In the 1930s, a Tibetan mystic imparts his ancient mind-control techniques to reform criminal Lamont Cranston. By day, Cranston masquerades as a decadent playboy; by night he becomes a single-minded crime-fighting hero known as the Shadow and squares off against Genghis Khan's last living descendant, Shiwan Khan - with the safety of Earth hanging in the balance. This is a fun and entertaining movie that is quite well made. It features solid acting, writing and directing.