Shadow of the Law

Shadow of the Law was released on June 6, 1930.

Shadow of the Law was directed by Louis J. Gasnier.

Shadow of the Law has a runtime of 69m.

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.

The key characters in Shadow of the Law are Jim Montgomery aka John Nelson (William Powell), Edith Wentworth (Marion Shilling), Ethel Barry aka Ethel George (Natalie Moorhead).

Shadow of the Law is rated Not Rated.

Shadow of the Law is a Drama, Mystery, Crime film.

Shadow of the Law has an audience rating of 6.3 out of 10.