July 31, 1930. On this date the
Detective Radio Hour,
sponsored by pulp publisher Street and Smith, featured a mysterious
narrator called The Shadow. This became so popular that by the
following spring
The Shadow Magazine sprang forth, starring a
much more fully developed character, designed and usually written by the
prolific Walter Gibson. By 1937 The Shadow radio show had the
characteristics now so familiar: "Who knows what evil lurks in the
hearts of men? The Shadow Knows!" He had "the power to cloud men's
minds so they cannot see him." And "The tree of crime bears bitter
fruit."
Oh my...I listened to that show in the 40's?
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ReplyDeleteI also in the 49's, listened to The Shadow Knows.
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