1945-2-18 The Night Marauders

Broadcast February 18, 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, but the original broadcast of the script from 1939 exists.

Written by: Peter Wright

Announcer: Don Hancock

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

Listen to the 1939 broadcast

Note:

This episode was a repeat performance of the same script broadcast October 1st 1939, with Bill Johnstone as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Marjorie Anderson as Margo Lane. There are only two differences between this version and the previous: 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.