1945-1-28 The Invisible Alibi

Broadcast January 28 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 and no recreation of it has yet been made. If you have a copy of the script please let me know.

Written by: Joseph Cochran

Announcer: Don Hancock

Cast: John Archer (Lamont Cranston/The Shadow) Judith Allen (Margot Lane) Bill Adams (Judge Slade) Ted De Corsia (Judge Henderson and the clerk of the court and the desk clerk) Roger de Koven (D.A. Jackson and the voice) Mandel Kramer (Duke Sparell and Turnkey) Bill Smith (John Torrance and the newsboy) Luis Van Rooten (Mr. Carson and the jury foreman)

Music: Elsie Thompson

Synopsis:

Released after serving a three-year sentence, John Torrance is soon placed on trial for the murder of a judge who initially sent him to prison because of a threat he made. Torrance is innocent, but his only witness is The Shadow — who struggles to decide whether to reveal his true identity in court to save Torrance — because the court will not accept testimony from an invisible witness. Tracking down the man responsible for hiring Torrance’s defense attorney, The Shadow discovers the real killer, Duke Sparell, is offering a ten thousand dollar bonus to the attorney if he succeeds in allowing Torrance’s conviction. Renting a hotel room next to Torrance’s, Lamont and Margot set up a microphone to record the confrontation between the attorney and Sparell, who kills the lawyer after he argues a poor defense for his client. Even with a conviction against Torrance, he’ll be released a free man thanks to the recording.