The Shadow | Old Time Radio

The Shadow presents “Death Shows the Way,” originally broadcast on December 3, 1939. In this Mutual Broadcasting System adventure, sponsored by Blue Coal, Bill Johnstone stars as Lamont Cranston, the man known to the world as the Shadow.

Lamont and Margot Lane arrive for a country weekend at the Barton home, where a valuable diamond is being kept. When a guest becomes suddenly ill and the jewel disappears, a gathering of family and visitors—including the mysterious Count Santo—finds itself caught in a troubling theft-and-murder mystery.

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
00:52 Original Broadcast
25:02 Closing

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The Shadow presents “The Death Triangle,” originally broadcast December 12, 1937. It is episode 12 of the 1937–38 Orson Welles season, though some overall-series listings number it 98. Orson Welles stars as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Agnes Moorehead as Margot Lane, on the Mutual Broadcasting System’s Blue Coal program.

A startling news bulletin reports that a wounded man claims to be the Shadow, drawing Lamont Cranston into Dr. James Evans’s fearful connection to an old Devil’s Island escape. With ominous clues and long-buried betrayals closing in, the meaning of the “death triangle” becomes a matter of urgent danger.

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
29:42 Closing

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The Shadow presents “Death by Imagination,” episode 394, originally broadcast January 26, 1947. This surviving archival recording is incomplete. Bret Morrison stars as Lamont Cranston, with Grace Matthews as Margo Lane; the script was written by William Morwood.

At a mental institution, reports of unexplained deaths and terrified talk of a phantom cat draw The Shadow into a chilling investigation. This episode is preserved as a local archival recording.

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
01:00 Original Broadcast
14:39 Closing

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The Shadow presents “Death on the Bridge,” originally broadcast March 3, 1940. Episode 189 of the Mutual Broadcasting System series, sponsored by Blue Coal, stars Bill Johnstone as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Marjorie Anderson as Margo Lane. The script was written by Sidney Slon.

A series of fatal falls haunts a newly built bridge, where fear has taken hold among the workers. Lamont Cranston goes undercover as a laborer high above the ground, while Margo and Shrevie help him probe the ominous threats surrounding the construction site.

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
00:36 Original Broadcast
26:26 Closing

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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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