''The Missing Lady'' is a 1946 American

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directed by Phil Karlson and starring

Kane Richmond Kane Richmond (born Frederick William Bowditch, December 23, 1906 – March 22, 1973) was an American film actor of the 1930s and 1940s, mostly appearing in cliffhangers and serials. He is best known today for his portrayal of the character L ...

and

Barbara Read Barbara French Read, also known as Barbara Reed, (December 29, 1917 – December 12, 1963) was a Canadian-American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s, who appeared in 21 films during her career. Early life Born Barbara French Read on Decembe ...

. It was the third and final in a series of three films released by Monogram in 1946 starring Richmond as

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, the others being ''

The Shadow Returns ''The Shadow Returns'' is a 1946 American comedy crime film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Kane Richmond, Barbara Read and Tom Dugan. It features the pulp character The Shadow, already a popular hero of novels and a radio show. It was t ...

'' and '' Behind The Mask''.

Synopsis

Lamont Cranston, alias The Shadow, investigates when an art dealer is murdered and his valuable jade statuette is stolen.

Cast

as Lamont Cranston (The Shadow) *

as Margo Lane * Pierre Watkin as Commissioner Weston *

Claire Carleton Claire Carleton (September 28, 1913 – December 11, 1979) was an American actress whose career spanned four decades from the 1930s through the 1960s. She appeared in over 100 films, the majority of them features, and on numerous television ...

as Rose Dawson *

Garry Owen The 7th Cavalry Regiment is a United States Army cavalry regiment formed in 1866. Its official nickname is "Garryowen", after the Irish air " Garryowen" that was adopted as its march tune. The regiment participated in some of the largest ba ...

as Johnson

Reception

Critic

Leonard Maltin Leonard Michael Maltin (born December 18, 1950) is an American film critic and film historian, as well as an author of several mainstream books on cinema, focusing on nostalgic, celebratory narratives. He is perhaps best known for his book of fi ...

wrote that of the three Monogram ''Shadow'' films released in 1946, ''The Missing Lady'' was "the best of the series, played like a straight film noir and offering a few surprise twists."

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* * * 1946 mystery films American crime films Monogram Pictures films The Shadow films 1946 films 1946 crime films American mystery films Films directed by Phil Karlson American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{mystery-film-stub