Phantom Fingerprints (Radio Show)

Phantom Fingerprints
Radio information
Sponsor	Blue Coal
Writer(s)	Script: Sidney Slon
Starring	Bill Johnstone Marjorie Anderson
Aired date	October 29, 1939
Running time	24 min
Preceded by	House of Fun (Radio Show)
Followed by	Mansion of Madness (Radio Show)

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Synopsis

A veteran medical examiner is found murdered in Commissioner Weston's office. Fingerprints of a knife thrower, who was executed eight years earlier, are found in the room and on the dead body. When the killer strikes again, the same fingerprints are found at the scene. Curious of how a dead man can leave fresh fingerprints at a crime scene, The Shadow investigates.

Full Cast

Featured Characters:

• Bill Johnstone as The Shadow (Lamont Cranston)
• Marjorie Anderson as Margot Lane

Supporting Characters:

• Commissioner Weston

Villains:

• Dr. Giles (Dr. Kilgore's medical assistant; suicide)
• "Killer" Norvelli (a dead convict; mentioned only)

Other Characters:

• Dr. Kilgore (dies)
• Madame Maria Norvelli ("Killer" Norvelli's widow; dies)
• Officer Charles Moley
• Officer O'Riley
• Officer Marcy

Notes and References

• The killer whistles Chopin's "Funeral March" before throwing a knife into his victims.
• Several plot elements from this episode can be heard again in Eric Arthur's 1946 script, "The Walking Corpse."

Links

• The Shadow Radio Show (1937-1954)