Product Details

• Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Marengo Films
• DVD Release Date: November 4, 2003
• Run Time: 123 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00006IUJO
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #58,561 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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49 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Shadow Pulp Fans, This May Not Be For You, October 23, 2002

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Paul A. Fucito "fabfriday" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shadow: Shadow Strikes/International Crime (DVD)

Before I discuss the film plots, let me state that Marengo Films has done a great job returning two long lost films to consumers. The public domain prints were better than I expected, a few digital quirks aside (some freezing and pixalating here and there). These are scarce films from the late 1930's, so don't expect miracles, but don't assume they are poor either. For the price you can't go wrong.

Now for movie content. If you were expecting to see the cloaked figure you've come to love in the pulps and film serials, guess again. "The Shadow Strikes" is the ONLY film in this collection where Lamont Granston (not Cranston) puts the costume on, and only at the very end of the film.

In "International Crime," forget it. All you see is a framed illustration of "The Shadow" on the wall of the radio station in which Lamont Cranston works as a crime reporter. He publishes a column and hosts a radio program as "The Shadow." Everybody knows who he is, and not once does he "cloud men's minds" while dressed in black. He does say the line "crime does not pay," but nothing more.

In fact, nearly all of the charm from the pulps and radio programs is lost in these two films. No costume, no ring, no Cobalt Club, no sinister laugh, and not once do we ever hear "Who know's what evil lurks in the hearts of man...." You will find all of the above and more however in the 15 chapter serial collection (available as a double VHS set) and the 90's film "The Shadow" with Alec Baldwin.

Shadow completists will welcome these films, as will fans of film noir mysteries in general. But for those of you looking for the hero you've been reading about or listening to in the old radio programs, look elsewhere.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Shadow Strikes, December 12, 2002

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Kate Tranum (Sioux City, Iowa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shadow: Shadow Strikes/International Crime (DVD)

I love old movies and for Marengo Films to find these two forgotten films is fantastic. There are some minor flaws... but heck the darn things were filmed in the 1930's and the films are perfect if you love Comic Book or Pulp Heroes. These two detective movies are great examples of the old "Who Done-its" in the genra of The Thin Man Series... I devoured them. Marengo has obviously cleaned the sound which is surprisingly good and the prints are better than I ever expected.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE SHADOW STRIKES, September 11, 2003

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BARRY BLUE (BIRMINGHAM, AL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shadow: Shadow Strikes/International Crime (DVD)

It looks as if Marengo Films rescued these two old movies from obscurity. I was thrilled to see they were on DVD and was not disappointed. Grand National Pictures was bought by another film company after putting these two marvelous films out. That answers why there are no other films which followed. These movies are fun to watch and are similar to such greats as Mr.Wong, Charlie Chan, Dick Tracy and the Thin Man... Oh, how things have changed in acting and style... though Hollywood did honor the style I think with LA Confidential... Both films are A MUST FOR COLLECTORS and the DVD is truly a CLASSIC. Technically, the prints are pretty darn good and the sound is perfect.