1949-3-13 The Ring of Mahlalaylee

Broadcast March 13th 1949 on Mutual at 5:00 p.m. EST sponsored by D.L. & W. Coal Company "Blue Coal"

This episode is included in Radio Spirits CD set The Shadow: Dream of Death

Written by: Peter Barry

Announcer: Andre Baruch

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

Music: Elsie Thompson

Synopsis:

Having finished a business transaction in the Caribbean, Lamont and Margot break the long return trip with a sightseeing stopover at the tiny, palm-studded island of Opago. Madame Curlew, owner of a local hotel, plots with Timkins, the beachcomber, to skillfully murder a smuggler in possession of half a million dollars in jewels and diamonds.To cover their crime, they trick a young native named Pamka to dispose of the body and pay him with a ring that supposedly summons Zanlaghora, a dwarf god who seeks murderous revenge against those who use the ring to make a death wish. Lamont quickly discovers the plot after Timkins becomes the latest victim and proves Madame Curlew hired a maniac dwarf to commit the deeds so she could keep the loot for herself.

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Note:

This same script was later rewritten as “The Ring of Zanlaghora” broadcast on June 7th 1953.

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