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| Spotlight on the Duchess | |
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| Radio information | |
| Sponsor |
Blue Coal |
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| Aired date |
November 4, 1945 |
| Running time |
24:50 min |
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Synopsis[]
Lamont Cranston and Margot Lane watch a play where a woman poisons herself after she is arrested for murder. After the show, Lamont and Margo go to a local saloon with the playwright, and soon after, are involved in a case where murders, like the ones scripted on the stage, begin to take place.
Full Cast[]
Featured Characters:
- Bret Morrison as The Shadow (Lamont Cranston) (also disguised as a bar drunk)
- Lesley Woods as Margot Lane
Villains:
- Mike (a saloon keeper)
Other Characters:
- Commissioner Weston
- Johnathan Drake (a playwright)
- Millie Kennedy (the duchess)
- Freddie (a bar customer; dies)
- Jennie Greene (Freddie's girl; dies)
- Blanche LaTour (an ex-circus actress; dies)
Notes and References[]
- "Spotlight on the Duchess" is a "lost episode" and only survives as an Australian rebroadcast which features Lloyd Lamble as Lamont Cranston.
- "Spotlight on the Duchess" was also published in Shadow Comics #92.
- Scriptwriter Joe Bates Smith, who wrote this episode, was a stage actor and playwright prior to becoming a writer for various radio dramas.