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1946–1951

The Shadow Australia

34 surviving broadcasts held in the archive

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Source collection: the-shadow-australia

The surviving run

Transmission

30 January

No. 1

1946

The Shadow Australia

01 rec The Phantom Voice (orig US

Running time

25 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

16 May

No. 2

1946

The Shadow Australia

06 rec The Four Giants of Amsterdam (orig US

Running time

26 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

21 May

No. 3

1946

The Shadow Australia

07 rec Creature that Kills (orig US

Running time

26 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

22 May

No. 4

1946

The Shadow Australia

05 rec The Shadow in Danger (orig US

Running time

27 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

22 May

No. 5

1946

The Shadow Australia

08 rec House of Doctor Andre (orig US as 'Murder in E Flat')

Running time

25 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

22 May

No. 6

1946

The Shadow Australia

09 rec Blind Mans Folly (orig US

Running time

27 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

23 May

No. 7

1946

The Shadow Australia

02 rec I Must Never Sleep Again (orig US

Running time

28 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

23 May

No. 8

1946

The Shadow Australia

10 rec Murder with Music (orig US

Running time

25 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

29 May

No. 9

1946

The Shadow Australia

11 rec Spiderboy (orig US

Running time

26 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

29 May

No. 10

1946

The Shadow Australia

12 rec Murder by Candlelight (orig US

Running time

25 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

29 May

No. 11

1946

The Shadow Australia

13 rec Murder for Money (orig US

Running time

26 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

29 May

No. 12

1946

The Shadow Australia

14 rec The Ghost Without a Face (orig US

Running time

27 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

7 August

No. 13

1946

The Shadow Australia

15 rec Relax and Murder (orig US

Running time

27 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

7 August

No. 14

1946

The Shadow Australia

16 rec Spotlight on the Duchess (orig US

Running time

26 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

14 August

No. 15

1946

The Shadow Australia

17 rec Disappearing Corpse (orig US

Running time

26 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

21 August

No. 16

1946

The Shadow Australia

19 rec Curse of the Cat (orig US

Running time

25 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

21 August

No. 17

1946

The Shadow Australia

20 rec Death Makes the Headlines (orig US

Running time

27 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

28 August

No. 18

1946

The Shadow Australia

21 rec The Living Head (orig US

Running time

27 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

28 August

No. 19

1946

The Shadow Australia

22 rec The Mother Goose Bandit (orig US

Running time

28 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

4 September

No. 20

1946

The Shadow Australia

23 rec Brief Fame of John Copper (orig US

Running time

28 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

11 September

No. 21

1946

The Shadow Australia

25 rec The Case of the Burning Skull (orig US as 'COT Flaming Skull')

Running time

26 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

11 September

No. 22

1946

The Shadow Australia

26 rec The Destroyer (orig US

Running time

28 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

18 September

No. 23

1946

The Shadow Australia

27 rec The Shadow Challenged (orig US

Running time

28 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

18 September

No. 24

1946

The Shadow Australia

28 rec The Black Serpent (orig US

Running time

28 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

25 September

No. 25

1946

The Shadow Australia

29 rec The Little Man Who Wasn't There (orig US

Running time

26 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

25 September

No. 26

1946

The Shadow Australia

31 rec The Sword of Dengri-La (orig US

Running time

26 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

2 October

No. 27

1946

The Shadow Australia

30 rec Three Crimes on Christmas Eve (orig US

Running time

25 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

6 November

No. 28

1946

The Shadow Australia

33 rec The Juggernaut (orig US

Running time

28 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

6 November

No. 29

1946

The Shadow Australia

34 rec Death Stalks at Night (orig US

Running time

26 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

4 December

No. 30

1946

The Shadow Australia

38 rec Drums of Doom (orig US

Running time

26 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

11 December

No. 31

1946

The Shadow Australia

39 rec The Red Domino (orig US

Running time

27 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

22 March

No. 32

1951

The Shadow Australia

55 bcast Bridge of Tragedy (orig US as 'Death on the Bridge')

Running time

27 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

23 August

No. 33

1951

The Shadow Australia

77 bcast Return To Life (orig US unknown)

Running time

25 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

30 August

No. 34

1951

The Shadow Australia

78 bcast Out of this World (orig US as 'Death is Just Around the Corner')

Running time

27 min

Australian stations produced their own version of The Shadow rather than importing the American recordings, with a local cast working from scripts of the same property. The surviving Australian episodes are distinct performances from the US series. Australian copyright in sound recordings of this period has expired; the transfers stream from the Internet Archive.