“Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!”
Leee@ suggested I come up with a cast for THE SHADOW to
go along with my DOC SAVAGE and THE AVENGER fancasts!
Here’s the third and last in my pulp hero Fancast series.
THE SHADOW/LAMONT CRANSTON - ODED FEHR
MARGO LANE - ELISHA CUTHBERT
MOSES “MOE” SHREVNITZ - JOHN TURTURO
Moe is a taxi driver and THE SHADOW'S driver!
DET. JOE CARDONA - ADRIAN PASDAR
THE SHADOW'S police contact and friend.
HARRY VINCENT - WENTWORTH MILLER
The Shadow rescued Harry from jumping off a bridge and committing suicide and set him up in a hotel as one of his agents. Harry was very suave and a great
people person. He became The SHADOW’S main man.
Harry's introduction set the mood for future entrances of agents in the magazine. He was a young person in trouble with seemingly insurmountable obstacles being given a new life by The Shadow.
CLYDE BURKE - BRIAN AUSTIN GREEN
Young reporter who worked for a tabloid called The Classic so he had fewer
restraints than a regular newspaper had, giving him more freedom to help THE SHADOW. Burke's duties for THE SHADOW were investigative, not physical, but if needed, he would aid in battle. He conversed regularly with Detective Joe Cardona.
BURBANK – A.J. BUCKLEY
Dispatch and surveillance, a young electronics wiz who kept all agents connected through his radio. He would also sneak in and bug whoever THE SHADOW needed him to. Burbank was very secretive and no one knew what he looked
like except THE SHADOW'S other agents.
CLIFF MARSLAND – THOMAS HADEN CHURCH
Big, tough, with chiseled features, Marsland roamed the underworld with the reputation of a killer and lone wolf. Only he and The Shadow knew this to be false.
Cliff was The Shadow's spy in the badlands. He traveled about criminal hangouts trying to pick up information on impending crime. Because of his reputation, he could usually join any gang that The Shadow wanted him to infiltrate. Cliff was good with his fists and a gun, and was useful in battles. Because his features were rugged but not hard, he could occasionally team with Vincent for honest work.
HAWKEYE - ROBERT KNEPPER
Small in frame, Hawkeye would go unnoticed if it were not for his wizened, prematurely old face and his keen, ever-shifting eyes. Once a top spy in the underworld, this man was reformed by criminologist Slade Farrow.
Hawkeye's main function was to secretly trail suspects. He was excellent at this job, only The Shadow was better. Hawkeye also gave The Shadow another agent, beside Marsland, who could roam the badlands of crime and report after on impending activity. The two sometimes teamed in joining a crime ring.
Hawkeye's real name was never given.
JERICHO DRUKE – HENRY SIMMONS
Jericho Druke was a powerfully built and tremendously strong black man who ran an employment agency in Harlem. He first came in contact with The Shadow when, as a doorman, he got involved in a gangland battle. The Shadow's intervention saved Jericho's life. At the same time, the battle showed Druke's courage and ability. Some time later Harry Vincent brought Druke into The Shadow's unit.
Jericho was of above-average intelligence and was not a stereotyped comic relief type. He seldom spoke but when he did it was normally, avoiding the dialects often seen in other pulp stories. Usually he entered when his strength was needed - carrying large objects, battling a number of thugs, or just one powerful foe. At other occasions he was used as the doorman of a hotel or some other menial job at a spot to gather information people might drop.
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11/3/2009