In The 1994 Film
In the 1994 film, The Shadow, Margo is a principal character. In the movie Margo (Penelope Ann Miller) has had psychic powers her whole life. Her father, Dr. Reinhardt Lane (Ian McKellen), is a scientist working to develop a new type of power source, using an implosive device to be contained within a beryllium sphere, which the villainous Shiwan Khan (John Lone) tries to turn into a weapon. The Shadow (Alec Baldwin) and Margo first meet at the Cobalt Club, where they find they have an instant attraction. After they go out to dinner together, Lamont realizes that Margo has psychic powers and fears that she may uncover his secret identity if they spend more time together, so he vows never to see her again. However, when Khan begins controlling her father's mind, Margo approaches Lamont and Police Commissioner Wainwright Barth (Jonathan Winters) for help. Shiwan Khan hypnotizes Margo and orders her to kill the Shadow. She proceeds immediately to Lamont's mansion and (unsuccessfully) attempts to shoot Lamont, who breaks the trance. Upon waking from the trance, she realizes that Lamont is the Shadow and volunteers to help him defeat Shiwan Khan and rescue her father. Together they investigate the last known sighting of Khan, a mysterious empty lot that every one in the city - Lamont included - believes was once the site of the hotel Monolith; in reality, the hotel is still standing as Khan's base, but he has hypnotised the entire city to be unable to see. Margo goes to the library to investigate the building, while Lamont confronts Farley Claymore (Tim Curry), who they suspect is also being mind-controlled by Khan. Claymore reveals that he is in league with Shiwan of his own free will and traps the Shadow in a pressure-testing tank, causing it to fill with water. Using his psychic powers, the Shadow attempts to contact Margo and she comes to rescue him. In the climax of the movie, the Shadow confronts Shiwan Khan, while Margo helps her father defuse the detonation device, within the beryllium sphere (that has now become a deadly bomb), helping to save the day.
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