Looking at The Shadow is a lot like looking at a prism. It all depends on the angle (years.)
The Shadow in the early years (as in the Billboard review) has Orson Welles playing Lamont Cranston and Agnes Moorehead playing Margo Lane. It essentially got no better than this as far as the radio adaptation. The other Lamont characters were not near as good and the show suffered even further with the loss of Moorehead as different Margo Lanes are evident.
No matter what Welles touched turned to gold during this time period and you can certainly say that about the early episodes of The Shadow, where the show is thick with tremendous atmosphere. However, the sound quality of this show suffers badly, especially in the years that Welles appeared in, making listening a trial rather than a treasure.
I'm not sure this show will ever get it's due, do to sheer unluckiness. However, it remains one of the favorites and most everyone knows the The Shadow knows, hoo hoo haa haa haa haawwwww.
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