The Shadow - Death House Rescue | Episode 22 | House of Old Time Radio

This is the very first episode of The Shadow radio drama ever broadcast — September 26, 1937 — starring a 22-year-old Orson Welles, a full year before he'd become famous for War of the Worlds. The Shadow actually started as just a mysterious, unnamed narrator on a 1930 pulp radio show, created to promote a magazine. Listeners loved the voice so much they started asking newsstands for "the Shadow magazine" before one even existed — so the publisher made one. This broadcast is where the character finally got a real radio drama of his own. Listen closely: some records suggest the famous "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?" line wasn't added until almost a year later. Did you catch it in this one, or just "The Shadow knows"? A classic broadcast from House of Old Time Radio. New full episodes every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. #TheShadow #OldTimeRadio #OrsonWelles #ClassicRadioDrama