Shadow of the Law

1930 film by Louis J. Gasnier
Movie film Q7460679
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Shadow of the Law

Summary

Shadow of the Law is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shadow of the Law's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Shadow of the Law was directed by Louis J. Gasnier[4].
  • John Farrow wrote the screenplay for Shadow of the Law[5].
  • Shadow of the Law's genre is drama film[6].
  • Shadow of the Law's genre is crime film[7].
  • Shadow of the Law's genre is mystery film[8].
  • A cast member of Shadow of the Law was William Powell[9].
  • A cast member of Shadow of the Law was Natalie Moorhead[10].
  • A cast member of Shadow of the Law was Regis Toomey[11].
  • A cast member of Shadow of the Law was Paul Hurst[12].
  • A cast member of Shadow of the Law was Frank O'Connor[13].
  • A cast member of Shadow of the Law was Edward LeSaint[14].
  • A cast member of Shadow of the Law was Edward Peil[15].
  • A cast member of Shadow of the Law was George Irving[16].
  • Shadow of the Law's director of photography is recorded as Charles Lang[17].
  • The original language of Shadow of the Law was English[18].
  • Shadow of the Law's color is recorded as black-and-white[19].
  • Shadow of the Law's country of origin is recorded as United States[20].
  • Shadow of the Law was released on 1930[21].
  • Shadow of the Law's distributed by is recorded as Paramount Pictures[22].
  • Shadow of the Law's narrative location is recorded as New York City[23].
  • Shadow of the Law's film editor is recorded as Robert Bassler[24].
  • Shadow of the Law's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shadow of the Law'}[25].
  • Shadow of the Law's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+69'}[26].

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Authorship and Creation

Shadow of the Law was directed by Louis J. Gasnier[4]. John Farrow wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include William Powell[9], Natalie Moorhead[10], Regis Toomey[11], Paul Hurst[12], Frank O'Connor[13], and Edward LeSaint[14].

Publication

Shadow of the Law was released on 1930[21]. The original language of it was English[18]. Genres include drama film[6], crime film[7], and mystery film[8].

Why It Matters

Shadow of the Law ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . IMDb. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Publication date +1930-00-00T00:00:00Z
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