1939-10-22 House of Fun

Broadcast October 22nd 1939 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: Dead Men Tell*

Written by: Jerry Devine

Announcer: Ken Roberts

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

Music: Elsie Thompson

Synopsis:

Van Buren and his agents operate a shady fun house at a country carnival, kidnapping their victims and palming them off as the big business tycoons they resemble. Through personal gain and cleverly pinching the stock market, Van Buren undermines the U.S. thanks to his powers of hypnotism. After witnessing the kidnapping of a man who looks just like a steel industrialist, Lamont convinces Margot to visit the same “House of Fun” since she is the spitting image of young society girl Dorothy Andrews, who is the president of a very large perfume factory. Later, The Shadow tails Margot to Van Buren’s hideout and orders the criminal to release the girl and turn himself over to the police. Defying The Shadow’s request, Van Buren empties his gun around the room. The Shadow laughs because the bullets go wild and miss their target. Attempting to kill The Shadow with his bare hands, Van Buren lurches toward the window and accidentally falls fifty stories to his death.

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*This episode is also available on The Murray Hill Anthology of The Shadow