The Shadow | Old Time Radio

The Shadow | Old Time Radio

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. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-shadow-old-time-radio--7217858/support.

Episodes

September 14, 2026 29 mins
The Shadow presents “Scent of Death” (also known as “The Scent of Death”), originally broadcast on February 2, 1947. Episode 395 of the Mutual Broadcasting System series stars Bret Morrison as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Grace Matthews as Margot Lane.

A woman’s sudden death after opening an apparently empty perfume bottle draws Cranston and Margot into a dangerous investigation involving excl...
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The Shadow presents “Dragon’s Tongue Murders,” originally broadcast October 12, 1941. This is episode 227 of the series, starring William Johnstone as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Marjorie Anderson as Margo Lane.

When Margo accepts a women’s-magazine feature assignment at the wealthy Post family estate, she and Lamont Cranston find themselves amid financial pressures, long-held resentments, and unse...
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The Shadow presents “Makeup for Murder,” originally broadcast December 1, 1946. Bret Morrison stars as Lamont Cranston, with Joe Bates Smith credited as writer; the Mutual Broadcasting System broadcast was sponsored by Carey’s Salt.

After a terrified beggar dies on Beggar’s Road, Lamont Cranston and Margo Lane investigate a troubling pattern of deaths at Mike’s Flophouse, a grim shelter known as...
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The Shadow presents “The Man Who Murdered Time,” originally broadcast on Mutual on January 1, 1939. Episode 153 features Bill Johnstone as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Agnes Moorehead as Margot Lane.

On New Year’s Eve in New York, Lamont Cranston and Margot Lane find themselves trapped in a day that keeps repeating while nearly everyone around them remains unaware. Their investigation leads to the gravely...
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The Shadow presents “Prelude to Terror,” originally broadcast January 29, 1939, and commonly cataloged as episode 145. This Mutual Broadcasting System drama stars William Johnstone as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Agnes Moorehead as Margot Lane, with Blue Coal as sponsor.

After a professor’s murder, a dangerous colorless gas is used to transform ordinary light bulbs into hidden weapons, spreading fear acro...
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From The Shadow, “The Ghost Without a Face” originally aired on March 10, 1946, as episode 362 of the Mutual Broadcasting System series. Written by Joe Bates Smith, it stars Bret Morrison as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Lesley Woods as Margo Lane.

A troubled theatrical production turns frightening when an actor mutilates his face before the third act, then dies—and reports of his return begin to haunt the...
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The Shadow presents “Murder in E Flat,” originally broadcast December 4, 1938. Episode 149 of the Mutual Broadcasting System series features Bill Johnstone as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Agnes Moorehead as Margo Lane.

A series of baffling explosions leaves a city fearful of even the loudest sounds. As danger spreads from public places to the world of music, Lamont Cranston and Margo Lane investigate a deadly s...
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The Shadow presents “The League of Terror,” originally broadcast January 9, 1938. Commonly cataloged as episode 102, this surviving Mutual Broadcasting System drama stars Orson Welles as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Agnes Moorehead as Margo Lane.

When a frightened grocer withdraws testimony against counterfeiters, The Shadow discovers a neighborhood held hostage by intimidation. From a corner grocery and cour...
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The Shadow presents “Murder on Approval,” originally broadcast June 12, 1938, as episode 124. This Mutual Network installment stars Orson Welles as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Margot Stevenson as Margot Lane.

When a mysterious illness strikes American soldiers, Lamont Cranston and Margot Lane follow the danger from an Army post into a tense web of espionage and threats to military security. A brisk prewar my...
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From The Shadow, “The Three Ghosts,” originally broadcast October 31, 1937. Episode 6 of the 1937–38 Mutual/Blue Coal season, this Halloween installment stars Orson Welles as Lamont Cranston and Agnes Moorehead as Margo Lane.

A newly married woman fears that her isolated country mansion is haunted as strange apparitions unsettle the household. With the supernatural atmosphere mounting, Lamont and Margo inve...
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The Shadow presents “Terror at Wolf’s Head Knoll,” originally broadcast February 15, 1948 (episode 435). This late-period Mutual Broadcasting System installment was sponsored by Blue Coal and stars Bret Morrison as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Grace Matthews as Margo Lane.

A drive through the Rutland Hills leaves Lamont and Margo stranded near an isolated mansion on Wolf’s Head Knoll. As Margo&rsquo...
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The Shadow presents “Mind over Murder,” originally broadcast March 31, 1946, as episode 365. Bret Morrison stars as Lamont Cranston, with Lesley Woods as Margo Lane, in this Mutual Broadcasting System mystery written by Joe Bates Smith.

When unsettling deaths strike the home of three elderly sisters, Lamont and Margo find suspicion gathering around a troubled estate, strained family ties, and those with a stake i...
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The Shadow presents “Murders on the Main Stem,” originally broadcast December 15, 1946. In episode 388 of the Mutual Broadcasting System series, Bret Morrison stars as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Grace Matthews as Margo Lane.

When an actress and a singer are murdered, Cranston traces a troubling connection through insurance policies and the people surrounding a theatrical-world mystery. Written by William Mo...
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From The Shadow, “Reflection of Death” originally aired on May 9, 1948, as episode 447. This Mutual Broadcasting System presentation was sponsored by Blue Coal and stars Bret Morrison as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Grace Matthews as Margot Lane.

When newlywed Nancy Craig begins seeing the faces of people marked for death in an antique mirror, she turns to Lamont Cranston and Margot Lane for help. Their investi...
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The Shadow presents “The Death House Rescue,” originally broadcast September 26, 1937. This premiere of the 1937 Mutual dramatic series stars Orson Welles as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Agnes Moorehead as Margo Lane.

When a desperate father takes what appears to be a simple driving job, he is pulled into a criminal case with dire consequences. As time runs short, the Shadow works to uncover the truth in this...
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The Shadow presents “The Hospital Murders,” originally broadcast August 14, 1938. This is episode 133 of the series, starring Orson Welles as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow and Margot Stevenson as Margo Lane.

While visiting Cairo, Cranston and Margo investigate a troubling pattern of patients vanishing from Cairo General Hospital. Written by Arch Oboler, this surviving B.F. Goodrich summer-series installment leads th...
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The Shadow presents “The Fine Art of Murder,” episode 389 of the Mutual Broadcasting System series, originally broadcast December 22, 1946. This Blue Coal-sponsored drama stars Bret Morrison as Lamont Cranston and Grace Matthews as Margo Lane, from a script by Joe Castro Smith.

At a seaside setting, an artist’s disturbing fixation on a woman drowning becomes the basis for a sinister new menace. As Margo Lan...
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The Shadow presents “Sandhog Murders,” originally broadcast November 26, 1939. This Mutual network installment is episode 175 in OTRR Library numbering and stars Bill Johnstone as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Marjorie Anderson as Margot Lane.

When a deadly failure in an intercity tunnel project’s depressurization system claims eight workers, Lamont and Margot investigate the peril surrounding the contra...
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The Shadow presents “The Ghost of Captain Bayloe,” originally broadcast February 5, 1939. In this surviving Mutual Broadcasting System adventure, Bill Johnstone stars as Lamont Cranston, with Agnes Moorehead as Margot Lane; the episode is listed as No. 158.

After the freighter Northern Queen is wrecked near the waters of Bayloe Island, a survivor insists the ghost of Captain Bayloe seized the helm. Lamont and Mar...
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The Shadow presents “Murder by a Corpse,” originally broadcast October 31, 1948, as episode 458. In this Halloween-season mystery, Bret Morrison stars as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Grace Matthews as Margot Lane.

On a stormy road near Mason City, Lamont and Margot meet a frightened woman who believes a dead man has returned to threaten her. Clues from Mount Cleardale Cemetery to the private Mancheck Sanitari...
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