Enemies of the United States have developed a germ that could wipe out the entire army, eventually leaving the U.S. open to invasion. It is first tested out at a barracks near New York. The Shadow must hurry and find out who is behind it and if
During a cave tour, several students fall down a pit when the rail gives way. When a rescue team goes down, they find no bodies. The Shadow and Margot Lane investigate and discover a secret ruby mine deep below the caverns where the students ha
Lamont Cranston and Margo Lane visit the ghost town of Bad Creek. They're the only guest in the hotel. Well, except for the old owner and the spooky spirits who are protecting a nearby gold mine.
A phony mystic conducts seances at society parties in order to rob the women of their jewels. Commissioner Weston believes The Shadow is behind the theft, but Lamont proves him wrong and reveals how the mystic is able to distract his
Margot Lane joins the Citizens Committee to help clean up crooked politics, but during one of their soapbox speeches an execution is occurring at the local penitentiary, however, the executioner is electrocuted instead of the convict due to a r
A man who was accidentally hit by Shrevie’s cab appears to be a bit out of joint with time, as he seems to think it is a day later than it actually is and tells of crimes he says he read about which end up happening later. Lamont is more inclin
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 fingerprint
A falsely accused spy thinks of nothing but revenge for twenty years while sitting in jail, but the man who will pardon him is murdered before he can reach the prison.
A convict on death row asks to see The Shadow before he goes to the chair. He confesses how his crooked lawyer is planning an insurance scam. The Shadow goes after the attorney, but becomes trapped by an electric photo beam in a death chamber.
The evil Dr. Dharma uses his "telepathic hypnosis" to cause a series of suicides to profit from the victim's insurance. Lamont Cranston becomes his next victim.
Unknown to the passengers, munitions for a band of revolutionaries are being smuggled on the luxury steamship "Amazon." When the conspirators find out that their plans might be thwarted, they plan to blow up the ship, killing those on
A man who's looking for a job mistakenly becomes involved with a bank robbery. He is later sentenced to death for a cop killing he didn't commit. The Shadow investigates and locates a missed piece of evidence, which helps free the wro