A Burglar to the Rescue (1931)

"THE SHADOW" DETECTIVE STORIES

He is working on the books to cover his crimes, when a visitor arrives with a gun. In the conversation that ensues, it is revealed that the visitor is an escaped convict that was a former employee of the bank. He was railroaded to prison to cover the crooked banker's crime. As with other entries in this series, there is a shadow projected every so often with a voice forecasting what is to come.

Genres: Thriller, Crime, Mystery

Stars: Thurston Hall, Charlotte Wynters, Frank Shannon, Arthur Aylesworth, Frank Readick