The Shadow | Old Time Radio

The Shadow presents “Death Has Eight Arms,” originally broadcast November 2, 1947. Bret Morrison stars as Lamont Cranston, with Grace Matthews as Margot Lane, in a script by William Morwood for the Mutual Broadcasting System.

A theft from a Burmese temple reaches across the world when a valuable paper vanishes and murder follows. As an apparent curse surrounds the temple’s idol, Cranston and Margot investigate the document’s true importance before more lives are threatened.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:52 Original Broadcast
30:46 Closing

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The Shadow presents “The Ghost Wore a Silver Slipper,” originally broadcast on April 7, 1946. This Mutual Broadcasting System episode, sponsored by Blue Coal, is listed as program 366 and stars Bret Morrison as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Lesley Woods as Margo Lane.

When Lamont and Margo offer a ride to a young woman near a cemetery, she vanishes before they reach her destination—leaving behind a disturbing clue. Their search for an explanation draws them into a shadowy criminal mystery. Written by Lawrence Crowley, this atmospheric 1946 adventure balances graveyard unease with a contemporary crime investigation.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
29:52 Closing

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From The Shadow: “The Ghost Walks Again,” originally broadcast March 16, 1941. Episode 219 follows Lamont Cranston and Margot Lane into a small New England town haunted by reports that its long-dead colonial governor, Sir Roger Mathus, has returned.

Victims are found clutching death warrants bearing Mathus’s signature, and the local sheriff seeks Cranston’s help. As midnight approaches at the town’s old meeting hall, The Shadow investigates a deadly legend while refusing to accept a supernatural explanation too quickly. Written by Jerry Devine, the episode stars Bill Johnstone as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Marjorie Anderson as Margot Lane, with future film star Richard Widmark in a supporting role.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:47 Original Broadcast
25:56 Closing

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The Shadow presents “A Mask for Murder,” originally broadcast on October 10, 1948. This Mutual Broadcasting System episode, sponsored by Blue Coal, is program 455 and stars Bret Morrison as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Grace Matthews as Margo Lane.

When a man appears to seek out a professional assassin to arrange his own death, Lamont Cranston and Margo Lane are drawn into a perilous web of deception, hidden motives, and possible double-crosses. Written by Edward J. Adamson, this tense mystery challenges The Shadow to uncover what is truly being planned.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
27:55 Closing

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From The Shadow: “The Ghost That Gleams,” originally broadcast April 4, 1948 (episode 442). This late-run Mutual Broadcasting System mystery stars Bret Morrison as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Grace Matthews as Margo Lane, from a script by Louis Vittes.

At his isolated Oceanside cottage, Max Hale is haunted by a tall, pale-faced figure that appears outside his window. When police and psychiatrists fail to explain the terror, Lamont and Margo spend the night investigating clues in the windswept dunes—including a troubling trace of wet seaweed—to learn whether the visitor is a ghost or a more earthly threat.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:58 Original Broadcast
30:25 Closing

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The Shadow presents “Murderer’s Vanity,” originally broadcast on March 17, 1940. This surviving Mutual Broadcasting System episode, sponsored by Blue Coal, is generally listed as episode 191 and stars Bill Johnstone as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow alongside Marjorie Anderson as Margo Lane.

When a man faces the electric chair after being accused of murdering his mother for money, the Shadow and Margo race to uncover the truth behind a deadly scheme. This local archival recording captures the suspenseful Bill Johnstone-era series at its tense, fast-moving best.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:41 Original Broadcast
25:32 Closing

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The Shadow presents “Scent of Death” (also known as “The Scent of Death”), originally broadcast on February 2, 1947. Episode 395 of the Mutual Broadcasting System series stars Bret Morrison as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Grace Matthews as Margot Lane.

A woman’s sudden death after opening an apparently empty perfume bottle draws Cranston and Margot into a dangerous investigation involving exclusive perfume sellers, counterfeit goods, and a mysterious chemist. Written by Frank Kane and directed by John Cole, this archival recording also preserves the era’s Blue Coal commercials.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:50 Original Broadcast
29:25 Closing

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The Shadow presents “Dragon’s Tongue Murders,” originally broadcast October 12, 1941. This is episode 227 of the series, starring William Johnstone as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Marjorie Anderson as Margo Lane.

When Margo accepts a women’s-magazine feature assignment at the wealthy Post family estate, she and Lamont Cranston find themselves amid financial pressures, long-held resentments, and unsettling secrets. As the household’s tensions turn dangerous, the Shadow begins to investigate. Written by Sidney Slon and Peter Barry, the Mutual Broadcasting System drama was sponsored by Blue Coal.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:49 Original Broadcast
30:30 Closing

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The Shadow presents “Makeup for Murder,” originally broadcast December 1, 1946. Bret Morrison stars as Lamont Cranston, with Joe Bates Smith credited as writer; the Mutual Broadcasting System broadcast was sponsored by Carey’s Salt.

After a terrified beggar dies on Beggar’s Road, Lamont Cranston and Margo Lane investigate a troubling pattern of deaths at Mike’s Flophouse, a grim shelter known as “the graveyard.” With the authorities unconvinced, the Shadow goes undercover as an acrobat called Flipper to uncover the danger facing the flophouse’s desperate residents.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:49 Original Broadcast
29:41 Closing

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The Shadow presents “The Man Who Murdered Time,” originally broadcast on Mutual on January 1, 1939. Episode 153 features Bill Johnstone as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Agnes Moorehead as Margot Lane.

On New Year’s Eve in New York, Lamont Cranston and Margot Lane find themselves trapped in a day that keeps repeating while nearly everyone around them remains unaware. Their investigation leads to the gravely ill Dr. Willard and a dangerous experiment that may leave the world permanently caught in December 31.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
29:46 Closing

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The Shadow presents “Prelude to Terror,” originally broadcast January 29, 1939, and commonly cataloged as episode 145. This Mutual Broadcasting System drama stars William Johnstone as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Agnes Moorehead as Margot Lane, with Blue Coal as sponsor.

After a professor’s murder, a dangerous colorless gas is used to transform ordinary light bulbs into hidden weapons, spreading fear across the city. As panic creates openings for organized crime, The Shadow follows the trail from a laboratory to the criminals’ remote headquarters.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:47 Original Broadcast
29:11 Closing

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From The Shadow, “The Ghost Without a Face” originally aired on March 10, 1946, as episode 362 of the Mutual Broadcasting System series. Written by Joe Bates Smith, it stars Bret Morrison as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Lesley Woods as Margo Lane.

A troubled theatrical production turns frightening when an actor mutilates his face before the third act, then dies—and reports of his return begin to haunt the company. Lamont and Margo investigate the unsettling events amid the shadows of the theatre and its backstage corridors.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:37 Original Broadcast
30:13 Closing

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The Shadow presents “Murder in E Flat,” originally broadcast December 4, 1938. Episode 149 of the Mutual Broadcasting System series features Bill Johnstone as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Agnes Moorehead as Margo Lane.

A series of baffling explosions leaves a city fearful of even the loudest sounds. As danger spreads from public places to the world of music, Lamont Cranston and Margo Lane investigate a deadly scheme tied to an unusual musical note.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
29:29 Closing

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The Shadow presents “The League of Terror,” originally broadcast January 9, 1938. Commonly cataloged as episode 102, this surviving Mutual Broadcasting System drama stars Orson Welles as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Agnes Moorehead as Margo Lane.

When a frightened grocer withdraws testimony against counterfeiters, The Shadow discovers a neighborhood held hostage by intimidation. From a corner grocery and courtroom to New York’s waterfront, Lamont Cranston follows the counterfeit ring’s trail while a determined young woman fights to protect her family.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
30:13 Closing

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The Shadow presents “Murder on Approval,” originally broadcast June 12, 1938, as episode 124. This Mutual Network installment stars Orson Welles as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Margot Stevenson as Margot Lane.

When a mysterious illness strikes American soldiers, Lamont Cranston and Margot Lane follow the danger from an Army post into a tense web of espionage and threats to military security. A brisk prewar mystery shaped by late-1930s fears of sabotage, the episode was sponsored by B. F. Goodrich Tires.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:41 Original Broadcast
30:05 Closing

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From The Shadow, “The Three Ghosts,” originally broadcast October 31, 1937. Episode 6 of the 1937–38 Mutual/Blue Coal season, this Halloween installment stars Orson Welles as Lamont Cranston and Agnes Moorehead as Margo Lane.

A newly married woman fears that her isolated country mansion is haunted as strange apparitions unsettle the household. With the supernatural atmosphere mounting, Lamont and Margo investigate the eerie events for a human explanation.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:52 Original Broadcast
30:27 Closing

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The Shadow presents “Terror at Wolf’s Head Knoll,” originally broadcast February 15, 1948 (episode 435). This late-period Mutual Broadcasting System installment was sponsored by Blue Coal and stars Bret Morrison as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Grace Matthews as Margo Lane.

A drive through the Rutland Hills leaves Lamont and Margo stranded near an isolated mansion on Wolf’s Head Knoll. As Margo’s injured ankle requires help from the mansion’s unsettling resident, a series of suspicious roadside hazards suggests the hills conceal a more dangerous design. The story draws on a Peter Barry script lineage also adapted for earlier radio dramas.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:55 Original Broadcast
30:20 Closing

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The Shadow presents “Mind over Murder,” originally broadcast March 31, 1946, as episode 365. Bret Morrison stars as Lamont Cranston, with Lesley Woods as Margo Lane, in this Mutual Broadcasting System mystery written by Joe Bates Smith.

When unsettling deaths strike the home of three elderly sisters, Lamont and Margo find suspicion gathering around a troubled estate, strained family ties, and those with a stake in the household’s future. The investigation leads from the old mansion to the estate lawyer’s office as the Shadow races to prevent another tragedy.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:54 Original Broadcast
29:35 Closing

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The Shadow presents “Murders on the Main Stem,” originally broadcast December 15, 1946. In episode 388 of the Mutual Broadcasting System series, Bret Morrison stars as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Grace Matthews as Margo Lane.

When an actress and a singer are murdered, Cranston traces a troubling connection through insurance policies and the people surrounding a theatrical-world mystery. Written by William Morwood, this noir-tinged case leads from an insurer’s office to an actor’s eerie residence—while Margo faces danger of her own.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:49 Original Broadcast
30:14 Closing

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From The Shadow, “Reflection of Death” originally aired on May 9, 1948, as episode 447. This Mutual Broadcasting System presentation was sponsored by Blue Coal and stars Bret Morrison as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Grace Matthews as Margot Lane.

When newlywed Nancy Craig begins seeing the faces of people marked for death in an antique mirror, she turns to Lamont Cranston and Margot Lane for help. Their investigation moves from a shadowed antique shop to the Craigs’ old house, where the mirror’s chilling reflections may conceal a very real danger. Written by Louis Vittes.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
27:33 Closing

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The Shadow presents “The Death House Rescue,” originally broadcast September 26, 1937. This premiere of the 1937 Mutual dramatic series stars Orson Welles as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Agnes Moorehead as Margo Lane.

When a desperate father takes what appears to be a simple driving job, he is pulled into a criminal case with dire consequences. As time runs short, the Shadow works to uncover the truth in this early adventure, which introduces Cranston’s secret crime-fighting identity and his extraordinary ability to cloud men’s minds.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:50 Original Broadcast
30:03 Closing

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The Shadow presents “The Hospital Murders,” originally broadcast August 14, 1938. This is episode 133 of the series, starring Orson Welles as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Margot Stevenson as Margo Lane.

While visiting Cairo, Cranston and Margo investigate a troubling pattern of patients vanishing from Cairo General Hospital. Written by Arch Oboler, this surviving B.F. Goodrich summer-series installment leads them into the hospital’s most unsettling secrets.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
30:13 Closing

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The Shadow presents “The Fine Art of Murder,” episode 389 of the Mutual Broadcasting System series, originally broadcast December 22, 1946. This Blue Coal-sponsored drama stars Bret Morrison as Lamont Cranston and Grace Matthews as Margo Lane, from a script by Joe Castro Smith.

At a seaside setting, an artist’s disturbing fixation on a woman drowning becomes the basis for a sinister new menace. As Margo Lane is drawn into danger, Lamont Cranston and his unseen alter ego, the Shadow, confront a case where art and murder are chillingly entwined.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:48 Original Broadcast
31:06 Closing

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The Shadow presents “Sandhog Murders,” originally broadcast November 26, 1939. This Mutual network installment is episode 175 in OTRR Library numbering and stars Bill Johnstone as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Marjorie Anderson as Margot Lane.

When a deadly failure in an intercity tunnel project’s depressurization system claims eight workers, Lamont and Margot investigate the peril surrounding the contractors and the unstable underground works. The industrial tunnel setting brings danger close beneath the city streets.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:51 Original Broadcast
25:33 Closing

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The Shadow presents “The Ghost of Captain Bayloe,” originally broadcast February 5, 1939. In this surviving Mutual Broadcasting System adventure, Bill Johnstone stars as Lamont Cranston, with Agnes Moorehead as Margot Lane; the episode is listed as No. 158.

After the freighter Northern Queen is wrecked near the waters of Bayloe Island, a survivor insists the ghost of Captain Bayloe seized the helm. Lamont and Margot follow the trail from a fogbound waterfront to a remote, rock-ringed island, where an old maritime legend conceals a dangerous mystery.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:44 Original Broadcast
30:00 Closing

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The Shadow presents “Murder by a Corpse,” originally broadcast October 31, 1948, as episode 458. In this Halloween-season mystery, Bret Morrison stars as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Grace Matthews as Margot Lane.

On a stormy road near Mason City, Lamont and Margot meet a frightened woman who believes a dead man has returned to threaten her. Clues from Mount Cleardale Cemetery to the private Mancheck Sanitarium draw The Shadow into a suspenseful case of fear, false appearances, and hidden motives. Written by Edward J. Adamson for the Mutual Broadcasting System’s Blue Coal program.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:47 Original Broadcast
30:04 Closing

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The Shadow presents “The Diamond Murders,” originally broadcast October 8, 1939. Also listed as episode 168 in one numbering system, this Mutual Broadcasting System mystery stars Bill Johnstone as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Marjorie Anderson as Margot Lane.

At Eagle Field, visiting baseball pitchers begin dying by electrocution during a night game, leaving police to confront an apparently impossible crime before a crowd of witnesses. The Shadow and Margot Lane investigate the ballpark and its staff in this Jerry Devine script, originally sponsored by Blue Coal.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:48 Original Broadcast
25:53 Closing

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The Shadow presents “Valley of Living Terror,” originally broadcast October 13, 1946. This Mutual Broadcasting System episode, sponsored by Blue Coal, is commonly listed as episode 279 and stars Bret Morrison as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow. It was written by Joe Bates Smith.

Lamont Cranston and Margo Lane are drawn into danger high above a remote jungle valley, where a distraught armed woman and an isolated wilderness set the stage for mounting uncertainty and terror.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:51 Original Broadcast
29:49 Closing

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The Shadow presents “The Ghost on the Stair,” originally broadcast December 29, 1940. This is episode 208 of the series, starring William Johnstone as Lamont Cranston and Marjorie Anderson as Margo Lane.

A visit to a small Southern hotel—once part of a Civil War-era plantation—draws Cranston and Margo into a troubling local legend. With an old spinet sounding in the night, reports of a woman on the staircase, and frightened guests abandoning the hotel, The Shadow investigates its haunted past and unnerving present. Written by Jerry Devine for the Mutual Broadcasting System’s Blue Coal broadcast.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:57 Original Broadcast
30:38 Closing

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From The Shadow, “The Nursery Rhyme Murders” originally aired February 22, 1948, as episode 436. This Mutual Broadcasting System mystery was sponsored by Blue Coal, written by Alfred Bester, and stars Bret Morrison as Lamont Cranston and Grace Matthews as Margo Lane.

A local archival recording finds Cranston and Margo investigating a frightening escape from Brookside Home, a private sanitarium. As ominous clues begin to echo familiar nursery rhymes, the pair race to uncover the connection before another threatened victim is drawn into the pattern.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:51 Original Broadcast
25:04 Closing

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The Shadow presents “The Murder Underground,” episode 218 of the Mutual network series, originally broadcast March 9, 1941. This archival recording stars Bill Johnstone as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Marjorie Anderson as Margo Lane.

Mysterious deaths in a rat-infested municipal vault draw Lamont and Margo into a fog-bound waterfront investigation involving confiscated slot machines, missing nickels, and the ominous address of Number Six River Street. Scripted by Jerry Devine and adapted from the Shadow novels by Walter B. Gibson, the episode follows a dangerous trail beneath the docks.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:55 Original Broadcast
26:01 Closing

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The Shadow presents “The Ghost Building,” originally broadcast January 12, 1941. In this Mutual Broadcasting System episode, sponsored by Blue Coal, Bill Johnstone stars as Lamont Cranston alongside Marjorie Anderson as Margot Lane.

Wealthy builder Jerome Need is ready to unveil the towering Coast Building when warnings of death and vengeance begin to surround the project. As accidents and public threats give the new skyscraper its sinister “Ghost Building” nickname, Lamont and Margot investigate the fears haunting its opening.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:44 Original Broadcast
30:17 Closing

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From The Shadow comes “Murder Incorporated,” originally broadcast December 17, 1939. Listed as episode 178, this Mutual Broadcasting System presentation was sponsored by Blue Coal and stars Bill Johnstone as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Marjorie Anderson as Margot Lane.

A murder-for-hire gang has found a lethal use for ordinary matches. As quiet, calculated killings mount, Lamont and Margot follow the sinister trail before the organization can strike again.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:54 Original Broadcast
27:01 Closing

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The Shadow presents “The Ghost of Caleb Mackenzie,” originally broadcast January 26, 1941. This is Street & Smith script number 100, written by Jerry Devine for the Mutual Broadcasting System and sponsored by Blue Coal.

On a stormy night at the MacKenzie family home, a wealthy, hostile patriarch summons the relatives he distrusts most. When the prospect of a new will raises tensions, Margo Lane calls on Lamont Cranston to investigate. Bill Johnstone stars as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Marjorie Anderson as Margo Lane, in this old-dark-house mystery promoted as The Shadow’s tenth-anniversary program.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:49 Original Broadcast
30:34 Closing

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The Shadow presents “The Chess Club Murders,” originally broadcast February 23, 1941. Episode 216 finds Lamont Cranston and Margo Lane at the Black Rook Chess Club, in a Blue Coal-sponsored Mutual Broadcasting System production written by Jerry Devine.

A murder among the club’s competitive members draws Cranston into a tense investigation shaped by rivalries, a newspaper proprietor, and a manuscript that seems to echo the case. Bill Johnstone stars as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Marjorie Anderson as Margo Lane.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:42 Original Broadcast
29:57 Closing

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The Shadow presents “Poison Death,” originally broadcast January 30, 1938. This Mutual Broadcasting System episode, sponsored by Blue Coal, is commonly listed as episode 105 and features Orson Welles as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Agnes Moorehead as Margot Lane.

A wave of poisonings grips an unnamed city as ransom threats signed with the Shadow’s name spread fear. Lamont and Margot investigate the impostor’s scheme while Commissioner Weston and sanitation officials confront the alarming possibility of danger to the city’s water supply.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:54 Original Broadcast
30:25 Closing

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The Shadow presents “Murders in Wax,” originally broadcast May 15, 1938. Episode 120 of the Mutual network’s B.F. Goodrich-sponsored summer run stars Orson Welles as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Margot Stevenson as Margot Lane.

At a circus waxworks museum, a chilling tableau of gangster George Keegan’s arrest becomes the focus of a baffling murder investigation. With figures from Keegan’s past seemingly in danger, Lamont Cranston and Margot Lane follow the trail between the museum, the prison system, and a dangerous campaign of revenge.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:49 Original Broadcast
30:21 Closing

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The Shadow presents “Dragon’s Tongue Murders,” originally broadcast October 12, 1941. This is episode 227 of the classic Mutual Broadcasting System series, starring William Johnstone as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Marjorie Anderson as Margo Lane.

When Margo accepts a freelance magazine assignment at the wealthy Post family estate, she brings Lamont into a household strained by money troubles, old resentments, and mounting danger. As a murder mystery takes hold, the Shadow investigates the secrets surrounding the anxious society family. Produced and directed by Wilson Tuttle, the episode was sponsored by Blue Coal.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:51 Original Broadcast
30:32 Closing

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The Shadow presents “A Mask for Murder,” originally broadcast on October 10, 1948. This is episode 455 of the Mutual Broadcasting System’s long-running mystery series, starring Bret Morrison as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Grace Matthews as Margo Lane.

When a man appears to arrange his own murder through a professional assassin, The Shadow follows a baffling trail of hidden motives, deception, and possible double-crosses. Andre Baruch announces this Blue Coal-sponsored broadcast.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
27:52 Closing

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The Shadow presents “The Cat and the Killer,” episode 392, originally broadcast January 12, 1947. This Mutual Broadcasting System mystery stars Bret Morrison as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Grace Matthews as Margo Lane.

A Siamese cat pulled from the waterfront wears an unusually valuable silver collar, drawing Lamont and Margo into a perilous investigation that leads from the harbor to carnival grounds and a house of mirrors. The script was written by Lewis Reed.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:42 Original Broadcast
24:59 Closing

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The Shadow presents “Poison Death,” originally broadcast January 30, 1938. Commonly cataloged as episode 105, this Mutual Broadcasting System drama stars Orson Welles as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Agnes Moorehead as Margot Lane.

A series of alarming poisonings grips the city after threats appear under the Shadow’s name. As Commissioner Weston faces mounting pressure and Cranston is drawn into the case, the investigation leads toward the municipal water system and the Department of Sanitation.

The Shadow presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:53 Original Broadcast
30:24 Closing

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Originally broadcast 3/2/1941.

In "Death Rides A Broomstick," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities, and atmospheric old time radio storytelling.

Episode 217 of The Shadow.

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Originally broadcast 1/26/1947.

In "Death By Imagination (Partial 1St Half Only)," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities, and atmospheric old time radio storytelling.

Episode 394 of The Shadow.

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Originally broadcast 12/24/1939.

In "The Stockings Were Hung," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities, and atmospheric old time radio storytelling.

Episode 179 of The Shadow.

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Originally broadcast 3/15/1942.

In "Altar Of Death," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities, and atmospheric old time radio storytelling.

Episode 249 of The Shadow.

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Originally broadcast 12/15/1940.

In "The Killers Rendezvous," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities, and atmospheric old time radio storytelling.

Episode 206 of The Shadow.

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Originally broadcast 4/14/1946.

In "The Unburied Dead," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities, and atmospheric old time radio storytelling.

Episode 367 of The Shadow.

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Originally broadcast 2/2/1947.

In "Scent Of Death," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities, and atmospheric old time radio storytelling.

Episode 395 of The Shadow.

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Originally broadcast 1/12/1947.

In "The Cat And The Killer," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities, and atmospheric old time radio storytelling.

Episode 392 of The Shadow.

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Originally broadcast 9/29/1940.

In "Death In A Minor Key," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities, and atmospheric old time radio storytelling.

Episode 195 of The Shadow.

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Originally broadcast 3/24/1946.

In "The Walking Corpse," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities, and atmospheric old time radio storytelling.

Episode 364 of The Shadow.

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Originally broadcast 10/3/1948.

In "The Phantom Racketeer," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities, and atmospheric old time radio storytelling.

Episode 454 of The Shadow.

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Originally broadcast 4/7/1946.

In "The Ghost Wore A Silver Slipper," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities, and atmospheric old time radio storytelling.

Episode 366 of The Shadow.

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Originally broadcast 1/7/1940.

In "Murder In The Death House," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities, and atmospheric old time radio storytelling.

Episode 181 of The Shadow.

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Originally broadcast 5/16/1948.

In "The Giant Of Madras," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities, and atmospheric old time radio storytelling.

Episode 448 of The Shadow.

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Originally broadcast 2/28/1943.

In "The Touch Of Death," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities, and atmospheric old time radio storytelling.

Episode 273 of The Shadow.

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Originally broadcast 9/21/1947.

In "The Face," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities, and atmospheric old time radio storytelling.

Episode 415 of The Shadow.

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