1942-2-15 Death Speaks Twice

Broadcast February 15th 1942 on Mutual at 5:30 p.m. EST sponsored by D.L. & W. Coal Company "Blue Coal" and syndicated for the summer by Goodrich Tires

This episode is included in Radio Spirits CD Set The Shadow: Crime Does Not Pay!*

Written by: Sidney Slon and/or Peter Barry

Announcer: Ken Roberts

Cast: Bill Johnstone (Lamont Cranston/The Shadow) Marjorie Anderson (Margot Lane) John Brown, Arthur Vinton, Frank Lovejoy, Kenny Delmar, Alice Frost, Alan Reed, Paul Huber

Music: Elsie Thompson

Synopsis:

Convicts Marty Lagort and Paul Bartow escape from the state prison through an abandoned water main, after having killed a guard. Seeking refuge nearby in Judge Bartow’s house, nephew Paul visits his uncle and shoots the old man for framing him for the crime that sent him up. Visiting at the request of Paul’s brother Edwin, Lamont and Margot witness the argument and hear the gunshots. Lamont is shot and wounded when he chases the murderer. Margot follows Paul’s old flame, Peggy, to the hideout and discovers that Marty is the real murderer. He knocked Paul out and committed the crime with the assistance of Edwin. Margot and Peggy are about to become Marty’s next victims when The Shadow appears and reveals the real killer to the recently arrived Commissioner Weston. Later, Paul is given a pardon and Peggy takes him into her arms.

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*This episode is also available on The Shadow: Rare Radio Gems