1954-10-17 The Hands of Death

Broadcast October 17th 1954 on Mutual at 5:00 p.m. EST sponsored by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (Camel Cigarettes) and Harrison Products, Inc. (No-Doz Awakeners)

This episode is a lost episode, a recreation was posted to YouTube in 2018 and in 2020

Written by: Judith and David Bublick

Announcer: Ted Mallie

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

Music: Charles Paul

Synopsis:

The day after the young, beautiful actress Netta Shaw was frightened by a strange man with dark, hypnotic eyes and appealed for Lamont for help, she is found dead in the park, mysteriously withered with age. Unable to account for the incredible change, Lamont decides to consult an expert on geriatrics, Professor Grelling. After questioning Grelling and his associate, Rama Shandu, Lamont suspects the men are attempting to prevent the aging process. His suspicions are confirmed when Margot returns to the laboratory and is taken against her will by Shandu as the next human guinea pig. Shandu assures Margot that his calculations have been corrected and what happened to Netta Shaw should not happen to her. The Shadow arrives in time to save Margot. But saying he was forced to go along with the scheme, Grelling pulls a gun on Shandu and orders him to leave Margot alone. After putting two shots into Shandu, Grelling, Margot and The Shadow observe the 106-year-old man wither and wrinkle, showing his true age. Grelling voluntarily accompanies Margot to police headquarters.

Read the script for this episode

Listen to the recreation made by The Ouray County Players 8-04-2020

Listen to the recreation made by The Shadow Radio Show Remastered 10-31-2018

Note:

The script for this episode was published in The Shadow Knows.