
Sealed Lips
Action · Crime · Drama
Overview
The Shadow's third movie short, an adaptation from a Donald Van Riper story, "Dying Lips," which appeared in an issue of Detective Story Magazine.
Top Cast


Frank Readick
Frank Readick
The Shadow (voice)
Frank Readick
The Shadow (voice)


Josephine Dunn
Josephine Dunn
Josephine Dunn


E.H. Calvert
E.H. Calvert
E.H. Calvert


Walter Miller
Walter Miller
Walter Miller
Willard Hall
Willard Hall
Willard Hall


Joseph W. Girard
Joseph W. Girard
Joseph W. Girard
Carl Miller
Carl Miller
Stanwyck
Carl Miller
Stanwyck
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