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D

Don Hancock

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E

Elsie Thompson

J

John Archer

L

Laura Mae Carpenter

M

Marjorie Anderson

S

Steve Courtleigh

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An invalid woman overhears a chilling conversation about a planned murder while struggling with a malfunctioning telephone. As she fights to alert the authorities, the stakes rise with each passing moment.

Ep 43 · Tuesday, May 25, 1943 · 29:38

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Superman races against time to help Dr. George Haven Beecham and his daughter Elsie recover the sacred emerald of the Incas from native priests before they escape.

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Who killed Eddie Sands? Who killed Mike North? A physician/detective sees a gelatin-like substance as a clue! The intermission guest is a real physician/criminologist. The read

Ep 224 · Monday, June 19, 1939 · 59:50

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The Tip-Off Matter

A convict in the state prison is about to die. He has a final "thank you" for Johnny for helping his kid brother get a start in life. There's still the matter of $100,000 from th

Ep 809 · Sunday, September 30, 1962 · 23:56

The Shadow

The Destroyer

A madman plans to ruin the entire city...after he's shot Lamont Cranston! "I killed the Shadow"! This program was produced in Australia onSeptember 11, 1946 (see cat. #110637).

Ep 333 · Sunday, March 25, 1945 · 29:06

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Steve Grant looks in the mirror and sees a flaming skull! Steve is then kidnapped; the flaming skull steals $15,000 and commits murder! The AFRS program name is, "Mystery Playhou

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Killer Goran, about to die in the electric chair, manages to kill the executioner instead! When strapped into the "chair"a second time, the wall explodes and all the convicts atte

Ep 181 · Sunday, January 7, 1940 · 24:18

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

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

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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The Shadow 1945-04-08 (335) The Little Man Who Wasn't There.mp3

The Shadow, Episode 335

The Little Man Who Wasn't There

Sunday, April 8, 1945 · 30:09

The Shadow, Episode 335

The Little Man Who Wasn't There

Sunday, April 8, 1945 · 30:09

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The famous Hale Diamond has been stolen. Then, the wallet of Mr. Gates, with $10,000 in cash in it, is taken. Then a fortune in emeralds vanishes. Commissioner Weston concludes that the thief must be "The Shadow!" The Shadow battles the invisible killer who knows his secret identity. The system cue has been deleted. This program was produced in Australia on September 25, 1946 (see cat. #111792).

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