The Shadow on the Wall is a 1925 American silent mystery film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Eileen Percy, Creighton Hale, and William V.

Walters' shadow matches this painting perfectly, establishing him as the missing son to the Warring family.

Walters falls in love with Warring's daughter Lucia and finds that the family attorney Glaxton is slowly poisoning the old man.

Walters is able, with some assistance from Bleary's wife Missus, to bring the two scoundrels to justice.

In the end it is discovered that Walters is the missing son, and Lucia is an adopted daughter, making the love finish secure.