1953-9-20 The Mystery of the Stage Door Killer

Broadcast September 20th 1953 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: J.G. Leighton (a pseudonym of John Cole)

Announcer: Ted Mallie

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

Music: Charles Paul

Synopsis:

Private Detective Barney Rapp has been working a case that involves keeping tabs on wealthy actress Diane Harriman, who has a one-third share in a recent stage production. When Diane is shot dead in the alley outside the stage door, Lamont and Margot assist Barney with the case. Suspects include Leland Fabian, the producer who disagreed with Diane’s ideas for the production, and her Aunt Agnes, who hired Barney to keep tabs on Diane and ensure she was not mixing with the wrong crowd. Barney arrives at his office with a gunshot wound, supposedly from Leland’s gun. Margot soon discovers that Barney is the murderer and the detective confesses his love for the actress. He couldn’t get her out of his mind but when she laughed at him in the alley, he shot her. Attempting to flee from the office with Margot as a human shield, Barney encounters The Shadow, who proves the gunshot wound was faked and had figured out who was the guilty party. In desperation, Barney jumps out the window to his death.

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