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The Shadow | Old Time Radio brings you classic mystery, crime, suspense, and supernatural adventure from the golden age of radio. Follow Lamont Cranston as he uses his mysterious ability to cloud men’s minds to battle criminals, uncover sinister plots, and bring justice from the shadows. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. The Shadow became one of radio’s most iconic mystery series, famous for its unforgettable hero, atmospheric storytelling, dangerous villains, and legendary opening. Rediscover classic old time radio mystery, The Shadow, detective stories, crime drama, suspense, supernatural adventure, and vintage radio.












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  • Yesterday · 30 min

    The Shadow - "Horror in Wax" (Old Time Radio)

    The Shadow presents “Horror in Wax,” originally broadcast February 26, 1939. Episode 161 of the Mutual Broadcasting System’s Blue Coal series stars Bill Johnstone as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Agnes Moorehead as Margot Lane. Commissioner Weston...

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  • Saturday · 30 min

    The Shadow - "Death Imported" (Old Time Radio)

    The Shadow presents “Death Imported,” originally broadcast December 21, 1941. Episode 237 stars Bill Johnstone as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Marjorie Anderson as Margo Lane. An escaped criminal launches a campaign of terror against the officials...

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  • Friday · 30 min

    The Shadow - "Death Keeps a Deadline" (Old Time Radio)

    The Shadow presents “Death Keeps a Deadline,” originally broadcast on Mutual on November 1, 1942. This Blue Coal-sponsored episode stars William Johnstone as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Marjorie Anderson as Margo Lane. After Lamont humiliates...

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  • Thursday · 30 min

    The Shadow - "The Touch of Death" (Old Time Radio)

    From The Shadow: “The Touch of Death,” originally broadcast May 19, 1946. Commonly cataloged as episode 372, this Mutual Broadcasting System production was sponsored by Blue Coal and stars Bret Morrison as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Grace...

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  • Wednesday · 24 min

    The Shadow - "The Voice of Death" (Old Time Radio)

    The Shadow presents “The Voice of Death,” originally broadcast on December 8, 1940. This Mutual Broadcasting System episode, sponsored by Blue Coal, is listed as episode 205 and stars Bill Johnstone as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Marjorie...

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  • Tuesday · 30 min

    The Shadow - "The Dreams of Death" (Old Time Radio)

    The Shadow presents “The Dreams of Death,” originally broadcast on Mutual on April 28, 1946. Episode 282 of the series, this Blue Coal-era mystery stars Bret Morrison as Lamont Cranston and Lesley Woods as Margo Lane, from a script by Stedman Coles....

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  • October 26 · 29 min

    The Shadow - "Traffic in Death" (Old Time Radio)

    The Shadow presents “Traffic in Death,” originally broadcast September 25, 1938, and cataloged as episode 53. This Mutual Broadcasting System drama marked the beginning of Blue Coal’s sponsorship of the series. At Memorial Sanitarium, a string of...

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  • October 24 · 29 min

    The Shadow - "Death and the Black Fedora" (Old Time Radio)

    From The Shadow: “Death and the Black Fedora.” The original broadcast date and episode number are not supplied with this local archival recording. No reliable plot synopsis or production credits accompany the available source, preserving this episode...

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  • October 23 · 30 min

    The Shadow - "Nightmare at Gaelsberry" (Old Time Radio)

    The Shadow presents “Nightmare at Gaelsberry,” originally broadcast on February 2, 1941. Often listed as episode 213, this Mutual Broadcasting System drama was sponsored by Blue Coal and stars Bill Johnstone as Lamont Cranston and Marjorie Anderson as...

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  • October 22 · 27 min

    The Shadow - "Death and the Crown of Odalph" (Old Time Radio)

    The Shadow presents “Death and the Crown of Odalph,” originally broadcast January 2, 1949. Script number 356 in the Street & Smith records, it is also listed as episode 467 in some old-time-radio logs. When a historian is murdered, Lamont Cranston...

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  • October 21 · 26 min

    The Shadow - "Bubbling Death" (Old Time Radio)

    The Shadow presents “Bubbling Death,” originally broadcast December 5, 1943. This surviving installment comes from the Mutual Broadcasting System’s 1943–44 Blue Coal season and stars Bret Morrison as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Marjorie Anderson...

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  • October 20 · 30 min

    The Shadow - "The Isle of the Living Dead" (Old Time Radio)

    The Shadow presents “The Isle of the Living Dead,” originally broadcast October 13, 1940. In this 197th episode of the Mutual Broadcasting System series, sponsored by Blue Coal, Bill Johnstone stars as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Marjorie...

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  • October 19 · 31 min

    The Shadow - "Appointment with Death" (Old Time Radio)

    The Shadow presents “Appointment with Death,” originally broadcast on March 12, 1939, as episode 163 of the Mutual Broadcasting System series. This Blue Coal-sponsored installment stars Bill Johnstone as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Agnes Moorehead...

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  • October 18 · 32 min

    The Shadow - "Death Stalks the Shadow" (Old Time Radio)

    The Shadow presents “Death Stalks the Shadow,” originally broadcast on the Mutual Broadcasting System on October 9, 1938. This is episode 55, season 2, episode 3, starring Bill Johnstone as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Agnes Moorehead as Margot...

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  • October 17 · 25 min

    The Shadow - "Death Prowls at Night" (Old Time Radio)

    The Shadow presents “Death Prowls at Night,” originally broadcast on Mutual on March 23, 1941. Episode 220 of the Blue Coal-sponsored series stars Bill Johnstone as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Marjorie Anderson as Margot Lane. On a ski holiday in...

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  • October 16 · 30 min

    The Shadow - "Cold Death" (Old Time Radio)

    The Shadow presents “Cold Death,” originally broadcast on December 19, 1937. This Christmas-season episode is identified as script no. 13 and is also cataloged as episode #099. Orson Welles stars as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Agnes Moorehead as...

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  • October 14 · 30 min

    The Shadow - "The House That Death Built" (Old Time Radio)

    From The Shadow: “The House That Death Built,” originally broadcast January 25, 1948. Common old-time-radio logs list it as episode 432, though some guides use alternate overall numbering. This archival presentation features Bret Morrison as Lamont...

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  • October 13 · 30 min

    The Shadow - "The Plot Murder" (Old Time Radio)

    The Shadow presents “The Plot Murder,” originally broadcast February 27, 1938. This early Mutual Broadcasting System drama, sponsored by Blue Coal, stars Orson Welles as Lamont Cranston and Agnes Moorehead as Margot Lane. When Army Lieutenant John...

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  • October 12 · 26 min

    The Shadow - "The Killers Rendezvous" (Old Time Radio)

    The Shadow presents “The Killers Rendezvous,” originally broadcast December 15, 1940, as episode 206. This Mutual Broadcasting System production, sponsored by Blue Coal, stars William Johnstone as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Marjorie Anderson as...

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  • October 11 · 30 min

    The Shadow - "Dream of Death" (Old Time Radio)

    The Shadow presents “Dream of Death,” originally broadcast November 9, 1947. In episode 421 of the Mutual Broadcasting System’s Blue Coal series, Bret Morrison stars as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Grace Matthews as Margot Lane. At an isolated...

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