The Creeper (Radio Show)

The Creeper
Radio information
Sponsor	B.F. Goodrich Tires
Writer(s)	Script:
Starring	Orson Welles Margot Stevenson
Aired date	May 29, 1938
Running time	29 min
Preceded by	Message from the Hills (Radio Show)
Followed by	The Tenor with the Broken Voice (Radio Show)

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Synopsis

Several kidnappings and burglaries have been committed by someone who has managed to evade the police and security guards, but there have been no ransom notes and no high-value items taken. After a friend of Margot's also vanishes,The Shadow investigates and discovers an abandoned sewer system in the area where the crimes have taken place. During a search, Margot falls through the floors of a rotting tunnel and ends up within The Creeper's hidden cavern, a place filled with chained captors.

Full Cast

Featured Characters:

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

Villains:

• The Creeper (dies)

Other Characters:

• Commissioner Weston (mentioned only)
• Edith Day
• Mrs. Day (Edith's mother)
• Mary (Mrs. Day's maid)
• Henry (Mrs. Day's butler)
• Callihan (a watchman)
• Dr. Conrad

Notes and References

• Margot Lane receives a shoulder wound from a bullet by The Creeper.

Links

• The Shadow Radio Show (1937-1954)