1953-1-04 The Queen of Asia

Broadcast January 4th 1953 on Mutual at 5:00 p.m. EST sponsored by Wildroot Cream-Oil Hair Tonic and Sylvania Television

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:

Eduardo Rovelli, a notorious gangster serving five years behind bars in Mexico City, escapes from prison. After plastic surgery, he returns to the U.S. under the identity of Brutus Crane, a wealthy connoisseur who offers to buy the famed Queen of Asia, a diamond worth a million dollars. Before the diamond can be cut into twenty-five smaller diamonds for the purpose of a necklace, he conceives of stealing the Queen of Asia when the lights go out under the guise of The Shadow. While Weston begins a search for the invisible avenger, Lamont sets out to learn the identity of the Shadow imposter and prove to the police that Rovelli was behind the theft. Realizing the criminal needs a diamond cutter to complete his task, Lamont sends Margot to the cutter, only to become the main force behind convincing the cutter to do the deed — or else. Lamont, as The Shadow, tracks her whereabouts and Weston arrives in time to discover Rovelli’s scheme.

Note:

This episode was a rewrite of “Star of the Orient” broadcast on November 15th 1942.

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