Broadcast November 5th 1950 on Mutual at 5:00 p.m. EST sponsored by Grove Laboratories (Fitch Dandruff Remover Shampoo)
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: Jerry McGill
Announcer: Andre Baruch
Cast: Bret Morrison (Lamont Cranston/The Shadow) Gertrude Warner (Margot Lane) Brad Barker (the tiger) Jim Boles (Tian and David Fairfield) Betty Garde (Dr. Adams) Arnold Moss (Envoy Dubois and Chu Min) Stefan Schnabel (Sahib Kuhn and the driver) Luis Van Rooten (Captain LeClair and Laos)
Music: Charles Paul
Synopsis:
David Fairfield employs Lamont and Margot to fly to Indochina, contact native leader Chu Min and buy his promise of loyalty with a golden gift. The country is fighting the forces of tyranny and Chu Min is a powerful leader in the frontier province of Tonkin. Lamont and Margot arrive safely only to dodge death three times because the enemy has learned of their mission. With the assistance of their guide, Captain LeClair, they trek through the jungles and travel by river only to face off against Sahib Kuhn, also known as Trader Kuhn.When Lamont doesn’t turn over the gold to Kuhn, Margot and LeClair are forced into the jungle to face a man-eating tiger. At his first opportunity, Lamont becomes invisible and, as The Shadow, frightens the natives away. This includes Kuhn who races into the path of the tiger, becoming the animal’s victim. Catching up with Margot and LeClair, Lamont finally meets Chu Min and requests they fight against the aggressor. Chu Min prefers to remain neutral until Lamont reveals the facts behind the death of John Min, Chu’s brother. When he joined the American army, he fought against the same kind of invaders who threaten to engulf Indochina now — only when John fought them, they were called Nazis. Chu Min agrees to side with the fight against tyranny and slavery. Lamont shakes his hand, while Chu Min expresses his pride to wear the gold Congressional Medal of Honor that was formerly owned by his brother.
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