''Shadows of Glory'' (Spanish:''Sombras de gloria'') is a pre-Code Spanish-language American film released in 1930. It was produced by Sono Art-World Wide Pictures to serve as an alternate-language version of their English-language release '' Blaze o' Glory'' (1929). It was the first foreign-language sound film produced in the United States.

Plot

''Sombras de gloria'', like ''Blaze o' Glory'', takes its premise from the story ''The Long Shot'' by Thomas Alexander Boyd. It is part

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, part

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Cast

* Jose Bohr as Eddie Williams *

Mona Rico Mona Rico was a Mexico-born American actress. Her films include '' Eternal Love'' (1929), ''Shanghai Lady'' (1929), ''A Devil With Women (1930)'', and ''Zorro Rides Again'' (1937). Career Born as Enriqueta de Valenzuela in Mexico City, Mexico, ...

as Helen Williams * Francisco Maran as Dr. Castelli * Cesar Vanoni as District Attorney * Demetrius Alexis as Carl Hummel *

Juan Torena Juan de Garchitorena de Carvajal, known in cinema as Juan Torena (1898–1983), was a Spanish-Filipino footballer and actor. After emigrating to Argentina at a young age, he became a footballer who eventually played for the Spanish club FC Barcelo ...

as Jack * Enrique Acosta as Judge

Production and distribution

According to modern web sources, ''Sombras de gloria'' was shot at Metropolitan Studios in Hollywood in October 1929. The premiere took place at the studio on January 25, 1930. The film opened to the general public in the United States five days later. It is not presently available in DVD.

References

External links

* * 1930 films 1930s legal films 1930s war films American black-and-white films American legal films American war films 1930s Spanish-language films Spanish-language American films Western Front (World War I) films Films directed by Andrew L. Stone 1930s American films {{war-film-stub