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The Shadow

Heard
1937–1954
Episodes
363
Language
English

What evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!

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This upload contains 239 episodes of the great old time radio drama, The Shadow. The show aired for 22 years, from 1932 to 1954, and followed the exploits of amateur detective Lamont Cranston and his companion Margo Lane. Cranston learned the secret of clouding men's minds to make him invisible, allowing him to become The Shadow and work on the side of law enforcement to prove to young and old alike that crime does not pay! Over the 22 years, Cranston was portrayed by Frank Readick (although none of his 86 episodes appear to have survived), the legendary Orson Welles, Bill Johnstone and Bret Morrison. The lovely Margo Lane was portrayed the exceptional Agnes Moorehead, Marjorie Anderson, Lesley Woods and Grace Matthews. Unfortunately only about 1/3 of aired episodes appear to be currently circulating.

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Episodes, in broadcast order page 4 of 4

  1. Stake Out

    · No. 439 · 25 min

  2. Death Coils to Strike

    · No. 440 · 29 min

  3. Death and the Easter Bonnet

    · No. 441 · 29 min

  4. The Ghost That Gleams

    · No. 442 · 29 min

  5. The Legend of the Living Swamp

    · No. 446 · 24 min

  6. Reflection of Death

    · No. 447 · 27 min

  7. The Giant of Madras

    · No. 448 · 25 min

  8. The Ruby Of Karavahl

    · 29 min

  9. Murder At Deadmans Inn

    · 31 min

  10. Murder at Dead Man's Inn

    · No. 451 · 29 min

  11. Revenge is Murder

    · No. 452 · 29 min

  12. Death is a Colored Dream

    · No. 453 · 29 min

  13. The Phantom Racketeer

    · No. 454 · 29 min

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    · 27 min

  15. A Mask for Murder

    · No. 455 · 27 min

  16. Dead Man's Ride

    · No. 456 · 29 min

  17. Drum Of Obi, The

    · 30 min

  18. The Drum of Obi

    · No. 457 · 29 min

  19. Murder by a Corpse

    · No. 458 · 29 min

  20. Evil In The House

    · No. 459 · 30 min

  21. The Wig Makers of Doom Street

    · No. 462 · 30 min

  22. Death and the Crown of Odalph

    · No. 467 · 27 min

  23. The Trail of the Knifer

    · No. 474 · 30 min

  24. Collectors of Death

    · No. 475 · 30 min

  25. Unto Death Do Us Part

    · No. 476 · 30 min

  26. The Ring Of Mahlalay Lee (.mp

    · 25 min

  27. The Ring of Mahlalaylee

    · 25 min

  28. The Ring of Mahlalayee

    · No. 477 · 30 min

  29. Death and the Easter Bonnet

    · No. 482 · 29 min

  30. Monkey Woman

    · No. 488 · 30 min

  31. Preview of Terror

    · No. 489 · 30 min

  32. Career in Crime (Recreation 2-29-2020)

    · 27 min

  33. Return to Life (Australian Episodes)

    · 25 min

  34. Death In the Deep

    · 26 min

  35. The Vengeance of Angela Nolan

    · No. 737 · 25 min

  36. Heartbeat of Death (Recreation 01-31-2018)

    · 28 min

  37. Hands of Death (Recreation 10-31-2018)

    · 28 min

  38. Tunnel of Terror (Recreation 02-11-2019)

    · 22 min

  39. The Final Hour (Recreation 03-11-2019)

    · 24 min

  40. Air Freight Fracas

    No date given · 13 min

  41. Case Of The Burning Skull (.mp

    No date given · 25 min

Where it comes from 8

The archive items its episodes are played from, best first, with each one’s rights as its archive states them. An episode two sets both hold is played from the first.

  1. The Shadow - 239 Episodes of the Old Time Radio Drama

    Old Time Radio · 239 episodes here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  2. The Shadow Radio Show 1937-1954 Old Time Radio (All Available Episodes)

    Old Time Radio · AcousticMonster · 27 episodes here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    Uploader’s mark: Public Domain Mark 1.0: Marked Public Domain Mark 1.0 by its uploader at the Internet Archive; the record gives no basis for it.

  3. The Shadow OTR

    Old Time Radio · 56 episodes here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  4. The Shadow

    Old Time Radio · John Rivera · 1 episode here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  5. The Shadow

    Old Time Radio · Robert Farrell · 37 episodes here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    Uploader’s mark: Public Domain Mark 1.0: Marked Public Domain Mark 1.0 by its uploader at the Internet Archive; the record gives no basis for it.

  6. The Shadow 38 05 29 The Creeper

    Old Time Radio · 1 episode here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  7. The Shadow 38 06 05 Tenor With A Broken Voice

    Old Time Radio · 1 episode here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  8. The Shadow 38 06 12 Death From The Deep

    Old Time Radio · 1 episode here · archive.org (opens in a new tab)

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

72 more sets hold only episodes played here from a set above.

From the Old Time Radio collection at the Internet Archive, uploaded by the collector named.

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