Murder by the Dead (Radio Show)

Murder by the Dead
Radio information
Sponsor	Blue Coal
Writer(s)	Script: Edward Hale Bierstadt
Starring	Orson Welles Agnes Moorehead
Aired date	October 17, 1937
Running time	30 min
Preceded by	Danger in the Dark (Radio Show)
Followed by	The Temple Bells of Neban (Radio Show)

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Plot

After the verdict is read at a criminal's trial, a judge and D. A. are threatened by the condemned man. The convict is then hanged.

Later, the judge is murdered, as is the district attorney. The stakes are high when the jury foreman, who is next on the killer's list, happens to be Margot Lane's father. How is the dead man following through with his threat? Can he be stopped? The Shadow knows.

Full Cast

Featured Characters:

• Orson Welles as The Shadow (Lamont Cranston)
• Agnes Moorehead as Margot Lane

Villains:

• Peter Swift (dies twice)
• Dr. Craig (suicide)

Other Characters:

• Commissioner Weston
• Cardona
• Ross Lane (Margo's father)
• Jenkins (Mr. Lane's chauffeur)
• Sgt. Riley
• Judge Clyde (dies)
• Ms. Taylor (Judge Clyde's housekeeper)
• District Attorney Stowe (dies)

Locations:

• New York City

Notes and References

• Sanctum Books reprinted the radio script to "Murder by the Dead" in The Shadow Double-Novel Reprint #31.

Links

• The Shadow Radio Show (1937-1954)