The Shadow
“Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?”
Based on the 1930s comic strip, The Shadow is put up against his archenemy Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom using an atom bomb. Using his powers of invisibility and "the power to cloud men's minds", The Shadow comes blazing to the rescue with explosive results.
Genres
Fantasy, Action, Crime, Adventure
Studio
Bregman/Baer Productions
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Shadow performed
Budget
$40.0M
Worldwide Gross
$48.1M
Gross Profit
$8.1M
Return
1.2× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$5M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~32/68, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Fantasy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Lamont Cranston / The Shadow
Alec Baldwin
Lamont Cranston / The Shadow
Shiwan Khan
John Lone
Shiwan Khan
Margo Lane
Penelope Ann Miller
Margo Lane
Moe Shrevnitz
Peter Boyle
Moe Shrevnitz
Dr. Reinhardt Lane
Ian McKellen
Dr. Reinhardt Lane
Farley Claymore
Tim Curry
Farley Claymore
Wainwright Barth
Jonathan Winters
Wainwright Barth
Dr. Roy Tam
Sab Shimono
Dr. Roy Tam
Tulku
Brady Tsurutani
Tulku
Li Peng
James Hong
Li Peng
Isaac Newboldt
Joseph Maher
Isaac Newboldt
Duke Rollins
John Kapelos
Duke Rollins
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