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The Shadow | Old Time Radio brings you classic mystery, crime, suspense, and supernatural adventure from the golden age of radio. Follow Lamont Cranston as he uses his mysterious ability to cloud men’s minds to battle criminals, uncover sinister plots, and bring justice from the shadows. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. The Shadow became one of radio’s most iconic mystery series, famous for its unforgettable hero, atmospheric storytelling, dangerous villains, and legendary opening. Rediscover classic old time radio mystery, The Shadow, detective stories, crime drama, suspense, supernatural adventure, and vintage radio.
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- Today30 min
The Shadow - "Death to the Shadow" (Old Time Radio)
The Shadow presents “Death to the Shadow,” originally broadcast March 12, 1944. In this Mutual Broadcasting System adventure, Bret Morrison stars as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Marjorie Anderson as Margo Lane.Professor Petro’s experimental television-like machine can observe distant locations across the city—but when criminals discover it can reveal the otherwise unseen Shadow, the invention becomes a dangerous weapon. With Margo in jeopardy, the Shadow must confront enemies who seem able to anticipate his every move.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 Introduction00:53 Original Broadcast30:23 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-shadow-old-time-radio--7217858/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
- Yesterday30 min
The Shadow - "The Caverns of Death" (Old Time Radio)
The Shadow presents “The Caverns of Death,” originally broadcast August 21, 1938. Commonly cataloged as episode 134, this surviving summer-series installment stars Orson Welles as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Margot Stevenson as Margot Lane.When 17 students vanish during a tour of the Temple of Vulcan caverns, Cranston and Margot investigate an apparent underground disaster with no sign of its victims. Steam-ringed craters, hidden passages, and troubling clues lead The Shadow deep beneath the American Southwest.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 Introduction00:49 Original Broadcast30:20 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-shadow-old-time-radio--7217858/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
- 2 days ago24 min
The Shadow - "The Man Who Was Death" (Old Time Radio)
The Shadow presents “The Man Who Was Death,” originally broadcast February 29, 1948. This Mutual Broadcasting System episode, sponsored by Blue Coal, stars Bret Morrison as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Grace Matthews as Margo Lane, from a script by Alfred Bester.After a secret radium experiment goes disastrously wrong, a desperate scientist becomes the focus of a dangerous citywide search. With Commissioner Weston involved, Lamont Cranston and Margo Lane race to prevent fear and desperation from claiming more victims.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 Introduction00:55 Original Broadcast24:32 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-shadow-old-time-radio--7217858/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
- 3 days ago30 min
The Shadow - "Death Is Blind" (Old Time Radio)
The Shadow presents “Death Is Blind,” originally broadcast November 20, 1938, as episode 147. In this Mutual Broadcasting System drama sponsored by Blue Coal, Bill Johnstone stars as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Agnes Moorehead as Margot Lane.At a county fair, Lamont and Margot encounter Walter Dunn, a blindfolded young sharpshooter performing under the watchful eye of the unsettling Dr. Franz Leighton. When a troubling pattern touches executives at the Jordan Process Company, the Shadow follows the trail behind a series of apparent suicides.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 Introduction00:46 Original Broadcast30:09 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-shadow-old-time-radio--7217858/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
- 4 days ago30 min
The Shadow - "Horror in Wax" (Old Time Radio)
The Shadow presents “Horror in Wax,” originally broadcast February 26, 1939. Episode 161 of the Mutual Broadcasting System’s Blue Coal series stars Bill Johnstone as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Agnes Moorehead as Margot Lane.Commissioner Weston brings the Shadow an unnerving apparent murder case: the victim—and the central clue—seems to be a lifelike wax figure of a woman. As Cranston and Margot investigate, a baffling mystery takes shape in the shadows.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 Introduction00:44 Original Broadcast30:18 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-shadow-old-time-radio--7217858/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
- 5 days ago30 min
The Shadow - "Death Imported" (Old Time Radio)
The Shadow presents “Death Imported,” originally broadcast December 21, 1941. Episode 237 stars Bill Johnstone as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Marjorie Anderson as Margo Lane.An escaped criminal launches a campaign of terror against the officials connected to his capture and confinement. As danger closes in, Cranston investigates threats that lead from a state hospital for the criminally insane to a frighteningly elaborate death trap. Written by Sidney Slon and Peter Barry, this Mutual Broadcasting System episode was sponsored by Blue Coal.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 Introduction00:49 Original Broadcast30:35 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-shadow-old-time-radio--7217858/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
- 6 days ago30 min
The Shadow - "Death Keeps a Deadline" (Old Time Radio)
The Shadow presents “Death Keeps a Deadline,” originally broadcast on Mutual on November 1, 1942. This Blue Coal-sponsored episode stars William Johnstone as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Marjorie Anderson as Margo Lane.After Lamont humiliates Eddie “Rabbit” Burke, a timid small-time crook, Rabbit receives frightening news that changes his outlook—and makes him dangerously unpredictable. As violence mounts, Lamont, Margo, and the police must uncover what has turned a lifelong coward into a deadly 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 Introduction00:51 Original Broadcast30:30 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-shadow-old-time-radio--7217858/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
- 1 weeks ago30 min
The Shadow - "The Touch of Death" (Old Time Radio)
From The Shadow: “The Touch of Death,” originally broadcast May 19, 1946. Commonly cataloged as episode 372, this Mutual Broadcasting System production was sponsored by Blue Coal and stars Bret Morrison as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Grace Matthews as Margo Lane.When Lucius Hawkes claims to possess a deadly touch—and knows Lamont Cranston’s connection to the invisible crimefighter—Lamont is forced into a dangerous game of pressure, threats, and deception. Written by Stedman Coles, this suspenseful remake of a 1943 Shadow story places Cranston’s civilian identity and those around him in peril.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 Introduction00:45 Original Broadcast29:55 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-shadow-old-time-radio--7217858/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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The Shadow | Old Time Radio brings you classic mystery, crime, suspense, and supernatural adventure from the golden age of radio. Follow Lamont Cranston as he uses his mysterious ability to cloud men’s minds to battle criminals, uncover sinister plots, and bring justice from the shadows. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. The Shadow became one of radio’s most iconic mystery series, famous for its unforgettable hero, atmospheric storytelling, dangerous villains, and legendary opening. Rediscover classic old time radio mystery, The Shadow, detective stories, crime drama, suspense, supernatural adventure, and vintage radio.
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