1947-9-14 When the Grave is Open

Broadcast September 14th 1947 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: Dead Men Tell

Written by: Frank Kane

Announcer: Andre Baruch

Cast: Bret Morrison (Lamont Cranston/The Shadow) Grace Matthews (Margot Lane) Roger De Koven, Dan Ocko

Music: Elsie Thompson

Synopsis:

The police suspect vandalism in the cemetery until a series of ghoulish grave robberies includes the disappearance and murder of the cemetery caretaker. Believing the gravediggers will return to finish what they couldn’t due to an unexpected interruption, Lamont and Margot attempt to observe the late night happenings while avoiding the police standing guard. Digger, one of the two gravediggers, learns Koler’s scheme of digging up fresh corpses, then altering them with identifying marks so the burned remains will simulate his clients. The clients then pay hearty for either an insurance payoff or a start on a new life. Unable to retrieve the body with a lame leg, Digger agrees to partner with Koler so the other grave robber, Ryan, can become the next victim. Uncovering the truth from Koler’s latest client, The Shadow sets out to find the proof and interrupts Koler and Digger’s falling out so he can tie them up for the police.

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