Shadows of Glory

Shadows of Glory is a pre-Code Spanish-language Cinema of [the United States|American film] released in 1930. It was produced by Sono [Art-World Wide Pictures] to serve as an alternate-language version of their English-language release Blaze o' Glory. It was the first foreign-language sound film produced in the United States.

Plot

Sombras de gloria, like Blaze o' Glory, takes its premise from the story The Long Shot by Thomas Alexander Boyd. It is part war movie, part courtroom drama.

Cast

Jose Bohr as Eddie Williams
Mona Rico as Helen Williams
Francisco Maran as Dr. Castelli
Cesar Vanoni as District Attorney
Demetrius Alexis as Carl Hummel
Juan Torena as Jack
Enrique Acosta as Judge

Production and distribution

According to modern web sources, Sombras de gloria was shot at Metropolitan Studios in Hollywood in October 1929. The premiere took place at the studio on January 25, 1930. The film opened to the general public in the United States five days later. It is not presently available in DVD.