New York at ransom. The Shadow eventually discovers Khan's location: the luxurious Hotel Monolith, a building that Khan has rendered forgotten and invisible to the city's inhabitants. Entering the hotel for a showdown with Khan, The Shadow is subdued by the Phurba before he turns it against Khan, disrupting Khan's hypnotic control over Reinhardt and the city. While Margo and Reinhardt disarm the bomb, The Shadow pursues Khan through the hotel and defeats him by hurling a broken shard of glass into his frontal lobe. Khan awakens in the padded cell of a mental hospital. One of the doctors tells Khan that they were able to save his life by removing a part of his brain, nullifying Khan's psychic abilities. Cranston and Margo begin a relationship and join forces to fight the criminal underworld. Cast Alec Baldwin as Lamont Cranston / The Shadow, a wealthy playboy and former Tibetan drug kingpin who operates as a vigilante. John Lone as Shiwan Khan, a descendant of Genghis Khan. Penelope Ann Miller as Margo Lane, a socialite who befriends Cranston. Peter Boyle as Moses "Moe" Shrevnitz, a taxi cab driver allied with the Shadow. Ian McKellen as Dr. Reinhardt Lane, a scientist, the father of Margo. Tim Curry as Farley Claymore, a scientist and former assistant to Dr. Lane allied with Shiwan Khan. Jonathan Winters as Wainwright Barth, Lamont’s uncle, and Police Commissioner. Sab Shimono as Dr. Roy Tam, a Chinese scientist rescued by the Shadow and helping him. Andre Gregory as Burbank, an ally of the Shadow who runs his spy network. James Hong as Li Peng, a servant of the Tulku. Joseph Maher as Isaac Newboldt, curator of the New York museum. Max Wright as Berger, assistant curator of the museum. Ethan Phillips as Nelson, a guard at the museum. Abraham Benrubi and Steve Hytner as Marines guarding Dr. Lane's laboratory. Kate McGregor Stewart as Mrs. Shrevnitz Frank Welker as the voice of Phurba, a mystical dagger. Barry Dennen as the voice of Tulku (uncredited) Production Producer Martin Bregman bought the rights to The Shadow in 1982. Robert Zemeckis had been involved with a film adaptation in the 1980s, while Sam Raimi's pitch was ignored. Universal allowed Raimi to develop an original treatment inspired by The Shadow in 1987 with the development of Darkman. David Koepp had listened to the radio serial of The Shadow as a child, when CBS re-ran