1947-2-16 Death Takes the Long Count

Broadcast February 16th 1947 on Mutual at 5:00 p.m. EST sponsored by D.L. & W. Coal Company "Blue Coal" and syndicated for the summer by Goodrich Tires

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: Frank Kane

Announcer: Don Hancock

Cast: Bret Morrison (Lamont Cranston/The Shadow) Grace Matthews (Margot Lane)

Music: Elsie Thompson

Synopsis:

While searching for a young fighter named Kid Thomas, who is suspected of murdering his last opponent in the ring, Lamont and Margot stumble onto the body of the Kid’s manager. With each death, the police strongly suspect the Kid is guilty, exacting revenge on everyone who arranged for him to fight an old pro like Marcus. When King Richards, the man responsible for fixing the bout in the third round, is shot to death, Lamont narrows down the possible solutions to the crime. He discovers that Kid Thomas’ best friend, Muggsy, had worked with Marcus to win the fight and profit by double-crossing King. Muggsy killed Marcus to profit even more from their arrangement and frame the murders on the Kid. Punch-drunk from the fight and still in a daze, The Kid punches out Muggsy with a few blows, believing he’s still in the fight. The Shadow snaps the Kid out of his confusion and arranges for the police to arrive and take Muggsy away.