The Shadow: Death Is Blind 11/20/1938

0:00Welcome to Choice Classic Radio, where we bring to the greatest old-time radio shows. Like us on Facebook, subscribe to us on YouTube, and thank you for donating at choiceclassicradio.com The shadow knows. Your local blue-cold dealer presents the shadow. These half-hour dramatizations are designed to forcibly demonstrate to old and younger like that prime does not pay. Before the shadows adventure begins, here's news that no homeowner can afford to miss.

1:01When you order fuel, remember that there's a tremendous difference between various kinds of anthracite. And remember that there's only one trademark anthracite, blue-cold. Blue-cold is a superior quality fuel. A guaranteed product of the world's largest hard-cold producer. So when you call and ask for a blue-cold by name, you're assuring yourself of better heat at less cost. Why not order your supply from your nearest blue-cold dealer tomorrow? The shadow, mysterious character who aids those in distress and helps the forces of law and order, is in reality Le Manscranston, wealthy young man about town. His friend and companion, Margo Lane, is the only person who knows to whom the unseen voice belongs. The only one who knows the true identity of that master of other people's minds, the shadow. Today's story, death is blind.

2:03� Pre- прок talent Bitten with honor The mowner has been effected another blue-riven pager pies in Tire. I think ourlings are the same! Thompson, Margo, we've hardly seen anything yet! We birィggh everything agスト, dignified the mornnecrant in rich white Arrived now, Margo, you d Omaha, you don't begrudge me for your kindrelyujemy Did a relaxation Exhaustion isn't it enough you're leaving tonight for weeks hunting crap by yourself? I should think that would be enough relaxation for anybody. Well, maybe you'll write it that Oh now Lamont that just a shooting gallery using shooting galleries before We can just walk by it anyhow. Oh Lamont you're incredible. All right. I'm with you. Hey watch him show Thank guys a sharp shooter Hey He had his back to the target. He shot over his shoulder. Look at the mirror boy that's some joke

3:03You need to get into today, ma come on. Let's try to get closer Heavens like a crowd a squeeze in here Yeah, that's right now. Can you see? It must be the boy standing by the counter there who's been doing this miraculous shooting look look he's gonna shoot again The man behind the counter is handing him another gun. Hey Arthur wouldn't you like to try another shot? Oh, gee. I don't believe so. I'm sorry I want to do not go Dr. Leiden. I didn't know you were here. I've been in the crowd watching I'm proud of you Walter. What I've just seen you do is a credit to my teaching. Oh, thank you, Dr. Leiden Lamont that old man with a hunchback to one the boy calls Dr. Leiden. Yes, what about it? I don't know. There's something I think it's his eyes. You know who he is don't you should I? Who is he? Pictures in the papers occasionally that's Dr. Franz Leiden head of the research laboratories of the Jordan process company They're plants in this town. I don't care who he is that face. It's it's evil. Amati. He gives me the shivers Let's go go quick. I want to hear this. Yes, but Dr. Leiden. I ought to go home. You see my mother did not yet Walter I understand you to say sir that you're responsible for this boy's remarkable skill with a pistol

4:08Yes, I think I can say I am in a way He had the natural instincts himself of course, but I helped him develop them You see Walter has not only the perfect eye, but the perfect ear it is our gift. Yeah, what's the ear? I got to do with Mark'smanship I will demonstrate Walter no, no, no please Dr. Leiden you will do as I say yes, Dr. Leiden now I take this I get you so much he's blindfolded in the boy I wonder just now he is completely blindfolded he can see nothing can you want it no, Dr. Leiden the boy will now give you a Demonstration of marksmanship that I've been to you have never seen before and I will see again Give him the note of pistol We have conducted this experiment safely many times before Well All right, here's the gun Take it Walter. That's right now this blind folded boy unable to see anything at all We'll shoot once and hit the bull's eye of that toggle I'm getting out of here Your cells everybody there is no danger. How's he going to know which direction to shoot him? That's where the ear comes in

5:13You take this cane it by and stand by the target when I give you the signal strike the gun in the center of the target with the Kid the sound of the gun will give Walter his cue his ear will give him the Direction and he's shot will hit the bull's eye Standing there, huh? And on your life the guy's good, but how do I know he's that good? You doubt my word well, mr. I don't say I doubt it, but if he's gonna play will you tell they can do it with somebody else? You are Ready Come on I'll go you realize how powerless the shadow would be against the boy like that Yes, I know and just as the boy was about to shoot did you see that old man? He was trembling at his face was quite as alive. Yes, I noticed that definitely not nice. I wonder what it means

6:18I don't know This way mago here's the car now you're the one who's in a hurry But any of time to get back to town and pack the train doesn't leave the last boss nine I know I may have something else. I want to do first something else what I knew definitely I tell you mago All-handed looks as if the shadow the shadow now the mod when you agreed to take this hunting trip It was to be an absolute rest you promise me you forget all about the shadow for a week at least I know that's just what I intend to do But before I go yes Well before I go I think the shadow was going to imitate our young friend Walter back there And take a shot in the dark Oh I'd like to lay down hey, I just wanted to ask whether you need me here in the laboratory anymore tonight Walter, don't you know enough that to talk to me when I'm engaged in an experiment? Sorry, sir I just thought To me my boy when I'm absorbed in my work. I'm afraid I may be in it

7:20I do my best sir My boy what a great head You especially for him over a thousand applicants to train in research right now. Sorry, sir If I interrupt your experiment I'd like my boy the experiment is we're for sending out Uh, you ran a long home and don't think too harshly of me for my Outplay, oh, I won't say you know I won't You've been wonderful to me giving me this opportunity to study under your direction Do I only hope though I don't worry my boy is I just said you're invaluable to me And I think in the future you're going to be more so I appreciate that Good night, Dr. Light good night my boy. No, I'd do anything in the world for you and Jordan For me the Jordan company the Jordan company I broke up up very capitalist thing off some of this is these if it hadn't been for me There would have been no Jordan process. I made the Jordan company and they taken away from me because they have money and I have done They have the fine homes in the expense of cars

8:22While I am left or rotten this laboratory when nobody ever comes nobody even knows I'm here But soon My revenge will come and no one will suspect And what is it? Who laughs don't you know me, Dr. Layton? No, you how should I know you who are you many people would like to know Dr But for one of a better name they call me the shadow shadow What is the childish focus others have called it childish focus focus in the past doctor They have lived you regret it. Are you trying to threaten me? No, Dr. not threat War is a better word to find to warn me one me against what I believe you know as one as I do you know nothing you can't Don't try to dump me So what's your talking about perhaps not doctor But no I shall be watching you I shall be watching you

9:28Everybody's after me There Just passing the door my way out and I thought I heard you say something Oh, yes, Walter I'm glad you're still here. I'm afraid you will be able to go home right away after all Yes, there's a particular experiment I want to make I was going to put it off for a few days But I think I'd better do tonight before I forget Wouldn't you do to forget you don't want to know sir That's right you're a good boy Walter a very good boy Now let me see And little of this powder in the re-chart then a pinch of that like the Bunsen burner water. Yes There we're almost ready. We feel the re-chart with this liquid Now we put it over the flame

10:30You watch this water when it boils. Let me know I will prepare the other ingredient Is there anything else I can do to help Dr. Late? No, no, no, thank you my boy. Just watch that liquid I want to know as soon as it boils I'm the boy who let it even boil away you know. Yes, sir. I'm watching It's boiling now sir Now the success of this experiment It depends on you. What do you want me to do? I have here a certain powder I want you to take this powder and when I give you the word I can eat to that boiling liquid. Oh, I see, sir No, that is not all You've got the powder in. I want you to observe closely. What changes a card in the liquid? No, that doesn't sound very difficult It's more difficult than you think because of my calculations are correct Those changes will be very minute Are the visitors to the naked eye? My eyes are bad

11:32That's why I want you to watch Oh, watch very carefully sir. My eyesight is very good. Almost as good as your hearing aids Now when I give you the word, drop the powder And don't take your eyes off that liquid Are you ready? Yes, sir. I'm ready Go ahead then What are you waiting for? Oh, my eyes I We continue with the second part of the shadows throwing adventure in just a moment Being time a question Then wouldn't you like to end those tires and trips to the furnace for your wife or other members of the family? Wouldn't you like to know that when you fix the furnace and leave the house in the morning The fire would burn steadily throughout the day and give more even more dependable and more useful heat

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13:36It's the solid fuel for solid comfort order your supply tomorrow Who is it? It's a gate, sir, Clayton. I ask you to come in, come in Sorry to bother you at home like this, sir, Clayton but I wanted to see you about that unfortunate boy Walter Dunn who was injured in your laboratory several days ago and what about him? Well as personnel manager of the Jordan company, I'm especially concerned about the boy I understand at the hospital of the course fellow they're totally blind for life too bad but accidents have been We're paying all his hospital and doctors bills for us and in addition the directors had a meeting today And they thought it was only right for the company to make some provision for the boys future And Mr. Gilmore the president of the company thought that perhaps you could suggest what's the best thing to do

14:39Oh Mr. Gilmore thought that did he? Well Mr. Gates I tell you what I had advised the company to do in the case of Walter Dunn and what's that? Exactly nothing But Dr. Rayton surely the pose I would tell you that Walter Dunn was a whettless no good scoundrel But I caught him making tracings of various things I was waking on here in the laboratory With the intention of setting them to our competitors Well you you can't be serious never was more serious in my life The boys fired at me He fired at me I tell you Luckily I discovered him before he could do any good damage Well of course what you told me altered the situation considerably Dr. Rayton I thought that night From I hardly think it would be necessary for the company to take any further responsibility to Walter Dunn I'm sorry to have to bring this up and the boys in such trouble But after all my first loyalty is to the Jordan company Are you okay? The office is of such a splendid group of men

15:42Yes Walter That's it, Frank is after waiting Now the plan for life was You must tightly adjust your chair I'm blind Yes and I'm afraid it's going to be very difficult to be done with your mother to support I know The company should have made some provisions for your future After all if they had to survive the laboratory within fairly attempt There's that explosion never would have happened to me all at the floor I'm afraid you do some you know that what you're going to do What I'm going to do is first Exactly remember I went to Mr. Kimber the president And to the directors myself and lead it with them But to know that they They absolutely refuse to help you where it hears the help I'll show them I'll show them Oh, you get excited Walter

16:42Night's boy, you're the one where are they? I'll show them I'll be surprised if we met Mr. Kimber coming along What are we doing now? We generally work so for this purpose way about this time And we'll see if we get him I'll show them Ah here comes something now It is Mr. Kimber Walter The men who wouldn't help you Now I just need I just need And don't forget to put the gun in his hand After the time forget Good Good Pardon me, yes young man Could you please tell me the time I'm blind to see in the wild for Hey aren't you a world of Hello What's the idea of waking me up at this? What's that? Gilmore committed suicide, good lord

17:44Special directors meeting tonight at the Jordan Company Yes, yes I'll get best and come right down Gilmore shot himself and to lead But I just got on the window That I just got on the window Imagination I guess Gilmore Where that's not true All on Did we something at the window Can't see anything at all Oh Oh I'm coming Don't be so impatient Well what have you Walter done? Where were you? Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh

18:45Oh Oh Oh Come on Oh Man The سide Why, why, yeah, how did you know it was a good word? What's wrong with that, A.D.? Now they fare an old hunchback with a face you didn't like. The boys are too bad. Oh, why am I so stupid? But tell me, Lambe, what do you know about these suicide father? Was there any significant fact connected with all of them? I tried to say so. And looking at us, you didn't notice nothing. You see, each suicide shot in certain amounts.

19:46Mother, a week ago the shadow warned a certain man on the telephone. I see now that one warning was not enough. Your suicide's one not your silence. What do you know? I mean this, Mother. When a man is going to shoot himself, he doesn't do it for the mother. There's something about looking into the black muslim gun. It seems to be, sir, even unbalanced mind. One of these men might have done it that way, certainly not all. No, Mother Goh. They didn't commit suicide. They were murdered. Now, M.S.C. Mother Goh, who won the hell with street? This must be the place to stop the car. Yes, right, Mother Goh. Yes. Do you want to come in? Yes, we call it on the lawn. The line boy. Yes, get back on. I'm on.

20:48I guess this thing's about... What are you doing? There's water done live here. I was mother, but he ain't used. You don't know where I could find it. Don't he? How they asked somewhere without Lady Man? Do you mean Dr. Lee? That's the one. Ever since they got hurt, well, water's always within. It seems like it's for you from the company? No, I'm a new state of management, isn't it? Well, I can't say anything. Come on, Mother. That's all here. That's what I think. She's been crying the moderate world red and swollen. Yes. Probably, self-region is much more important. Muggle, do you remember that afternoon at the fair? What you said about Dr. Layden? I said he had a evil face. A lot of people had evil faces. I mean, some awfully nice people sometimes. Dr. Layden is not a nice person, Muggle. I knew that when I first saw him. He has the face of a man suffering from an inner torture.

21:48The torture's so all-consuming that when he's not unguarded, shows through his eyes. Torture and hate. Momma, you mean you think that one of them is under the influence of Dr. Layden? That's fantastic. You've no evidence. Haven't I? Don't forget, Muggle. These murdered men were all shot in the mouth. Well, if you were blind and had to rely on Sound the Guide you to the target, and a man spoke to you, you would shoot him in the mouth. What are you going to do? I'm going to pay a little call on the eminent Dr. Layden. As the shadow. The lot you can't call on Dr. Layden. If water is within your invisibility, it won't help you. For the minute you speak, Lala, can tell you what is. You'll be up ahead. I fully realize that possibility, Muggle. The shadow must take that chance. Well, water. Things are coming along splendidly. Yes, Dr. Layden. With all the executives committing suicide.

22:48Our own special brand of suicide ain't water. The company stock is dropped in nothing. Soon I will have control. I, Dr. Franz Layden, with the spies, they'll crank puffing around in his laboratory. Yes, Dr. Layden. No, the country police are stupid. They suspect nothing. It's so wonderful scheme, Walter. A brilliant scheme. And nobody could see through it. Nobody, Dr. Layden. Who speaks? Walter? The door is open. I close it. I'm sure I close it. Don't get up, Dr. I'll close the gate. Who is it, Dr. Layden? I don't know. I can't see him. I can't see him. Are you blowing two down? No, no, I'm up nine. But you can't see me as that, Dr. I don't know what they're telling me. That is someone in this room. He's that upstairs, Dr. He's standing right near you. His voice comes from there. Who are you? This is Bobby Spader's speech. We have talked before, Dr. Layden. I am the shadow.

23:48Shadow? I'm the shadow. Shadow? Though you cannot see me, I am here. Dr. I'm afraid your little game is up. Walter. This man is Dr. Layden. Dr. Layden. He's just involved there. Yes. But only in the area. Listen Walter. You can begin with this. You can begin with this. Walter stop, listen to me. Dr. Layden's made a catch-bar. The lady made a catch bar. The game was a shoot again. You're the game you fool. Listen to me. The lady told you the company wouldn't take care of you. They planned to provide for you and your mother for life. No, I don't believe it. Wait, don't shoot. I'm telling you the truth. Dr. Layton has picked you from the beginning. Has deliberately plotted that you commit the crimes he had in the nerve to carry out himself. He's lying. You've got to have a search. What a scum. What a chemist and brilliant is Dr. Layton having an accidental laboratory explosion. Believe me. He's so strong for you. Oh no, you've got to believe me. He deliberately blinded you.

24:48You deliberately blinded me. No, no water. I want a water. Water. No. It's not that I've been so foolish. I believe to entrust them. You, you like, I shot you. I'm not badly hurt for this. Better put that gun down now. What are you going to do? I'm afraid I'll have to set foot free. No, the police. No. I know the best way. Justice has been triumphed again. He's horrible that a fine young boy like water done. You have to come under the influence of a man like Layton. But the near guilty must suffer with the guilty. Law and order must prevail. In just a moment you will hear a preview of next week's exciting shadow adventure.

25:57First, an important message from your old friend, who calls meeting expert John Buckton. Thank you, Ken Roberts and good evening friends. There are still many homeowners who make the mistake of leaving the fire door or the burning open. The fire is not a detective fire or the bank fire at night. That is not only unnecessary, but it's a bad practice in both corners. Gas is given off by a burning cold to go up the chimney. The fire door is left open for these gases to escape and are wasted. That's why I urge you always rely entirely on your furnace dampers, not only to regulate the speed of your fire, but when you're banking it as well. Never open the fire door except when we purely. You want to recharge your fire simply close the ice pit damper and open the check damper in the proof pipe. This is the correct way to check your fire quickly and safely. Remember that your blue cold dealer will be glad to send a John Buckley service man to inspect your furnace damper

26:59and see that they are in proper working condition. John Buckley men are trained heating experts. They will be glad to assist you in properly heating your homes without any obligation on your part. I thank you. Next week's shadow story is one of the most unusual blue cold has ever presented. We now give you a scene from this start like dramatization. Dr. Moller the mums look Mrs. Collins not dead not dead. Fargo's right Mrs. He's nothing. I'll just listen to her. Look at her. She skin was yellow and now look the color is coming back in with her eyes they're opening. She seems to be drawing younger. Younger. Dr. Moller. I feel better. Dr. Moller.

28:00Dr. Moller. Dr. Moller look at her. She's sitting up in bed. She's alive. Help me. Come on. It is a miracle. Dr. Moller. I feel as if I'm a... I am. I'm younger. Look at my arms. I don't want them alive. I don't want them alive. Like she's alive. I feel around and full like they were years ago. Oh you're facing young Dr. Moller. Young. What is the secret of its amazing rejuvenation? Be sure to find out next week in the shadows newest adventure fountain of death. Today's program has been a dramatized version of one of the many copyrighted stories which appear on the Shadow magazine. Now on sale at your local newsstand. All the characters and all the places named are dictations.

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