1945-11-11 Spider Boy

Broadcast November 11th 1945 on Mutual at 5:00 p.m. EST sponsored by D.L. & W. Coal Company "Blue Coal" and syndicated for the summer by Goodrich Tires

At the time of posting I couldn't find an official release of this episode.

This episode was adapted and recorded for broadcast in Australia by Grace Gibson Productions and is included in The Shadow Volume 1

Written by: Joe Bates Smith

Announcer: Don Hancock

Cast: Bret Morrison (Lamont Cranston/The Shadow) Lesley Woods (Margot Lane)

Music: Elsie Thompson

Synopsis:

This story is told through the viewpoint of a young introvert who actually believes he is a spider. After finding a young girl named Tina on the streets suffering from shock and apparent beatings, Lamont and Margot set out to find the source of her fears. A mentally ill young man named Eric hides in the attic of an old brownstone. Lamont and Margot become his next intended victims, having killed his large spider during their investigations. The Shadow has a talk with Tina’s father, forcing him to see her in the hospital. Margot finds herself trapped in Eric’s room, but The Shadow arrives to save the day. Believing he can make a spider web like his former pet, Eric attempts to flee out the window on a flimsy strand he wove and falls to his death.

Listen to the original broadcast

Listen to the Australian broadcast

Note:

By popular demand (according to the announcer) this script is preformed again June 1st 1947 with Grace Matthews as Margo Lane

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