The Shadow
Crime drama follows Lamont Cranston and Margo Lane as he uses hypnotic power to confront criminals unseen.
The Shadow is a fictional character created by American magazine publishers Street & Smith and writer Walter B. Gibson. Originally created to be a mysterious radio-show narrator and developed into a distinct literary character in 1931 by Gibson, the Shadow has been adapted into other media, including American comic books, comic strips, serials, video games, and at least five feature films. The radio drama included episodes voiced by Orson Welles.
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The Shadow. Radio program.
Original schedule
- 1937–19385:30 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1938–19395:30 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1939–19405:30 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1940–19415:30 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1941–19425:30 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1942–19435:30 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1943–19445:30 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1944–19455:30 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1945–19465:00 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1946–19475:00 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1947–19485:00 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1948–19495:00 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1949–19505:00 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1950–19515:00 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1951–19525:00 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1952–19535:00 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1953–19545:00 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19545:00 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
C
Carl Caruso
Announcer
DDavid Ross
Announcer
DDel Sharbutt
Announcer
DDon Hancock
Announcer
F
JFrank McCarthy
Announcer
Jess Kirkpatrick
Announcer
John Barclay
Announcer
Ken Roberts
Announcer
SSandy Becker
Announcer
TTed Mallie
Announcer
Agnes Moorehead
Cast
Alice Frost
Cast
Amzie Strickland
Cast
Arnold Stang
Cast
AAthena Lorde
Cast
Bennett Kilpack
Cast
Berry Kroeger
Cast
Carl Frank
Cast
CCharles Webster
Cast
FFrank Lovejoy
Cast
House Jameson
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JJack Manning
Cast
James Meighan
Cast
James Monks
Cast
John Brown
Cast
Leon Janney
Cast
L
Louis 'Lou' Krugman
Cast
Luis van Rooten
Cast
Maurice Tarplin
Cast
NNancy Kelly
Cast
Orson Welles
Cast
Paul Stewart
Cast
Richard Widmark
Cast
RRobert Sloane
Cast
Sheldon Leonard
Cast
Stefan Schnabel
Cast
Vivian Smolen
Cast
W
Ward Wilson
Cast
B
Bourne Ruthrauff
Director
D
JDana Noyes
Director
Jerry Devine
Director
JJohn Cole
Director
AAndre Baruch
Announcer
Ken Roberts
Announcer
RRoger Chase
Musician
AAdele Ronson
Cast
Agnes Moorehead
Margo Lane
A
AAlan Reed (aka Teddy Bergman)
Moe 'Shrevie' Sherevenitz
Anthony Tollin
Cast
AArthur Vinton
Police Commissioner Ralph Weston
Bill Johnstone
Lamont Cranston / The Shadow
Bret Morrison
Lamont Cranston / The Shadow
CCharles Paul
Organist
DDick Osgood
Cast
Dwight Weist
Police Commissioner Ralph Weston
EElsie Hitz
Cast
EElsie Thompson
Organist
EEverett Sloane
Moe 'Shrevie' Shrevnitz
FFord Bond
Cast
Frank Readick
The Shadow (opening narration)
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