The Shadow Errors

Keep in mind that the title of each show is announced at the beginning, although some titles were repeated.

33.01.04 017 Sabotage was 380116

33.01.11 018 Society of the Living Dead was 380123

33.01.18 019 The Poison Death was 380130

33.01.25 020 The Phantom Voice was 380206

33.02.22 024 Bride of Death was 380306

33.03.01 025 Silent Avenger was 380313

All the above starred Orson Welles

37-10-03 2 The Red Macaw was 38/04/03 2 Death from the Deep

37-11-21 Ruby of Modoc was 47-10-19 Ruby of Karvahl

37-12-26 Voice of Death was Voice of Death 40-12-08 (about an New Orleans mansion)

The first line of "The Voice of Death" from 12/26/37 is (rythmic drum beats) "The room is dark. All earthly sounds and sights are shut away." (exists in script form only)

The first line of "The Voice of Death" from 12/08/40 is (thunder) "Sam?" "Hmm..? Yes, Annie?" "You almost finished reading your paper?"

38-02-13 The House of Horror was 40-11-17 (The 1940 episode stars Bill Johnstone and is about a kidnapping of a gorilla.) A BF Goodrich commericial was attached at the front possibly to make the date seem more realistic. The 1938 show survives in script form only and involves the Black Rock Asylum where sane people are committed as crazy.

Opening lines for The House of Horror

02/13/38 The House of Horror: (knock) "What do you want?" "My name is Driscoll." (exists in script form only)

11/17/40 The House of Horror: (growl) "This is the gorilla house, here."

38-05-19 The Fire Bug was 38-06-19 Firebug

38-05-21 Murder on Approval was 38-06-12 Murder on Approval

38/06/26 The Old People was 38/04/17 4 The Blind Beggar Dies (correct show exists)

38-06-26 The Blind Beggar Dies is 38-04-17 The Blind Beggar Dies

38-07-17 Reincarnation of Michael was 38-05-08 Aboard the Steamship Amazon (correct show exists)

38-07-24 The Mark of the Bat was 38-05-15 Murders in Wax (correct show exists)

38-07-31 (131) Revenge On The Shadow was 38-05-22 The Message From The Hills (correct show exists)

38/08/07 #160 The Mine Hunters was 38-05-29 The Creeper (correct show exists)

38/08/14 #161 The Hospital Murders was 38/06/05 #151 The Tenor With The Broken Voice (correct show exists)

40-09-29 Death in a Minor Key was 46-06-02. Announcer discusses the month of June and later says that it is a repeat show by popular request.

40-10-05 Ghost Town s/b 40-10-06

41-12-07 WOR 1730 The Shadow 011 The Curse of Baldring Heights was 41-12-07 NBCB 2030 Inner Sanctum Mysteries - Island of Death

43-02-28 The Touch of Death is 46-05-19 The Touch of Death. Opening has an ad for joining the Coast Guard, no mention of WWII. Middle commercial speaks of "the war" and "the war years" in the past tense.

43-12-26 The Juggernaut was Australian version of the Juggernaut (possibly Episode #33 1948) or possibly 440113

44-01-16 Death Stalks The Shadow was 38-10-09

45-01-21 (324) Death Is Just Around the Corner was Out of This World (Australian, date possibly 45-01-21)

45-02-11 Face of Death (or Ghost Without a Face) was 46/03/10 The Ghost Without a Face

45-03-11 (331) The Brief Fame of John Cooper was 43-11-04 The Brief Fame of John Copper (Australian)

45-03-18 The Case of the Flaming Skull was 43-11-18 Case of the Burning Skull (Australian) (correct version exists)

45-11-04 (344) Spotlight on the Duchess was xx-xx-xx Spotlight on the Duchess (Australian)

45-11-11 Spider Boy was 47-06-01 Spider Boy. The 1945 version does not exist.

46-01-27 Dream of Death was 47-11-09 Dream of Death (man returns from the dead) (sponsor was Blue Coal, not Grove's Cold Tablets) 1946 version does not exist.

46-02-24 The Hiss of Death was 46-03-24 The Walking Corpse

46-04-28 Dreams of Death was 47-11-09 Dream of Death

46-04-28 opening line: Castle like structure standing in the middle of it ; Lamont! Lamont! Lamont, please wake up!

47-11-09 opening line: From a lonely house ; Margo and I came right down as soon as we got your message.

47-05-25 (or 47-06-08) Air Freight Fracas is from an LP released in 1968 (was not originally broadcast as a radio show). The Computer Calculates But The Shadow Knows is also a 1968 LP.

50-01-15 The Bride of Death was 38-03-06 The Bride of Death

50-02-19 The Man With The Burning Head was 48-02-29 The Man Who Was Death

54-03-28 Death in the Deep was 38-04-03 Death From the Deep (commercial for Goodrich Safety Silver Town tires starring The Shadow)

Only one show originally broadcast in the 1950's is definitely known to have survived.

It is "The Vengeance of Angela Nolan" from 54-06-27

The Shadow was played by:

1931 - 37 James La Curto

1937 - 38 Orson Welles

1938 - 43 Bill Johnstone

1943 - 44 Bret Morrison

1944 - 45 Jon Archer

1945 (Sept-Oct) Steve Courtleigh

1945 - 54 Bret Morrison