goldie

Free old time radio — transcripts, sponsor breaks intact, open catalog for listeners and builders.

Listen

  • Shows
  • Calendar
  • Search
  • Halloween
  • Genres
  • Moods
  • Themes
  • People
  • Sponsors
  • Upcoming series

Builders

  • Developers
  • Goldie for AI (MCP)
  • api.goldie.fm
  • mcp.goldie.fm
  • llms.txt

Company

  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Goldie Pro

Audio from Internet Archive · Logs from the Old Time Radio Researchers. Goldie does not own the recordings.

Privacy · Terms · Contact · Developers · Catalog API api.goldie.fm · MCP mcp.goldie.fm · AI / MCP docs

goldie
ShowsCalendarAIPro
  1. Home
  2. /Shows
  3. /The Shadow
  4. /The Stockings Were Hung
← All The Shadow episodes

Cast›

J

Joan Tetzel

John McIntire

Keenan Wynn

K

Kingsley Colton

M

Marjorie Anderson

W

William Johnstone

Network›

Featured in playlists›

Goldie Originals that include this night

Detective Desk

Private eyes, hardboiled and soft.

24 episodes

You might also like

Shared stars, moods, and themes across the catalog

Suspense

The Most Dangerous Game

Sanger Rainsford finds himself stranded on a mysterious island after a shipwreck, where he becomes the prey in a deadly game orchestrated by the enigmatic General Zaroff.

Ep 59 · Thursday, September 23, 1943 · 29:57

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

The Rochester Theft Matter [Network]

A beautiful woman, wearing an expensive fur coat is killed...the coat being a clue to the previous robbery.

Ep 162 · Tuesday, May 12, 1953 · 29:54

Lux Radio Theatre

Street with No Name

The FBI tackles "the mob" and no contest! The story was produced again on The Lux Radio Theatre on December 12, 1949.

Ep 643 · Monday, January 31, 1949 · 61:39

Let George Do It

Knock on Wood

George Valentine investigates a troubled apartment building where a landlord fears for his reputation due to a problematic tenant. Tensions escalate as murder strikes, leading George to confront a dangerous criminal.

Ep 228 · Monday, January 22, 1951 · 30:49

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Lt, Levinson Kidnapped

Lieutenant Levinson is kidnapped by Bert Fisher, whose brother is set to be executed that night. Richard Diamond races against time to rescue his friend before it's too late.

Ep 69 · Wednesday, October 18, 1950 · 29:32

Gunsmoke

Little Bird

Bull Taggart arrives in Dodge City with a woman he claims is his wife, but U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon suspects something is amiss. The stakes rise as Dillon tries to uncover the truth behind the woman's fear and Taggart's violent nature.

Ep 318 · Sunday, May 11, 1958 · 20:54

More from The Shadow

Same series — shared cast and standout nights

The Shadow

The Return of Carnation Charlie

A killer returns from the grave to enact his revenge. Syndicated rebroadcast on WRVR-FM, New York City.

Ep 185 · Sunday, February 4, 1940 · 23:43

The Shadow

House of Fun

A carnival concession is a front for a kidnap ring and stock manipulation gang.

Ep 170 · Sunday, October 22, 1939 · 25:16

The Shadow

The Shadow Returns

In another somewhat improbable criminal case, Dr. Vadelaw (a simple pun) has been infecting sailors so that he can smuggle red rubies into the country when their arms and legs swel

Ep 174 · Sunday, November 19, 1939 · 25:20

The Shadow

The Flight of the Vulture

The Shadow tackles a real louse who burns horses alive to collect on their insurance. "Hoot" Cranston rides again! This recording has references to "Rufus," a negro sterotype, de

Ep 177 · Sunday, December 10, 1939 · 24:39

The Shadow

Murder Incorporated

A gang kills for hire...using deadly matches. Co-incidentally, the real "Murder Incorporated" was being tried, convicted and in the headlines shortly after this broadcast.

Ep 178 · Sunday, December 17, 1939 · 26:07

The Shadow

The Cat That Killed

Night watchmen at the Burton warehouse are being murdered...by a cat!

Ep 180 · Sunday, December 31, 1939 · 25:37

← PreviousMurder IncorporatedNext →The Cat That Killed

Credits

  • Audio from Internet Archive (the-shadow-1938-10-09-141-death-stalks-the-shadow). Curated by OTRR. Goldie does not claim ownership of this broadcast.
  • Cast and sponsor data from RadioGold Index (J. David Goldin / UMKC Libraries).

The Shadow 1939-12-24 (179) The Stockings Were Hung.mp3

The Shadow, Episode 179

The Stockings Were Hung

Sunday, December 24, 1939 · 25:40

The Shadow, Episode 179

The Stockings Were Hung

Sunday, December 24, 1939 · 25:40

M

Mutual net

Network

A touching Christmas story, with more than a touch of Dickens', "A Christmas Carol."

Prewar Nights

Before the war changed the dial (through 1941).

24 episodes

1939

One year on the air — the world on edge.

24 episodes

Thirties Echo

1930s nights — earlier golden age glow.

24 episodes

Latest Air Dates

The newest broadcast dates in the archive.

24 episodes

Dragnet

22 Rifle for Christmas

A nine-year-old boy goes missing, raising suspicions of foul play. Detectives Friday and Smith investigate the case, uncovering a tragic accident involving a gun.

Ep 183 · Sunday, December 21, 1952 · 26:48

Fibber McGee and Molly

Walking on City Hall Grass

A cop says, "Keep Off The Grass," even though it's under the snow! Fibber protests.

Ep 644 · Tuesday, January 16, 1951 · 29:17

The Shadow

The Ghost Building

The "Coast Building" becomes the "Ghost Building" after a racketeer's threat is ignored. The system cue has been deleted.

Ep 210 · Sunday, January 12, 1941 · 29:33

The Shadow

Death in a Minor Key

The first show of the season. Strange murders in a madhouse, while weird music plays and a cripple thumps up the stairs. What more could you want? Despite the unheard commercial

Ep 195 · Sunday, September 29, 1940 · 26:38

That night in history

On the air that night›

  1. The Jack Benny ProgramChristmas Open House at Jack'sEpisode 354
  2. The ShadowThe Stockings Were HungCurrently listeningEpisode 179