This is a lost episode and no recreation of it has yet been made. If you have a copy of the script please let me know.
Written by: Joe Bates Smith
Announcer: Don Hancock
Cast: Bret Morrison (Lamont Cranston/The Shadow) Lesley Woods (Margot Lane)
Synopsis:
Three murders have occurred at a traveling sideshow. The Gorilla Man has been attacked and eaten by crocodiles. Bahama, the Hindu fire walker, has been burned alive on the hot coals. The Headless Wonder has become truly headless. While some label the strange acts as accidents, Mac McGarvey, owner of the tent show, suspects murder and calls on Lamont Cranston to investigate. After The Shadow questions the suspects and Lamont and Margot spend hours going over old magazines and newspapers, the solution becomes apparent. Salome, the exotic dancing star, secretly married the wealthy performers in various towns along the way and then murdered them one by one for their money. The Gorilla Man was doped so the crocodile could kill him. She weakened the footbath solution that kept Bahama from burning his feet so he would fall and die in the flames. Attempting to throw blame on the strongman, Salome discovers that her scheme has failed and, during her confrontation with The Shadow, falls to a horrible, bloody death in the crocodile pit.
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