''The Shadow Laughs'' is a 1933 American

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directed by Arthur Hoerl and starring

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and

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.Weaver p. 174

Cast

as Robin Dale *

as Ruth Hackett *

as Capt. Morgan * Walter Fenner as Tennant * Robert Keith as George Hackett * Geoffrey Bryant as Ryan * Harry Short as Clymer * John F. Morrissey as Sgt. Owens *

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as Tony Rico

References

Bibliography

* Weaver, Tom. ''Double Feature Creature Attack: A Monster Merger of Two More Volumes of Classic Interviews''. McFarland, 2003.

External links

* 1933 films 1933 mystery films American mystery films Films directed by Arthur Hoerl American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{mystery-film-stub