1946-11-03 Murder For Blackmail

Broadcast November 3rd 1946 on Mutual at 5:00 p.m. EST sponsored by D.L. & W. Coal Company "Blue Coal" and syndicated for the summer by Goodrich Tires

This is a lost episode and no recreation of it has yet been made. If you have a copy of the script please let me know.

Written by: Stedman Coles

Announcer: Don Hancock

Cast: Bret Morrison (Lamont Cranston/The Shadow) Grace Matthews (Margot Lane)

Music: Elsie Thompson

Synopsis:

An insurance racket/blackmail ring forces Lamont and Margot to go undercover in an effort to trace the men responsible for the racket. They learn how Mr. Bentley’s wife, Julia, romances wealthy individuals and then convinces them to go for a ride while Bentley’s men set up a hit and run using corpses and phony insurance forms to blackmail the victims. Lamont and Margot are quickly found out. Trapped and forced to become part of the racket, Lamont is knocked unconscious and Margot is taken away from the palatial home of Joel Bentley. Before she can become the next hit and run victim of a wealthy socialite, The Shadow comes to her aid and knocks out the gunsels. Back at Bentley’s home, The Shadow dodges bullets and then forces the Bentleys to phone the police.