The Missing Lady

The Missing Lady
Directed by	Phil Karlson
Starring	Kane Richmond Barbara Read
Production company	Monogram Pictures
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release dates	August 17, 1946
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Missing Lady is a 1946 American mystery film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Kane Richmond and Barbara Read. It was the third and final in a series of three films released by Monogram in 1946 starring Richmond as The Shadow, the others being The Shadow Returns and Behind The Mask.^[1]

Synopsis

Lamont Cranston, alias The Shadow, investigates when an art dealer is murdered and his valuable jade statuette is stolen.

Cast

• Kane Richmond as Lamont Cranston (The Shadow)
• Barbara Read as Margo Lane

Reception

Critic Leonard Maltin affirmed that of the three Monogram Shadow movies released in 1946, The Missing Lady was "the best of the series, played like a straight film noir and offering a few surprise twists."^[2]

References

1. Okuda, Ted (1999). The Monogram checklist: the films of Monogram Pictures Corporation, 1931-1952. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 220. ISBN 0786407506.
2. Maltin, Leonard, ed. (2005). Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide. New York: Plume. ISBN 0452286204.

External links

• The Missing Lady at the Internet Movie Database
• The Missing Lady at the American Film Institute Catalog
• The Missing Lady at AllMovie