1940-10-06 Ghost Town

Broadcast October 6th 1940 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: Weird Adventures

Written by: Jerry Devine

Announcer: Ken Roberts

Cast: Bill Johnstone (Lamont Cranston/The Shadow) Marjorie Anderson (Margot Lane)

Music: Elsie Thompson

Synopsis:

Lamont and Margot venture into the famous old gold mining town of Bad Creek, historically known for where Elvarez, a notorious Mexican bandit, shot his dance hall sweetheart. During their stay in the deserted town, Lamont and Margot witness mysterious events that coincide with the verses of the song, Elvarez and Armenia, including the murder of Elvarez’s rival. After the murder of Pop Evans, the caretaker of the Evans Hotel, Margot disappears. Remembering the fourth verse in the song telling how Elvarez fled to the Single Ace mine on the hillside, The Shadow interrupts the thieves’ attempt to silencing Margot so they could hide the secret that they are quietly mining gold. When confronted by The Shadow, the leader of the gang is none other than the guide who brought Lamont and Margot into town and in desperation, wild with fear, he resorts to dynamiting the mine to kill everyone. Lamont and Margot race out of the mine before the cave-in traps the criminals inside.

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