1954-4-18 The Bells of St. Peters

Broadcast April 18th 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 2017

Written by: Judith and David Bublick

Announcer: Ted Mallie

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

Music: Charles Paul

Synopsis:

Lamont and Margot are in Rome investigating the disappearance of movie actress Lydia Stevens. Suspecting foul play at the hands of Tony Fortunato, an ex-gangster who was deported from America for his criminal activities, the pair discovers that Fortunato was married to Lydia’s daughter, who died a year ago. A baby boy survived the marriage and Lydia claims guardianship of her grandson but Fortunato warns his men and the child is spirited away. After learning the truth from Lydia, who returns after venturing to Orvieto in an attempt to take her grandson back home with her, Lamont pays a visit to the former gangster under the guise of The Shadow.The Shadow explains that the boy needs a mother and a guiding hand.Fortunato always hated the woman but, after listening to the Easter church bells from St. Peters, he has a change of heart and agrees to let the boy go under one condition — she brings the child back to Rome every year around Easter.

Read the script for this episode

Listen to the recreation made by The Shadow Radio Show Remastered 9-30-2017

Note:

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