1939-10-01 The Night Marauders

Broadcast October 1st 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: Evil Lurks

Written by: Peter Wright

Announcer: Ken Roberts

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

Music: Elsie Thompson

Synopsis:

A series of jewel robberies baffle the police who suspect The Shadow. Witnesses swear two men were involved — one resembling Frankenstein’s monster. Joseph Jankro, the guard at the city zoo, uses the gorilla to accomplish a series of high-rise robberies. When Margot is robbed in her apartment and almost strangled to death, Lamont personally looks into the case of the night marauders. Discovering all the crimes take place within the vicinity of the city park, Lamont and Margot take a carriage ride in hopes of finding a clue. At the zoo, The Shadow learns that Jankro wanted a new adventure – murder. Closing the cage on The Shadow, Jankro orders the gorilla to kill the man who isn’t invisible to animal eyes. The gorilla, however, will not commit murder. Angrily, Jankro opens the cage and uses his whip — and the enraged gorilla promptly kills him. When the gorilla escapes, the police arrive and amidst gunfire, the animal is shot and killed. Commissioner Weston says he heard Jankro’s confession and clears The Shadow of any involvement with the crime.

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Note:

This episode was performed again on February 18th 1945, with John Archer as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Judith Allen as Margo Lane. There are only two differences between this version and the later: the recurring character of Officer Murphy was changed to Cardona, and the driver was changed to Shreve.

The script for this episode was adapted and recorded for broadcast in Australia by Grace Gibson Productions. This episode has not been released by Grace Gibson Productions.