The Shadow | Old Time Radio

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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. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-shadow-old-time-radio--7217858/support.

  1. 7h ago

    The Shadow - "Murder Incorporated" (Old Time Radio)

    From The Shadow comes “Murder Incorporated,” originally broadcast December 17, 1939. Listed as episode 178, this Mutual Broadcasting System presentation was sponsored by Blue Coal and stars Bill Johnstone as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Marjorie Anderson as Margot Lane. A murder-for-hire gang has found a lethal use for ordinary matches. As quiet, calculated killings mount, Lamont and Margot follow the sinister trail before the organization can strike again. 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 Introduction 00:54 Original Broadcast 27:01 Closing Become 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

    The Shadow - "Murder Incorporated" (Old Time Radio)

  2. 18h ago

    The Shadow - "The Ghost of Caleb Mackenzie" (Old Time Radio)

    The Shadow presents “The Ghost of Caleb Mackenzie,” originally broadcast January 26, 1941. This is Street & Smith script number 100, written by Jerry Devine for the Mutual Broadcasting System and sponsored by Blue Coal. On a stormy night at the MacKenzie family home, a wealthy, hostile patriarch summons the relatives he distrusts most. When the prospect of a new will raises tensions, Margo Lane calls on Lamont Cranston to investigate. Bill Johnstone stars as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Marjorie Anderson as Margo Lane, in this old-dark-house mystery promoted as The Shadow’s tenth-anniversary program. 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 Introduction 00:49 Original Broadcast 30:34 Closing Become 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

    The Shadow - "The Ghost of Caleb Mackenzie" (Old Time Radio)

  3. 1d ago

    The Shadow - "Chess Club Murders" (Old Time Radio)

    The Shadow presents “The Chess Club Murders,” originally broadcast February 23, 1941. Episode 216 finds Lamont Cranston and Margo Lane at the Black Rook Chess Club, in a Blue Coal-sponsored Mutual Broadcasting System production written by Jerry Devine. A murder among the club’s competitive members draws Cranston into a tense investigation shaped by rivalries, a newspaper proprietor, and a manuscript that seems to echo the case. Bill Johnstone stars as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Marjorie Anderson as Margo Lane. 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 Introduction 00:42 Original Broadcast 29:57 Closing Become 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

    The Shadow - "Chess Club Murders" (Old Time Radio)

  4. 2d ago

    The Shadow - "Poison Death" (Old Time Radio)

    The Shadow presents “Poison Death,” originally broadcast January 30, 1938. This Mutual Broadcasting System episode, sponsored by Blue Coal, is commonly listed as episode 105 and features Orson Welles as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Agnes Moorehead as Margot Lane. A wave of poisonings grips an unnamed city as ransom threats signed with the Shadow’s name spread fear. Lamont and Margot investigate the impostor’s scheme while Commissioner Weston and sanitation officials confront the alarming possibility of danger to the city’s water supply. 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 Introduction 00:54 Original Broadcast 30:25 Closing Become 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

    The Shadow - "Poison Death" (Old Time Radio)

  5. 3d ago

    The Shadow - "Murders in Wax" (Old Time Radio)

    The Shadow presents “Murders in Wax,” originally broadcast May 15, 1938. Episode 120 of the Mutual network’s B.F. Goodrich-sponsored summer run stars Orson Welles as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Margot Stevenson as Margot Lane. At a circus waxworks museum, a chilling tableau of gangster George Keegan’s arrest becomes the focus of a baffling murder investigation. With figures from Keegan’s past seemingly in danger, Lamont Cranston and Margot Lane follow the trail between the museum, the prison system, and a dangerous campaign of revenge. 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 Introduction 00:49 Original Broadcast 30:21 Closing Become 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

    The Shadow - "Murders in Wax" (Old Time Radio)

  6. 4d ago

    The Shadow - "Dragon's Tongue Murders" (Old Time Radio, 1941)

    The Shadow presents “Dragon’s Tongue Murders,” originally broadcast October 12, 1941. This is episode 227 of the classic Mutual Broadcasting System series, starring William Johnstone as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Marjorie Anderson as Margo Lane. When Margo accepts a freelance magazine assignment at the wealthy Post family estate, she brings Lamont into a household strained by money troubles, old resentments, and mounting danger. As a murder mystery takes hold, the Shadow investigates the secrets surrounding the anxious society family. Produced and directed by Wilson Tuttle, the 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 Introduction 00:51 Original Broadcast 30:32 Closing Become 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

    The Shadow - "Dragon's Tongue Murders" (Old Time Radio, 1941)

  7. 5d ago

    The Shadow - "A Mask for Murder" (Old Time Radio, 1948)

    The Shadow presents “A Mask for Murder,” originally broadcast on October 10, 1948. This is episode 455 of the Mutual Broadcasting System’s long-running mystery series, starring Bret Morrison as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Grace Matthews as Margo Lane. When a man appears to arrange his own murder through a professional assassin, The Shadow follows a baffling trail of hidden motives, deception, and possible double-crosses. Andre Baruch announces this Blue Coal-sponsored broadcast. 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 Introduction 00:43 Original Broadcast 27:52 Closing Become 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

    The Shadow - "A Mask for Murder" (Old Time Radio, 1948)

  8. 6d ago

    The Shadow - "The Cat and the Killer" (Old Time Radio, 1947)

    The Shadow presents “The Cat and the Killer,” episode 392, originally broadcast January 12, 1947. This Mutual Broadcasting System mystery stars Bret Morrison as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Grace Matthews as Margo Lane. A Siamese cat pulled from the waterfront wears an unusually valuable silver collar, drawing Lamont and Margo into a perilous investigation that leads from the harbor to carnival grounds and a house of mirrors. The script was written by Lewis Reed. 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 Introduction 00:42 Original Broadcast 24:59 Closing Become 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

    The Shadow - "The Cat and the Killer" (Old Time Radio, 1947)
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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. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-shadow-old-time-radio--7217858/support.

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