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A hidden truth begins to surface as a key figure holds the final clue to exposing the mysterious Eagle. In this intense chapter of the 1932 classic serial Shadow of the Eagle, danger lurks at every corner, and silence could mean death. Can the truth be revealed before it’s too late?

Digitally restored from public domain sources for lovers of vintage cinema and classic mystery.
A thrilling ride into the golden age of serial storytelling.
Transcript
00:00.
00:30a mysterious criminal who calls himself the eagle is plotting against the directors of an airplane
00:58factory whom he has tried to frighten with warnings written on the sky in smoke and fire the directors
01:06have reason to suspect that the eagle is Nathan Gregory owner of a small carnival show who has
01:13accused them of stealing from him an invention worth a fortune a bill of sale on which the directors
01:19base their claim to the invention has been mysteriously stolen but Craig McCoy stunt flyer
01:26with the carnival has traced the theft to one of the directors named green and has recovered the
01:32paper with the aid of his friend Henry the ventriloquist of the show don't move Evans
01:38always have two or three strings to your bowl major
01:50you're a fool we're in a fine jam now
01:56give me that bill of sale come and get it
02:10back to the car
02:37well we got him both yes I see you've got him but what I want to know is have you got the papers
02:46well no he dropped it when it fell off the car and it went in that
02:51are you sure of that absolutely I saw it go down a fine mess you've made of things if you'd
03:08followed my instructions he'd never gotten into the house let alone getting the bill of sale
03:12so you're the eagle are you green what do you mean by that McCoy I know these two men are working for
03:19the Eagle now I see it's you they're taking orders from yeah well you can think what you like it won't do
03:23you any good you're going where you won't have a chance to talk throw it in the car
03:28now if we could only get a hold of Gregory we'd have the whole thing in our hands well that's very
03:39simple we'll make McCoy phone Gregory to come up the office that's a good idea get back to town come
03:44on get going you all right don't miss my hat get going I stand there's the phone McCoy call Gregory and
04:01tell him to come down here you're wasting your time green I'll never do that I'm not fooling with
04:07you McCoy I'll give you just three seconds to phone and after you've shot me who'll telephone Gregory
04:14he will have you forgotten that he's a ventriloquist he can imitate anybody's voice including yours me
04:28double-crossed the skipper not in a thousand years one of you two birds is going to phone Gregory and I
04:35don't care which
04:44you know they can melt lead with one of those things
05:04wait leave him out of this I'll do what you want I thought you would
05:30I tell you Jean something must have happened to Craig
05:35he can take care of himself all right dad
05:41hello is your father there Jean yes he's here what well where is he I just told you he was here
05:58they took him who took him what's the matter the asylum doctors grabbed Gregory and took him back to the
06:07Ridd Pass sanitarium well this gums up everything we've got to get him out of there you stay here and
06:14watch these two birds till we get back with Gregory go ahead
06:17central where did that call come from you must trace it it's a matter of life and death
06:28Craig wouldn't have acted like that if he wasn't in trouble we've got to find out where he is and try to
06:38help him
06:45hello who's talking oh I didn't recognize your voice where are Moran Boyle they've
06:54gone out to capture Gregory I've got McCoy here with me yeah this time I've got
07:03everything under control all right goodbye
07:10I'm sorry gentlemen I've just received a very important phone call and won't be able to attend the meeting
07:38Well, those two men that brought Mr. Gregory to you
07:40will be back soon asking for him.
07:42Good.
07:43We want to question those men.
07:45Mr. Gregory's test proved him sane.
07:47They're crooks.
07:48Hold them, will you please?
07:50Thanks.
07:51I'll be there.
08:07Now, Mr. Green, you're going to tell us the truth about that bill of sale.
08:12You can't make me talk.
08:18Don't you think you'd better talk?
08:21I...
08:22I told you the truth last night.
08:24Danby and I bought the rights from a mechanic named Kelly.
08:28Frederick P. Kelly.
08:30Can you produce this Kelly to back up your statement?
08:33I don't know where he is.
08:36But I know where he is.
08:38He's in jail for murdering Clark.
08:40Great.
08:41That simplifies everything.
08:43Phone Gregory and tell him to meet you and Green at the police station and I'll get more on boil.
08:48We'll have a final showdown.
08:50Go on.
08:51Get back.
08:55We've convinced Gregory that we're the rightful owners of the invention.
08:58I'm not so sure of that.
08:59You know, Gregory was here when the bill of sale was stolen.
09:03Has it ever occurred to you that Gregory might have taken it to destroy our proof of rightful ownership?
09:10Nonsense.
09:11We've heard the last of Gregory.
09:12The last of Gregory.
09:13Look.
09:14That's Gregory's answer.
09:15What can we do against this man?
09:16A thousand threats written by a thousand planes.
09:17And those threats have always been followed by death.
09:18I'm through.
09:19So am I.
09:20Why are you cowards?
09:21Quitters.
09:22I'm going to carry on this fight if I have to do it all by myself.
09:23Go ahead.
09:24I'm getting out of here.
09:25All right.
09:26I'll take over here.
09:27You're not out of here.
09:28You're in the middle.
09:29You're not out of here.
09:30You're not out of here.
09:31You're out of here.
09:32I know what he's done.
09:33You're out of here.
09:34That's broken.
09:35I'm out of here...
09:36You're dead.
09:37Maybe guys will take the long run out of here?
09:39You're dead.
09:40I'm going to carry on this fight if I have to do it all by myself.
09:44Go ahead.
09:45I'm getting out of here.
09:46All right.
09:47I'll take over your shares in this company,
09:50if you're willing to let them go at my price.
09:54What do you mean, your price?
09:57We're going to police headquarters,
09:59and don't try any monkey business on the way.
10:02I'll have a gun in my pocket covering you.
10:04Come on.
10:10Daddy!
10:12Craig's safe.
10:14How do you know?
10:15Henry just phoned.
10:16Craig wants us to meet him at police headquarters right away.
10:19Police headquarters?
10:20Yes.
10:21They've got the eagle.
10:40You've got him.
10:43Nice man.
10:46I'll never be here, sir.
10:48O' its.
10:49Caught him.
10:52I'll never be at the instant.
10:55One last night,
10:56I'll never leave him alone alone.
11:03Get those soldiers out there,
11:04and we're going to take off your house.
11:09We hear you've got Gregory back again.
11:11Gregory?
11:12Oh, yes.
11:13You're the gentleman who brought him here.
11:15If you'll wait just a moment, I'll let you see him.
11:18Oh, yes.
11:19Oh, yes.
11:20You're the gentleman who brought him here.
11:22If you'll wait just a moment, I'll let you see him.
11:39Grandpa, boy!
11:41No, you don't.
11:43Line up against that wall.
11:59And don't even stick your head out that door.
12:01You hear that motor pull out.
12:09Let's go.
12:30We'd better take him along.
12:32Never mind him.
12:34We've got to run for it.
12:36Don't let him get away.
12:50Cut that gun.
13:06Don't let him get away.
13:36Get in the front seat, Moor.
13:41All right, to police headquarters, Moor, and don't spare this car.
13:59Where's Craig?
14:00He'll be along pretty soon.
14:01What's this all about, Henry?
14:03This is the Eagle.
14:05The Eagle?
14:07We want to talk to Pat Kelly, and in the presence of witnesses.
14:11Well, I don't think there's any objection to that.
14:14Donald?
14:16Go with him.
14:25Why, Gene!
14:26Skipper Henry!
14:27Why, seems like the whole car of us come over here to see me.
14:30Say, what's he doing here?
14:32Or what's this all about?
14:34Oh, just a little matter of business, Pat.
14:36Is this the man, Mr. Green?
14:43Yes.
14:44That's the man who sold me the invention.
14:47Well, what are you saying?
14:49That Kelly, my old friend stole my invention?
14:52I can't believe it.
14:53Why, it's a lie.
14:54I don't know anything about it.
14:55Kelly, you know you signed the bill of sale for the plans.
15:01Well, where is this bill of sale you're talking about?
15:04Show me my signature.
15:07I told you he was lying.
15:08He hasn't got anything to back it up.
15:10I don't know.
15:11Oh, Skipper.
15:12Why should I steal your plans?
15:15You've always been my best friend.
15:17Pat, are you sure you're telling the truth?
15:25My father's whole future depends on what you tell now, Pat.
15:29I don't know.
15:32All right.
15:34I'll tell everything I know.
15:37I did sell the plans to Green.
15:40What?
15:42There was another man who knew about it.
15:44And he, and he's been trying to cash in on it.
15:47Who was it, Kelly?
15:49Speak up, Pat.
15:50You've got to tell us.
15:58I'm signing my own death warrant.
16:02But I'll tell for you, Skipper.
16:06The man is...

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