
Country	United States
Language	English

The Vanishing Shadow, Chapter 1

The Vanishing Shadow (1934) is a Universal film serial.

Plot

Stanley Stanfield is the inventor of the Vanishing Ray, a wearable device which, when active, leaves only the user's shadow still visible. After meeting with a fellow scientist, Carl Van Dorn, a prototype is built. Stanley intends to sell bonds to finance his invention. He inherited them from his late father, an editor for the Tribune newspaper, but the stockbroker he meets is corruptly involved with Wade Barnett, the businessman who hounded Stanley's father to his death. Barnett wants the bonds and will go to any length to acquire them. A conflict ensues between Stanley and Barnett. However, Stanley's new girlfriend, Gloria Grant, is really Gloria Barnett, his enemy's estranged daughter. Neither hero nor villain wants to hurt Gloria and must work around this in their struggle. Many science fiction gadgets, including a robot and The Destroying Ray, also feature.

Dorgan, Barnett's "spear-point heavy", is unhappy with having to hold back to protect Gloria. Eventually he captures both Stanley and Gloria but blackmails his boss to ensure her safety. Barnett turns up with both the ransom money and the police but he is shot in the fight. Before dying, he makes his peace with his daughter. Gloria and Stanley finally marry and take over operation of the Tribune.

Cast

Onslow Stevens as Stanley Stanfield, inventor of the Vanishing Ray and son of the late editor of the Tribune newspaper.
Ada Ince as Gloria Grant, Stanfield's girlfriend, who is also the estranged daughter of Ward Barnett, having changed her name from the original Gloria Barnett.
James Durkin as Carl Van Dorn, mad scientist ally of Stanfield
Walter Miller as Ward Barnett, villainous businessman
Richard Cramer as Dorgan, Barnett's spear-point heavy
Edmund Cobb as Kent, one of Barnett's henchman
Monte Montague as Badger, one of Barnett's henchman
Al Ferguson as Stroud, one of Barnett's henchman
Sidney Bracey as Denny, Barnett's office clerk
J. Frank Glendon as John Cadwell, stockbroker
William Desmond as Editor MacDonald
Beulah Hutton as Sal, a gun moll

Chapter titles

Accused of Murder
The Destroying Ray
The Avalanche
Trapped
Hurled from the Sky
Chain Lightning
The Tragic Crash
The Shadow of Death
Blazing Bulkheads
The Iron Death
The Juggernaut
Retribution

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References

↑ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 210. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.

External links

Preceded by Pirate Treasure (1934)	Universal Serial The Vanishing Shadow (1934)	Succeeded by The Red Rider (1934)

Universal serials

Serials

Silent Serials (1914-1929)	Lucille Love, Girl of Mystery The Master Key The Trey o' Hearts The Black Box The Broken Coin Graft Under the Crescent The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring Liberty The Mystery Ship The Red Ace The Gray Ghost The Voice on the Wire The Brass Bullet Bull's Eye The Lion's Claws Lure of the Circus The Red Glove The Great Radium Mystery The Lion Man The Midnight Man The Flaming Disc The Moon Riders King of the Circus The Vanishing Dagger The Dragon's Net The Diamond Queen Do or Die The Secret Four Terror Trail The White Horseman Winners of the West The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe In the Days of Buffalo Bill Perils of the Yukon The Radio King With Stanley in Africa Around the World in Eighteen Days Beasts of Paradise The Eagle's Talons The Ghost City In the Days of Daniel Boone The Oregon Trail The Phantom Fortune The Social Buccaneer The Steel Trail The Fast Express The Fighting Ranger The Iron Man The Riddle Rider Wolves of the North Ace of Spades The Great Circus Mystery The Scarlet Streak Fighting with Buffalo Bill Strings of Steel The Winking Idol Blake of Scotland Yard The Fire Fighters The Return of the Riddle Rider The Trail of the Tiger Whispering Smith Rides Haunted Island Tarzan the Mighty The Vanishing Rider The Diamond Master A Final Reckoning The Pirate of Panama

Part-sound Serials (1929-1930)	The Ace of Scotland Yard Tarzan the Tiger The Jade Box The Lightning Express Terry of the Times The Indians Are Coming

Pre-war Sound Serials (1931-1942)	Finger Prints Heroes of the Flames Danger Island Battling with Buffalo Bill The Spell of the Circus Detective Lloyd The Airmail Mystery Heroes of the West The Jungle Mystery The Lost Special Clancy of the Mounted The Phantom of the Air Gordon of Ghost City The Perils of Pauline Pirate Treasure The Vanishing Shadow The Red Rider Tailspin Tommy Rustlers of Red Dog The Call of the Savage The Roaring West Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery The Adventures of Frank Merriwell Flash Gordon The Phantom Rider Ace Drummond Jungle Jim Secret Agent X-9 Wild West Days Radio Patrol Tim Tyler's Luck Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars Flaming Frontiers Red Barry Scouts to the Rescue Buck Rogers The Oregon Trail The Phantom Creeps The Green Hornet Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe Winners of the West Junior G-Men The Green Hornet Strikes Again! Sky Raiders Riders of Death Valley Sea Raiders

War-time Serials (1942-1945)	Don Winslow of the Navy Gang Busters Junior G-Men of the Air Overland Mail The Adventures of Smilin' Jack Don Winslow of the Coast Guard Adventures of the Flying Cadets The Great Alaskan Mystery Raiders of Ghost City Mystery of the River Boat Jungle Queen The Master Key Secret Agent X-9

Post-war Serials (1945-1946)	The Royal Mounted Rides Again The Scarlet Horseman Lost City of the Jungle The Mysterious Mr. M

See also

Film serials List of film serials List of film serials by studio

Films directed by Lew Landers

The Vanishing Shadow (1934)
The Red Rider (1934)
Tailspin Tommy (1934)
Rustlers of Red Dog (1935)
The Call of the Savage (1935)
The Raven (1935)
Stormy (1935)
Night Waitress (1936)
Border Cafe (1937)
Danger Patrol (1937)
Flight from Glory (1937)
The Man Who Found Himself (1937)
They Wanted to Marry (1937)
Crashing Hollywood (1938)
Condemned Women (1938)
Law of the Underworld (1938)
Blind Alibi (1938)
Smashing the Rackets (1938)
Annabel Takes a Tour (1938)
Double Danger (1938)
Twelve Crowded Hours (1939)
Fixer Dugan (1939)
Ski Patrol (1940)
Wagons Westward (1940)
Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot (1940)
Girl from Havana (1940)
Ridin' on a Rainbow (1941)
The Singing Hill (1941)
Harvard, Here I Come! (1941)
Alias Boston Blackie (1942)
Atlantic Convoy (1942)
The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
Doughboys in Ireland (1943)
Power of the Press (1943)
After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943)
Redhead from Manhattan (1943)
The Return of the Vampire (1943)
Cowboy Canteen (1944)
Swing in the Saddle (1944)
Black Arrow (1944)
I'm from Arkansas (1944)
Crime, Inc. (1945)
The Enchanted Forest (1945)
Follow That Woman (1945)
The Mask of Diijon (1946)
Hot Cargo (1946)
The Truth About Murder (1946)
Danger Street (1947)
Seven Keys to Baldpate (1947)
Inner Sanctum (1948)
Jungle Manhunt (1951)
The Magic Carpet (1951)
Aladdin and His Lamp (1952)
Adventures of Gallant Bess (1952)
Arctic Flight (1952)
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land (1952)
California Conquest (1952)
Man in the Dark (1953)
Tangier Incident (1953)
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953)
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl (1954)
Hot Rod Gang (1958)

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