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The Missing Lady
UNITED STATES · 1946

The Missing Lady

Phil Karlson
art theft murder mystery false accusation jade statue vigilante justice
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Synopsis

While investigating the theft of a valuable jade statue known as "The Missing Lady" -- and the subsequent murder of an art dealer -- imperceptible sleuth Lamont Cranston aka the Shadow (Kane Richmond) finds himself being blamed for the crime. It doesn't help the Shadow's claims of innocence when more bodies begin piling up. Good thing he knows exactly who's guilty among an increasingly smaller gro

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