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The Shadow of Silk Lennox
The Shadow of Silk Lennox

The Shadow of Silk Lennox

LIKE HIS FATHER - A MAN OF A THOUSAND FACES

Genres

Crime

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A crooked nightclub owner, pretending to go straight, is forced to kill a henchman when the latter tries to run off with the gang's latest haul.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

60 mins

Rating

4.8/10

Release Date

11 December 1935

Country

United States of America

Cast

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

John Arthur 'Silk' Lennox

Dean Benton

Dean Benton

Jimmy Lambert

Marie Burton

Marie Burton

Nola Travers

Jack Mulhall

Jack Mulhall

Ferguson, alais 'Fingers' Farley

Eddie Gribbon

Eddie Gribbon

Henchman Lefty Sloan

Larry McGrath

Larry McGrath

Allen Greer

Allen Greer

Henchman Dutch

Theodore Lorch

Theodore Lorch

Kennedy, the ward-heeler

Frank Niemann

Frank Niemann

Nightclub Band Leader

Budd Buster

Budd Buster

Henchman Deacon Fedder

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