The Shadow of the Eagle

(1932)
 
218 minutes (12 Chapters)

Action / Adventure / Serial

Directed by Ford Beebe and B. Reeves Easton

Cast:

John Wayne as Craig McCoy
Dorothy Gulliver as Jean Gregory
Edward Hearn as Jean's Father
Richard Tucker as Evans
Lloyd Whitlock as Green
Walter Miller as Danby
Edmund Burns as Clark
J. Pat O'Malley as Ames
Kenneth Harlan as Ward
Little Billy Rhodes as the Midget
Ivan Linow as the Strong Man
James Bradbury Jr. as the Ventriloquist
Ernie S. Adams as Kelly
Roy D'Arcy as Gardner
Bud Osborne as Moore

The mysterious pilot known only as The Eagle uses skywriting to make threatening statements against a corporation.  Most people believe that Nathan Gregory is the Eagle .  However, when Gregory goes missing and the Eagle 's threats continue, Craig McCoy sets out to discover the truth behind the Shadow of the Eagle !

Notes:

The Shadow of the Eagle was John Wayne's first lead role in a serial.

Footage from The Shadow of the Eagle was used in a 1992 documentary called "Action Heroes of the Cliffhanger Serials".

The Shadow of the Eagle trailer

Chapters:

Chapter 1 - The Carnival Mystery
Chapter 2 - Pinholes
Chapter 3 - The Eagle Strikes 
Chapter 4 - The Man of a Million Voices
Chapter 5 - The Telephone Cipher  
Chapter 6 - The Code of the Carnival 
Chapter 7 - Eagle or Vulture
Chapter 8 - On the Spot
Chapter 9 - When Theives Fall Out
Chapter 10 - The Man Who Knew
Chapter 11 - The Eagle 's Wing 
Chapter 12 - The Shadow Unmasked