The Shadow: The Making of a Legend

The Shadow: The Making of a Legend
Radio information
Writer(s)	Script: Anthony Tollin
Starring	Bret Morrison Grace Matthews
Aired date	September 1, 1996
Running time	60 min
Preceded by	The Shadow: Story of The Shadow
Followed by	Whatever Became of The Shadow?

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Synopsis

The collection, "The Shadow Chronicles," includes eight of The Shadow Radio Show programs. Also included is an audio documentary, "The Shadow: The Making of a Legend", a lavishly illustrated history of the program. Anthony Tollin wrote the 56-page booklet and narrated the audio documentary which includes program excerpts and interviews with Orson Welles, Bill Johnstone, John Archer, Bret Morrison, Walter B. Gibson, pulp editor John Nanovic and the last surviving broadcast featuring an interview with Gertrude Warner. There are also sound snippets of Margot Stevenson, Ken Roberts, Ted Mallie, Barney Beck, Dick Osgood and radio-writer Sidney Slon.

Notes and References

• The eight episodes on "The Shadow Chronicles" set include:

• Death Rides a Broomstick (Radio Show)
• Message from the Hills (Radio Show)
• The Blind Beggar Dies (Radio Show)
• The Chess Club Murders (Radio Show)
• The Face (Radio Show)
• The Destroyer (Radio Show)
• The Isle of Fear (Radio Show)
• The Vengeance of Angela Nolan (Radio Show)

Links

• The Shadow Radio Show