The Shadow
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Sep 14, 2026
The Shadow - "Scent of Death" (Old Time Radio)
Sep 14 · 13 Mentions
Top 40%Don HancockNARRATOR
A woman opens a bottle of perfume and dies at once, while the bottle is found empty.
Don HancockNARRATOR
It is the case confronting Lamont Cranston and Margo Lane in The Shadow, "Scent of Death," Episode 395, first heard on the Mutual Broadcasting System February 2nd, 1947.
Don HancockNARRATOR
Brett Morrison stars as Cranston and The Shadow, with Grace Matthews as Margo Lane.
Don HancockNARRATOR
Frank Cain wrote the script, and John Cole directed and produced.
Don HancockNARRATOR
Their inquiry takes them through the world of perfume sellers, from a distributor's office and an exclusive shop to counterfeit merchandise and an underworld chemist.
Don HancockNARRATOR
The original Blue Coal commercials are part of this 28-minute Mutual broadcast.
Don HancockNARRATOR
Now back to the Golden Age of Radio, an age of [mysterious music] Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows.
Don HancockNARRATOR
[laughs] Once again, your neighborhood Blue Coal dealer brings you the thrilling adventures of The Shadow, the hard, relentless fight of one man against the forces of evil.
speaker_3ADVERTISER
Shop now at QVC.com. Who knows
Lamont CranstonVOICE_ACTOR
what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows.
Lamont CranstonVOICE_ACTOR
The Shadow knows.
Lamont CranstonVOICE_ACTOR
The Shadow, who aids the forces of law and order, is in reality the long-time wealthy young man about town.
Margo LaneVOICE_ACTOR
Years ago in the Orient,
Lamont CranstonVOICE_ACTOR
Cranston learned a strange and mysterious secret.
Lamont CranstonVOICE_ACTOR
Sat among the scissors, warming her pretty little toes.
Lamont CranstonVOICE_ACTOR
Her mother came and caught her and whipped her little daughter for spoiling her nice new clothes.
speaker_1ADVERTISER
Liberty, Liberty, Liberty, Liberty.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Margot Lane arrives at the wealthy Post family estate on a freelance feature assignment for a women's magazine with Lamont Cranston at her side.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
But the society profile leads them into a household strained by financial worries, old resentments, and closely held family secrets.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
As danger closes in, Cranston assumes his other identity, the Shadow, to investigate.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
From October 12th, 1941, this is episode 227 of The Shadow, Dragon's Tongue Murders, with William Johnstone and Marjorie Anderson.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Sidney Slon and Peter Barry wrote the script.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Wilson Tuttle directed and produced.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
And now, our story begins.
Ken RobertsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
as Count Dracula in his own version of Bram Stoker's great novel, Dracula.
Orson WellesSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
What evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows.
DuaneHOST
Hello world, welcome to The Complete Orson Welles brought to you by Duane Old Time Radio.
DuaneHOST
This podcast will feature various classic radio programs ranging mostly from 1936 to 1952 that Orson either produced and directed, was featured on, or starred as a guest.
DuaneHOST
Well.
Ken RobertsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
This week we
DuaneHOST
have The Shadow.
DuaneHOST
Two episodes from The Shadow.
Commissioner WestonVOICE_ACTOR
knows what evil
The ShadowVOICE_ACTOR
lurks in the hearts of men? The shadow knows.
Ken RobertsNARRATOR
Ladies and gentlemen, the Shadow's exciting adventure starts in a moment.
Ken RobertsNARRATOR
But right now, motorists, I have the biggest, the most exciting news you've heard since the days of the first pneumatic tire.
Ken RobertsNARRATOR
It's all about the tire sensation of 1938.
Ken RobertsNARRATOR
For safety's sake, make your next set of tires Goodrich.
Ken RobertsNARRATOR
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Ken RobertsNARRATOR
The shadow, Lamont Cranston, a man of wealth, a student of science, and a master of other people's minds, devotes his life to righting wrongs, protecting the innocent, and punishing the guilty.
The ShadowVOICE_ACTOR
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The shadow knows.
Lamont CranstonVOICE_ACTOR
The Shadow, a mysterious character who aids the forces of law and order, is in reality Lamont Cranston, a wealthy young man about town.
Lamont CranstonVOICE_ACTOR
As The Shadow, Cranston is gifted with hypnotic power to cloud men's minds so that they cannot see him.
Lamont CranstonVOICE_ACTOR
Cranston's friend and companion, the lovely Margot Lane.
Lamont CranstonVOICE_ACTOR
is the only person who knows to whom the voice of the invisible shadow belongs.
7 MINS LATER
SamVOICE_ACTOR
Jasper, what is it? People here, Mr.
SamVOICE_ACTOR
Arthur.
SamVOICE_ACTOR
Arthur, it's Lamont Cranston.
speaker_2ADVERTISER
See verbo.com slash trust for details.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
On December 1st, 1946, the Mutual Broadcasting System brought listeners episode 275 of The Shadow, sponsored by Cary's Salt.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
In Makeup for Murder, written by Joe Bates Smith, Brett Morrison is Lamont Cranston, joined by Margo Lane as they investigate a frightened beggar's death on Beggar's Road.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
The trail leads to Mike's Flophouse, a lodging house known as the Graveyard, where authorities see hard luck and cheap liquor.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
But the shadow suspects the recent deaths are no accident.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Taking the identity of Flipper, an acrobat...
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Lamont enters the Flophouse to learn what has placed its residents in jeopardy.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
And now, we return to the original broadcast.
speaker_4ADVERTISER
Shop now at QVC.com. Who knows what evil
Lamont CranstonVOICE_ACTOR
lurks in the hearts of men? The shadow knows.
Lamont CranstonVOICE_ACTOR
The shadow
Margo LaneVOICE_ACTOR
knows.
Ken RobertsNARRATOR
Today's adventure of the shadow is about to start.
Ken RobertsNARRATOR
But first, I want to tell you how you can start out on a trip and be protected against both punctures and blowouts.
Ken RobertsNARRATOR
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Ken RobertsNARRATOR
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speaker_2ADVERTISER
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Victor SterlingNARRATOR
It is New Year's Eve, and Lamont Cranston and Margot Lane find themselves living the same day again, while nearly everyone around them remains unaware.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Their search leads from a New York celebration to the home of Dr. Willard, a gravely ill scientist whose experiment may be connected to the danger facing his cousin, Hughes.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
From January 1st, 1939, this is episode 153 of The Shadow, The Man Who Murdered Time, starring Bill Johnstone as Lamont Cranston and Agnes Moorhead as Margot Lane.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
The original mutual broadcast was sponsored by Blue Coal.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
We now take you back to the original broadcast.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Who
The ShadowVOICE_ACTOR
knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows.
Sean MuddHOST
He was a radio hero.
Sean MuddHOST
The Shadow, The Green Lantern, The Shadow Knows.
Sean MuddHOST
Mm-hmm.
Sean MuddHOST
The Green Lantern was on the radio.
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