I had never heard of Lamont Cranston before "The Shadow" came out, but I found the movie really neat. With a nice combo of the Eastern arts and the gangster days, they pull it off. True, a lot of the movie is characteristic of silly Hollwood flicks, but they don't pretend to be anything else. Alec Baldwin (happy birthday, Alec!) was the perfect choice for the title character, while John Lone was one nasty Shiwan Khan and Penelope Ann Miller made one sexy Margot Lane.
A few years ago, I actually heard a radio broadcast of "The Shadow" (I don't know whether it was actually an original broadcast from the '30s or a modern recording done like a '30s broadcast). The broadcast - about a war-veteran-turned-serial-killer - seriously made me feel like I was back in the gangster days, and it seemed like the broadcast even had some subtle political commentary.
But anyway, this is movie that you're sure to like. One of the comic book adaptations that they got right. Also starring Peter Boyle, Jonathan Winters, Tim Curry and Ian McKellen.
A few years ago, I actually heard a radio broadcast of "The Shadow" (I don't know whether it was actually an original broadcast from the '30s or a modern recording done like a '30s broadcast). The broadcast - about a war-veteran-turned-serial-killer - seriously made me feel like I was back in the gangster days, and it seemed like the broadcast even had some subtle political commentary.
But anyway, this is movie that you're sure to like. One of the comic book adaptations that they got right. Also starring Peter Boyle, Jonathan Winters, Tim Curry and Ian McKellen.