Keywords
The Shadow, radio, entertainment, 1930s, crime
Abstract
Eerie string music, a dark cackle of laughter, and then a sinister voice says, “Who knows what evils lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows.”3 Suddenly, an interruption by the Goodrich Man. He has something to say about Goodrich tires with their lifesaving tread and blow- out protection: “So, play safe, equip your car with Goodrich, safety Silvertown!” The Goodrich- Man is ushered out by organ music as our hero Lamont Cranston, the Shadow, is introduced. He is heralded as a man of wealth and science who devotes his life to righting wrongs, protecting the innocent, and punishing the guilty. In this particular program, “The Tomb of Terror,” The Shadow uses his scientific know- how and power of invisibility to learn the cause of a series of baffling deaths in a city museum. He tricks the ray- gun- wielding culprit into frightening himself to death by staring into a mummy’s eyes. We truly see that “the weed of crime bears bitter fruit. Crime does not pay, the Shadow knows.”
Recommended Citation
Pulsipher, Samuel
(2024)
"“Radio . . . What [is it] doing to our children?” The Impact of Radio on Families during the Golden Age of Broadcasting,"
The Thetean: A Student Journal for Scholarly Historical Writing: Vol. 53:
Iss.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/thetean/vol53/iss1/5
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