Broadcast September 14th 1952 on Mutual at 5:00 p.m. EST sponsored by Wildroot Cream-Oil Hair Tonic and Wildroot Cream 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: Max Ehrlich
Announcer: Sandy Becker
Cast: Bret Morrison (Lamont Cranston/The Shadow) Gertrude Warner (Margot Lane)
Music: Charles Paul
Synopsis:
Over a hundred years ago, Chief Justice Crane, who built Hightower, burned the famous witch, Isabella Whitburn. They say she stole a treasure chest he owned and hid it somewhere in the woods among the hemlocks. Crane oversaw her execution — she was burned at the stake on Roodmas Day, the witches’ Sabbath. John Crane, an old friend and schoolmate, phones Lamont from Hightower Hall near Salem, Massachusetts, pleading for help. His mother disappeared and the whole family is terrified since hearing cackling in the woods near the house. When Lamont and Margot arrive, they find John Crane dead — a spike driven deep into his heart. Before Margot can phone the police, Paula Crane is found dead, killed in the same manner. After examining the clues, Lamont solves the mystery by confronting Bruce Lodge. Lodge took advantage of the legend and murdered his family one by one under the guise of the witch, hoping to divert suspicion to the gardener. Having found the hidden treasure of sovereigns and guineas, he would be the sole heir of Hightower Hall. Tricking Lodge into shooting into the air so the arriving police would know his location, The Shadow laughs, knowing the murderous fiend will face death more mercifully than his victims.
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