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The Whispering Shadow is a 1933 American Pre-Code serial film directed by Colbert Clark and Albert Herman and starring Béla Lugosi in his first of five serial roles. Lugosi received $10,000, the highest known salary of his career, for this film. The serial was filmed in 12 days and was the last role for actor Karl Dane.
Original Release
04/18/1933
US Release
04/18/1933
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Bela Lugosi | Professor Adam Anton Strang / Prof. Adam Anton Strang |
| Malcolm McGregor | Jack Foster |
| Viva Tattersall | Vera Strang |
| Robert Warwick | Detective Robert Raymond / Robert Raymond |
| Roy D'Arcy | Prof. Alexis Steinbeck / Steinbeck |
| Karl Dane | Sparks - Dispatcher / Sparks |
| Henry B. Walthall | J.D. Bradley - Company President / J. D. Bradley |
| Lafe McKee | D.W. Jerome - Company Vice President / Prince Alexander, alias Mr. Jerome |
| Ethel Clayton | The Countess Helen [Chs. 5-8] |
| Lloyd Whitlock | Young - Henchman #3 |
Directors
Writers
Barney A. Sarecky, George Morgan, Norman S. Hall, Colbert Clark, Wyndham Gittens
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Bela Lugosi | Professor Adam Anton Strang / Prof. Adam Anton Strang |
| Malcolm McGregor | Jack Foster |
| Viva Tattersall | Vera Strang |
| Robert Warwick | Detective Robert Raymond / Robert Raymond |
| Roy D'Arcy | Prof. Alexis Steinbeck / Steinbeck |
| Karl Dane | Sparks - Dispatcher / Sparks |
| Henry B. Walthall | J.D. Bradley - Company President / J. D. Bradley |
| Lafe McKee | D.W. Jerome - Company Vice President / Prince Alexander, alias Mr. Jerome |
| Ethel Clayton | The Countess Helen [Chs. 5-8] |
| Lloyd Whitlock | Young - Henchman #3 |
| Bob Kortman | Jasper Slade - The Convict |
| Jack Perrin | Williams - Henchman #1 [Ch. 3] |
| Max Wagner | Kruger - Henchman #6 [Ch. 1] |
| Lionel Backus | W.B. Jarvis [Chs. 3-6, 12] |
| Yakima Canutt | Detective [Ch. 12] |
| Kernan Cripps | Murphy - Driver [Chs. 1, 8] |
| Gordon De Main | Detective [Chs. 1, 5-8] |
| William Desmond | Empire Transport Co. driver |
| Norman Feusier | Deane [Ch. 10] |
| Robert Frazer | Official |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Nat Levine | Producer |
| J. Laurence Wickland | Producer |
