The Vanishing Shadow (1934)
- Directed by
- Lew Landers
- Genre
- science fiction film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 4h 02m
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A scientist builds a ray gun and a robot to fight criminals. The serial follows his battles against a villain who also has advanced weapons.
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What happens
The Vanishing Shadow is a 1934 Universal science fiction film serial directed by Lew Landers. It features what is believed to be the first appearance of a hand-held ray gun in film. (apart from The Death Ray). Many science fiction gadgets, including a robot and The Destroying Ray, are also featured in the serial. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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