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* [[All-Star Cast]]
* [[The Atoner]]: Lamont's work as the Shadow is so he can atone for the suffering he caused as the ruthless drug lord Ying Ko.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Shiwan Khan presses it hard when he reveals he has control of the Phurba dagger
* [[Big Applesauce]]: Justified in that Shiwan is also here to test himself against Lamont, and if at all possible, get him to change sides.
* [[Better to Die Than Be Killed]]: One of Shiwan's guards willingly falls to his death rather than be captured by the Shadow.
* [[Black and Grey Morality]]: Lamont ''knows'' he's a bad person and struggles with his dark side (which manifests as The Shadow, who does bad things for good reasons), while Shiwan Khan is a brutal megalomaniac bent on total world domination.
* [[Bland-Name Product]]: Llama cigarettes, an obvious parody of Camel.
* [[Blasting It Out of Their Hands]]: The scene in the Chinese restaraunt ends with Shiwan and Lamont trying to shoot each other, only to have the bullets collide in midair. They both stare at the bullets for a moment afterward,
* [[Book Ends]]: "''This'' is green. ''That's'' red." Also, "I'll know."
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: When Margo goes to her father's lab to find him, Shiwan puts her in a trance and sends her after Lamont. When he later confronts him about it, he tells him that he sent Margo to be killed, which would set Lamont back on the road to evil.
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* [[Catapult Nightmare]]: Lamont goes through this twice.
* [[Cement Shoes]]: The Shadow saves a science professor from gangsters who were going to dump him in the river for accidentally witnessing a crime.
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: When Ying Ko was first shown the ability to cloud men's minds - one of The Shadow's trademark abilities - it was used to hypnotize people into believing there was no temple. Once the Tulku cleared Ying Ko's mind, he was able to see the temple for all its glory. During the pursuit of Shiwan Khan, Lamont and Moe find themselves at an apparent dead end at a vacant lot; Lamont suspects something, and learns from Margo Lane that the lot was previous the site of the Hotel Monolith. The last record of it was its sale to a Far-Eastern buyer, and no one knows when it was torn down or ''who'' tore it down. Lamont speculates that the Monolith is still there, and confirms his suspicions by using his powers to bypass Shiwan Khan's ability and see it for himself, then asking a random passer what that building was, with the man dismissing him as a lunatic. Finally, when the Shadow wounds Khan, his ability wanes and causes the Hotel to become visible in the public eye.
* [[Cool Car]]: Shrevvy's cab, the toy version of which received a full arsenal of weapons.
* [[Deceptive Disciple]]: The Tulku tried to save Shiwan like he did with Lamont, but ended up getting killed for his troubles.
* [[Dieselpunk]]: Of the Diesel Noir subgenre.
* [[The Dreaded]]: Four characters have earned this trope and only two of them are the same person.
** First is Lamont Cranston as both Ying Ko and The Shadow.
*** As Ying Ko, he's a ruthless drug dealer and barbarian who personally went on raids, slaughtering everyone he can to establish himself. By the time the Tulku met him, he had already conquered a huge chunk of Tibet just to plant opium fields. Although he left that life, grown men still shiver at the mention of his name.
*** While the Shadow is scary in his own right, his is a more subdued example. Local citizens have heard of him but think he's a myth. Criminals have definitely heard of him and are wise to run, save for the stupid ones that try to take him on in a fight. Farley Claymore is very afraid of him, simply because The Shadow survived his murder attempt.
** The second is Shiwan Khan. This man has the same abilities as Lamont and is so feared that his own men would rather die than betray him. For good reason too, because if he doesn't feel like killing you personally, he'll force you to kill yourself. Even make you aware and scared, while unable to control yourself.
** Then you have Shiwan's ancestor. Genghis Kahn. His real life history notwithstanding, the movie treats him like he is also an unstoppable force even in death. When his coffin arrives in the New York Museum, the curators advise Nelson the security guard not to open it. It's also implied he too had some spiritual abilities since Shiwan arrived inside the coffin meditating in an effort to draw power from Genghis.
* [[Dreaming of Things to Come]]: Lamont as Ying Ko dreams of the Tulku before he gets abducted to his temple, and later has a nightmare about Shiwan.
* [[The Driver]]: Moe Shrevnitz.
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{{quote|'''LAMONT:''' You are a barbarian.
'''SHIWAN:''' Thank you. We both are. }}
* [[Jabba Table Manners]]: When Lamont confronts Shiwan Khan over him using Margo Lane against him. He sees Shiwan despite being well dressed, intelligent and talking civil, still eats like a barbarian would. With his bare hands.
* [[Jedi Mind Trick]]: One of the Shadow's powers
* [[Laughing Mad]]: Farley, until he falls to his death.
* [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall]]: Roy Tam and his wife, are listening to the radio while having breakfast. When Mrs. Tam serves him coffee, they hear reports regarding The Shadow. She mentions that she thinks the reporters made up The Shadow, so that people would listen to the radio more. A nod to the franchise getting big on the Radio. Roy who has met The Shadow, knows better.
* [[Nightmare Sequence]]: The first time is a warning about Shiwan's arrival, the second time is a nightmare about him pulling his face off, revealing Shiwan underneath, and the third time is a [[Flashback Nightmare]] of his time as Ying Ko.
* [[Never Recycle a Building]]: Inverted - Shiwan made everyone believe that the building got torn down, though no one can remember when.
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