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...
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Sep 29, 2026 · 25:11
The Shadow presents “The Cat and the Killer,” originally broadcast January 12, 1947. In this 1946–47 season episode, Bret Morrison stars as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Grace…
Sep 28, 2026 · 26:05
The Shadow presents “A Gift of Murder,” originally broadcast December 21, 1947, as episode 427. Bret Morrison stars as Lamont Cranston, with Grace Matthews as Margo Lane, in this…
Sep 27, 2026 · 27:16
The Shadow presents “Murder with Music,” originally broadcast on February 3, 1946. This Mutual Broadcasting System episode, number 357, stars Bret Morrison as Lamont Cranston/The…
Sep 26, 2026 · 30:35
The Shadow presents “Fountain of Death,” originally broadcast November 27, 1938. This is episode 148 of the Mutual Broadcasting System series, starring Bill Johnstone as Lamont…
Sep 25, 2026 · 27:34
The Shadow presents “Death in a Minor Key,” originally broadcast June 2, 1946, episode 374. In this Mutual Broadcasting System production, Bret Morrison stars as Lamont Cranston,…
Sep 24, 2026 · 25:10
The Shadow presents “Death Shows the Way,” originally broadcast on December 3, 1939. In this Mutual Broadcasting System adventure, sponsored by Blue Coal, Bill Johnstone stars as…
Sep 23, 2026 · 29:48
The Shadow presents “The Death Triangle,” originally broadcast December 12, 1937. It is episode 12 of the 1937–38 Orson Welles season, though some overall-series listings number…
Sep 22, 2026 · 14:48
The Shadow presents “Death by Imagination,” episode 394, originally broadcast January 26, 1947. This surviving archival recording is incomplete. Bret Morrison stars as Lamont…
Sep 21, 2026 · 26:36
The Shadow presents “Death on the Bridge,” originally broadcast March 3, 1940. Episode 189 of the Mutual Broadcasting System series, sponsored by Blue Coal, stars Bill Johnstone…
Sep 20, 2026 · 30:56
The Shadow presents “Death Has Eight Arms,” originally broadcast November 2, 1947. Bret Morrison stars as Lamont Cranston, with Grace Matthews as Margot Lane, in a script by…
Sep 19, 2026 · 29:59
The Shadow presents “The Ghost Wore a Silver Slipper,” originally broadcast on April 7, 1946. This Mutual Broadcasting System episode, sponsored by Blue Coal, is listed as…
Sep 18, 2026 · 26:07
From The Shadow: “The Ghost Walks Again,” originally broadcast March 16, 1941. Episode 219 follows Lamont Cranston and Margot Lane into a small New England town haunted by…
Sep 17, 2026 · 28:01
The Shadow presents “A Mask for Murder,” originally broadcast on October 10, 1948. This Mutual Broadcasting System episode, sponsored by Blue Coal, is program 455 and stars Bret…
Sep 16, 2026 · 30:35
From The Shadow: “The Ghost That Gleams,” originally broadcast April 4, 1948 (episode 442). This late-run Mutual Broadcasting System mystery stars Bret Morrison as Lamont…
Sep 15, 2026 · 25:40
The Shadow presents “Murderer’s Vanity,” originally broadcast on March 17, 1940. This surviving Mutual Broadcasting System episode, sponsored by Blue Coal, is generally listed as…
Sep 14, 2026 · 29:32
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…
Sep 13, 2026 · 30:34
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…
Sep 12, 2026 · 29:52
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…
Sep 11, 2026 · 29:54
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…
Sep 10, 2026 · 29:17
The Shadow presents “Prelude to Terror,” originally broadcast January 29, 1939, and commonly cataloged as episode 145. This Mutual Broadcasting System drama stars William…
Sep 9, 2026 · 30:20
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…
Sep 8, 2026 · 29:35
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…
Sep 7, 2026 · 30:20
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…
Sep 6, 2026 · 30:11
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,…
Sep 5, 2026 · 30:35
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…
Sep 4, 2026 · 30:27
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…
Sep 3, 2026 · 29:42
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…
Sep 2, 2026 · 30:25
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…
Sep 1, 2026 · 27:40
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…
Aug 31, 2026 · 30:13
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…
Aug 30, 2026 · 30:21
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…
Aug 29, 2026 · 31:13
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…
Aug 28, 2026 · 25:38
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…
Aug 27, 2026 · 30:07
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…
Aug 26, 2026 · 30:11
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…
Aug 25, 2026 · 26:04
The Shadow presents “The Diamond Murders,” originally broadcast October 8, 1939. Also listed as episode 168 in one numbering system, this Mutual Broadcasting System mystery stars…
Aug 24, 2026 · 29:56
The Shadow presents “Valley of Living Terror,” originally broadcast October 13, 1946. This Mutual Broadcasting System episode, sponsored by Blue Coal, is commonly listed as…
Aug 23, 2026 · 30:44
The Shadow presents “The Ghost on the Stair,” originally broadcast December 29, 1940. This is episode 208 of the series, starring William Johnstone as Lamont Cranston and…
Aug 22, 2026 · 25:12
From The Shadow, “The Nursery Rhyme Murders” originally aired February 22, 1948, as episode 436. This Mutual Broadcasting System mystery was sponsored by Blue Coal, written by…
Aug 21, 2026 · 26:11
The Shadow presents “The Murder Underground,” episode 218 of the Mutual network series, originally broadcast March 9, 1941. This archival recording stars Bill Johnstone as Lamont…
Aug 20, 2026 · 30:24
The Shadow presents “The Ghost Building,” originally broadcast January 12, 1941. In this Mutual Broadcasting System episode, sponsored by Blue Coal, Bill Johnstone stars as…
Aug 19, 2026 · 27:09
From The Shadow comes “Murder Incorporated,” originally broadcast December 17, 1939. Listed as episode 178, this Mutual Broadcasting System presentation was sponsored by Blue…
Aug 19, 2026 · 30:43
The Shadow presents “The Ghost of Caleb Mackenzie,” originally broadcast January 26, 1941. This is Street & Smith script number 100, written by Jerry Devine for the Mutual…
Aug 18, 2026 · 30:03
The Shadow presents “The Chess Club Murders,” originally broadcast February 23, 1941. Episode 216 finds Lamont Cranston and Margo Lane at the Black Rook Chess Club, in a Blue…
Aug 17, 2026 · 30:32
The Shadow presents “Poison Death,” originally broadcast January 30, 1938. This Mutual Broadcasting System episode, sponsored by Blue Coal, is commonly listed as episode 105 and…
Aug 16, 2026 · 30:27
The Shadow presents “Murders in Wax,” originally broadcast May 15, 1938. Episode 120 of the Mutual network’s B.F. Goodrich-sponsored summer run stars Orson Welles as Lamont…
Aug 15, 2026 · 30:45
The Shadow presents “Dragon’s Tongue Murders,” originally broadcast October 12, 1941. This is episode 227 of the classic Mutual Broadcasting System series, starring William…
Aug 14, 2026 · 27:58
The Shadow presents “A Mask for Murder,” originally broadcast on October 10, 1948. This is episode 455 of the Mutual Broadcasting System’s long-running mystery series, starring…
Aug 13, 2026 · 25:04
The Shadow presents “The Cat and the Killer,” episode 392, originally broadcast January 12, 1947. This Mutual Broadcasting System mystery stars Bret Morrison as Lamont…
Aug 13, 2026 · 30:30
The Shadow presents “Poison Death,” originally broadcast January 30, 1938. Commonly cataloged as episode 105, this Mutual Broadcasting System drama stars Orson Welles as Lamont…
Aug 13, 2026 · 29:07
Originally broadcast 3/2/1941. In "Death Rides A Broomstick," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities, and atmospheric old…
Aug 12, 2026 · 13:40
Originally broadcast 1/26/1947. In "Death By Imagination (Partial 1St Half Only)," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities,…
Aug 11, 2026 · 25:41
Originally broadcast 12/24/1939. In "The Stockings Were Hung," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities, and atmospheric old…
Aug 9, 2026 · 29:33
Originally broadcast 3/15/1942. In "Altar Of Death," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities, and atmospheric old time…
Aug 8, 2026 · 25:10
Originally broadcast 12/15/1940. In "The Killers Rendezvous," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities, and atmospheric old…
Aug 7, 2026 · 29:41
Originally broadcast 4/14/1946. In "The Unburied Dead," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities, and atmospheric old time…
Aug 6, 2026 · 28:35
Originally broadcast 2/2/1947. In "Scent Of Death," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities, and atmospheric old time radio…
Aug 5, 2026 · 24:17
Originally broadcast 1/12/1947. In "The Cat And The Killer," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities, and atmospheric old…
Aug 4, 2026 · 26:39
Originally broadcast 9/29/1940. In "Death In A Minor Key," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities, and atmospheric old…
Aug 3, 2026 · 28:05
Originally broadcast 3/24/1946. In "The Walking Corpse," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities, and atmospheric old time…
Aug 2, 2026 · 29:16
Originally broadcast 10/3/1948. In "The Phantom Racketeer," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities, and atmospheric old…
Aug 1, 2026 · 29:07
Originally broadcast 4/7/1946. In "The Ghost Wore A Silver Slipper," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities, and…
Jul 31, 2026 · 24:18
Originally broadcast 1/7/1940. In "Murder In The Death House," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities, and atmospheric old…
Jul 30, 2026 · 25:23
Originally broadcast 5/16/1948. In "The Giant Of Madras," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities, and atmospheric old time…
Jul 29, 2026 · 29:45
Originally broadcast 2/28/1943. In "The Touch Of Death," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities, and atmospheric old time…
Jul 29, 2026 · 31:12
Originally broadcast 9/21/1947. In "The Face," The Shadow presents a classic mystery adventure filled with crime, suspense, hidden identities, and atmospheric old time radio…
Jul 27, 2026 · 28:56
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - Sabotage By Air [episode 162] Broadcast 3/5/1939, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A classic…
Jul 24, 2026 · 29:35
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - Horror In Wax [episode 161] Broadcast 2/26/1939, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A classic…
Jul 21, 2026 · 28:37
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - Friend Of Darkness [episode 160] Broadcast 2/19/1939, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A…
Jul 20, 2026 · 30:18
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - The Hypnotic Death [episode 159] Broadcast 2/12/1939, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A…
Jul 13, 2026 · 29:17
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - The Ghost Of Captain Bayloe [episode 158] Broadcast 2/5/1939, a restored classic from the golden age of…
Jul 11, 2026 · 28:24
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - Prelude To Terror [episode 157] Broadcast 1/29/1939, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A…
Jul 10, 2026 · 29:54
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - Valley Of The Living Dead [episode 156] Broadcast 1/22/1939, a restored classic from the golden age of radio.…
Jul 10, 2026 · 29:07
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - Ghosts Can Kill [episode 155] Broadcast 1/15/1939, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A classic…
Jul 9, 2026 · 28:44
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - Island Of The Devil [episode 154] Broadcast 1/8/1939, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A…
Jul 8, 2026 · 29:01
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - The Man Who Murdered Time [episode 153] Broadcast 1/1/1939, a restored classic from the golden age of radio.…
Jul 7, 2026 · 29:44
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - Guest Of Death [episode 151] Broadcast 12/18/1938, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A classic…
Jul 6, 2026 · 29:32
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - Murder By Rescue [episode 150] Broadcast 12/11/1938, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A…
Jul 6, 2026 · 28:46
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - Murder In E Flat [episode 149] Broadcast 12/4/1938, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A…
Jul 5, 2026 · 29:36
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - Fountain Of Death [episode 148] Broadcast 11/27/1938, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A…
Jul 4, 2026 · 29:24
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - Death Is Blind [episode 147] Broadcast 11/20/1938, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A classic…
Jul 3, 2026 · 29:59
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - Black Rock [episode 146] Broadcast 11/13/1938, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A classic old…
Jul 2, 2026 · 29:29
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - Shyster Payoff [episode 145] Broadcast 11/6/1938, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A classic…
Jul 2, 2026 · 29:39
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - The Isle Of Fear [episode 144] Broadcast 10/30/1938, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A…
Jun 29, 2026 · 29:37
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - Gun Island [episode 143] Broadcast 10/23/1938, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A classic old…
Jun 22, 2026 · 26:37
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - Night Without End [episode 142] Broadcast 10/16/1938, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A…
Jun 15, 2026 · 31:39
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - Death Stalks [episode 141] Broadcast 10/9/1938, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A classic…
Jun 8, 2026 · 29:22
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - The Black Abbot [episode 140] Broadcast 10/2/1938, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A classic…
Jun 1, 2026 · 29:08
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - Traffic In Death [episode 139] Broadcast 9/25/1938, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A…
May 25, 2026 · 29:27
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - Professor X [episode 138] Broadcast 9/18/1938, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A classic old…
May 18, 2026 · 29:33
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - The Witch Drums Of Salem [episode 137] Broadcast 9/11/1938, a restored classic from the golden age of radio.…
May 11, 2026 · 29:28
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - The Black Buddha [episode 136] Broadcast 9/4/1938, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A classic…
Apr 27, 2026 · 25:31
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - Death Under The Chapel [episode 135] Broadcast 8/28/1938, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A…
Apr 20, 2026 · 29:32
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - The Caverns Of Death [episode 134] Broadcast 8/21/1938, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A…
Apr 6, 2026 · 29:32
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - The Mine Hunters [episode 132] Broadcast 8/7/1938, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A classic…
Mar 30, 2026 · 29:33
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - Revenge On [episode 131] Broadcast 7/31/1938, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A classic old…
Mar 26, 2026 · 29:27
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - The Mark Of The Bat [episode 130] Broadcast 7/24/1938, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A…
Mar 23, 2026 · 29:28
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - The Reincarnation Of Michael [episode 129] Broadcast 7/17/1938, a restored classic from the golden age of…
Mar 22, 2026 · 29:24
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - He Died At Twelve [episode 128] Broadcast 7/10/1938, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A…
Mar 21, 2026 · 29:27
https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com This episode features The Shadow - The Voice Of The Trumpet [episode 127] Broadcast 7/3/1938, a restored classic from the golden age of radio. A…
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