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The Shadow

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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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Elsie Thompson Ken Roberts William Johnstone Bret Morrison Marjorie Anderson John Cole Paul Huber Wilson Tuttle Grace Matthews Andre Baruch Kenny Delmar Orson Welles Don Hancock Jerry Devine Agnes Moorehead Thomas Coffin Cooke Arthur Vinton Margot Stevenson Peter Barry Dwight Weist Everett Sloane Sidney Slon Rosa Rio F. Bourne Ruthrauff Alan Reed Frank Kane Santos Ortega Lesley Woods Alan Devitt Grace Gibson Joe Bates Smith Lloyd Lamble Lloyd Berrell Lyndall Barbour Reg Johnston Max Ehrlich Richard Widmark Ted de Corsia Amzie Strickland Bob Steel Edwin Jerome Frederic Dannay Jeanette Nolan Larry Haines Manfred B. Lee Owen Ainley Brian J. Byrne Paul Stewart Ray Collins Ray Collins Tom Hutchinson Alfred Bester Arnold Moss William Morwood Alice Frost Bernard Lenrow Edward Adamson Eric Arthur John O'Malley Joseph Julian Keenan Wynn Ted Osborne Al Schaffer Arthur Whiteside Barney Beck Bettie Dickson Frank Readick George Petrie Gertrude Warner Herb Baumgartner Jack Hastings Jean Paul King John Cazabon Louis Vittes Robert Albreich Stedman Coles Stefan Schnabel Arch Oboler Arch Oboler Carl Frank Dick Willard Elspeth Eric Frank Lovejoy Frank Lovejoy Gibson Scott Fox Guy De Vry James Monks John Archer John Brown Kevin Brennan Maurice Tarplin Nancye Stewart Richard Ashley Alonzo Deen Cole Bennett Kilpack Brenda Dunrich Carol Lansbury Cathleen Cordell Charles Paul Chick Vincent Deryk Barnes Don McNiven Elsie Thompkins Ethel Everett George Hewlett George Lowther Georgie Sterling John McIntire John Morris Juano Hernandez Judith Allen Kevin Gunn Kingsley Colton Lawrence Crowley Luis van Rooten Marshall Crosby Martin Gabel Ned Wever Peggy Allenby Peter Wright Ralph Bell Robert Dryden Roger De Koven Sidney Wheeler Staats Cotsworth Tom McKnight William Zuckert Adelaide Klein Alan Herbert Alan Kent Ann Helfrin Anthony Lavoti Athol Fleming Babs Mayhew Barrett Fleming Bebe Scott Betty Heckser Betty McDowell Bob Pollard Brad Barker Carl Caruso Charles McCallum Clark Andrews Dan Ocko David Kogan Diana Shearing Donald Bain Donald Morrison Dorothy Favini Ed Lukins Edith Meiser Edmond McDonald Edward Hale Bierstadt Elia Kazan Ethel Gabriel Ethel Owen Evan Wylie Francis H. Horan Fred Kane Frederic Baldus Gale Gordon George Coulouris Hank Baumgartner Harry Abdy Helen Shields Henry Norrell Hilda Scurr Irene Hubbard Ivy Ray J. R. Poppele Jack Arrison James LaCurto James Van Dyk Jerry McGill Jim Backus Joan Alexander Joan Tetzel Joe DeSantis John Alden John Loveton John McGovern John Reed King John Stacy Jonathan Lewis Karl Swenson Ken Wayne Laura Mae Carpenter Lewis Reed Loren Barclay Lou Krugman Margaret Christensen Mark Smith Mason Adams Mason Adams Maurice Franklin Max Obiston Max Osbiston Mercedes McCambridge Merrill Ross Michael Cramoy Michael Pate Muriel Steinbeck Peter Capell Peter Dunstan Peter Lorre Pierre Andre Ralph Rider Reg Johnstone Richard Gordon Richard Matthews Rita Pauncefort Robert A. Arthur Roger Chase Roland Winters Rosemary De Camp Sara Serbune Sheila Sewell Sheldon Reynolds Steve Courtleigh Sylvester Thompson Ted Mallie Thelma Scott Walter B. Gibson Walter Gibson Winifred Green

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1937–19385:30 PM ET
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1938–19395:30 PM ET
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1939–19405:30 PM ET
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1940–19415:30 PM ET
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1941–19425:30 PM ET
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1942–19435:30 PM ET
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1943–19445:30 PM ET
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1944–19455:30 PM ET
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1945–19465:00 PM ET
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1946–19475:00 PM ET
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1947–19485:00 PM ET
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1948–19495:00 PM ET
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1949–19505:00 PM ET
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1950–19515:00 PM ET
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1951–19525:00 PM ET
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1952–19535:00 PM ET
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1953–19545:00 PM ET
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19545:00 PM ET
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