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Andre Baruch

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Dan Ocko

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Elsie Thompson

Grace Matthews

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Roger De Koven

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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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Johnny tries to find the secret of "The Temple Of The Living Truth" and uncovers a phony spiritualist.

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Ep 106 · Thursday, August 8, 1957 · 21:28

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Wayne Crowder, a ruthless millionaire, is determined to build a spaceship and conquer space, disregarding the costs and challenges involved. He seeks out the best engineers and is willing to go to any lengths to achieve his ambition.

Ep 44 · Thursday, August 16, 1951 · 29:52

Cloak and Dagger

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Johnny Marco, an OSS agent, embarks on a perilous mission to retrieve a Japanese prisoner from deep within enemy territory. With the stakes high and danger lurking, he must navigate the treacherous jungle and unexpected challenges.

Ep 11 · Sunday, July 23, 1950 · 29:30

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Ep 84 · Monday, June 8, 1936 · 59:26

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Death by Imagination

The final 13:30 of the program only. Murder in a "mental institution."

Ep 394 · Sunday, January 26, 1947 · 13:39

The Shadow

Death Hunt

Augustus White bets $50,000 with the celebrated hunter Rudolph Prince. Prince is the target for 24 hours in a plot stolen shamelessly from, "The Most Dangerous Game," by Richard C

Ep 419 · Sunday, October 26, 1947 · 30:30

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Makeup for Murder

The Shadow becomes a bum named "Flipper" to find out why several beggars have been killed. The system cue has been deleted.

Ep 386 · Sunday, December 1, 1946 · 28:52

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The Fine Art of Murder

A mad artist paints his model as she's drowning! He then decides that Margot Lane draped in seaweed would make a pretty picture!

Ep 389 · Sunday, December 22, 1946 · 30:18

The Shadow

Death Takes a Fadeout

The final 13:55 of the program only. "The King of The Beggars" tries to outwit The Shadow while teaching his gang how to rob and steal from the rich.

Ep 407 · Sunday, April 27, 1947 · 13:58

The Shadow

Death Rides High

A heartless racket, throwing people out of airplanes, is broken by the Shadow.

Ep 410 · Sunday, May 18, 1947 · 29:56

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The Valley of the Living Terror

A mad scientist in the South American jungles has created an un-namable horror. He nearly kills Lamont twice through his native woman.

Ep 379 · Sunday, October 13, 1946 · 28:58

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The Shadow 1947-09-14 (414) When the Grave is Open.mp3

The Shadow, Episode 414

When the Grave Is Open

Sunday, September 14, 1947 · 29:28

The Shadow, Episode 414

When the Grave Is Open

Sunday, September 14, 1947 · 29:28

B

Blue Coal

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Mutual net

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1945–1949: relief, noir, new nerves.

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Monkey Woman

A will that leaves a fortune to "the monkeys of the world," is a sure bet to generate evil (and monkey business?).

Ep 488 · Sunday, May 29, 1949 · 29:44

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The Ring of Mahlalayee

Her name sounds like that of an Hawaiian goddess, but this evil appears in the Caribbean!

Ep 477 · Sunday, March 13, 1949 · 29:45

The Shadow

Murder and the Medium

A convicted murderer named Frankie Harmon breaks out of jail to enact his revenge on those who helped to convict him. After a complicated plot, "The Shadow" proves that Frankie wa

Ep 424 · Sunday, November 30, 1947 · 29:43

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