1945-2-11 The Face of Death (Medusa)

Broadcast February 11th 1945 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 is a lost episode, a recreation was posted to Youtube in 2020 (See Note)

Written by: Alfred Bester

Announcer: Don Hancock

Cast: John Archer (Lamont Cranston/The Shadow) Judith Allen (Margot Lane)

Music: Elsie Thompson

Synopsis:

Robert Adams, a well-known engineer and member of the Savoy Club, in which Lamont is the chairman of the house committee, confides to Lamont that he is afraid. A ransom note signed by the Greek goddess Medusa threatened to turn him into stone if he did not pay thousands of dollars. Before Lamont can act, a masked woman in white robes makes an appearance and later turns Adams into stone. When wealthy banker Gregg Baker finds himself facing the same choice, he too is turned to stone when he does not pay up. Close on the heels of the person masquerading as Medusa, Lamont receives the same threat. At a water fountain late at night, Margot delivers the ransom money as bait so The Shadow can pose as the Greek god Neptune to create a distraction long enough to unmask the criminal — Helen Steel, a sculptress who enjoyed art exhibitions and stone statues. Baker comes to her aid, revealing how he staged his own death in a plot to work alongside Helen to blackmail wealthy socialites. Weston takes over and after questioning the criminals, learns where they buried the body of Adams.

Read the script for this episode

Listen to the recreation by The Shadow Recreation Series 3-31-2020

Note:

According to the Wikipedia page for The Shadow Episodes this episode has been preserved. Though it may have been confused with the episode called "The Face" broadcast September 21st 1947.