1946-12-15 Murders on the Main Stem

Broadcast December 15th 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 episode is included in Radio Spirits CD Set The Shadow: Radio Treasures

Written by: William Morwood

Announcer: Don Hancock

Cast: Bret Morrison (Lamont Cranston/The Shadow) Grace Matthews (Margot Lane)  James LaCurto, Edwin Jerome, Amzie Strickland, James Van Dyk, Elspeth Eric, Dick Willard

Music: Elsie Thompson

Synopsis:

A mystery killer has struck twice: the first victim was a blonde actress and the second was a French ballad singer. Attempting to uncover the motive and identity of the killer, Lamont questions Mr. Fleming, who handled their business affairs, his secretary and an aging actor, all of whom may have had a hand in the deaths. Philip Dobrey, the weird old actor, was about to tell The Shadow the name of the Broadway murderer when a pot of acid is thrown in his face. Exhausted from the investigation, Margot returns to her apartment and confronts the secretary, Ann, who puts a drug in Margot’s coffee. She drags the unconscious Margot to a warehouse where a real guillotine used as a prop is housed.There Ann confesses her motive: she was jealous of the actress who got the role she wanted, the man whose voice was praised and the handsome face of Dobrey. Mad, she attempts to eliminate the snooping heroine, but The Shadow arrives to save the day.

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