1953-5-24 The Shadow of a Doubt

Broadcast May 24th 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: J.G. Leighton (a pseudonym of John Cole)

Announcer: Sandy Becker

Cast: Bret Morrison (Lamont Cranston/The Shadow) Gertrude Warner (Margot Lane)

Music: Charles Paul

Synopsis:

Lamont is suspected of killing Eddie, a.k.a. Little Rocco, a hoodlum he helped send to the penitentiary. Weston grants Lamont twenty-four hours to find proof of his innocence before he arrests the amateur detective. The Big Roc and his goons kidnap Lamont and try to kill him with carbon monoxide. The detective manages to escape and learns that Rocco and his men plan a hijacking and Jigger plans to double-cross Rocco. The Shadow races out of town to apprehend the criminals. After foiling Jigger’s attempt to eliminate Rocco, The Shadow forces him to confess how he framed Lamont Cranston. Jigger knew when Eddie got out he’d take his place as Rocco’s right hand man. The police take all the criminals into custody and Lamont is cleared of any wrongdoing.

Note:

This episode was a rewrite of “The Big Break” broadcast on September 18th 1949 which in turn was a rewrite of “Shadow of Suspicion” broadcast on December 29th 1946.