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Summary: Unaudible
Review: I cannot put into words how disappointed I was with this product. The reason being that once you get passed the first CD's of Orsen Welles' performance all the other CD's are almost completely unaudible. You have to turn the volume up to just be able to make out what they are saying then you have to quickly turn the volume down when the background music begins to play. I purchased some Shadow "remastered" CD's about 8 years ago and they were great! I could understand everyone and everything. After wear and tear I needed to replace them so I purchased this product. I do not know what exactly is "remastered" with this collection because it sounds horrible and in no way "remastered."
I would recommend a different collection of The Shadow. I rated this product 2 stars only because I love the Shadow.
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Summary: 40 classic episodes of the famous radio series "The Shadow"
Review: Altogether now: "The weeds of crime bear bitter fruit...Crime does not pay...The Shadow knows...and the Shadow never fails!"Lamont Cranston was a wealthy playboy who returned from a trip to the orient with the ability to cloud men's minds through the use of his hypnotic powers. As the Shadow who was "never seen only heard" he made sure that justice prevailed. This 20-hour collection features what professes to be the 40 best episodes of "The Shadow," including the program premier "The Death House Rescue" with Orson Welles and the debuts of Bill Johnstone and Bret Morrison in the title role. To help make the case there is also a 32-page booklet on the classic radio series where you will discover interesting tidbits like the fact that Agnes Moorehead played Margo Lane opposite Welles. This may not be the truly definitive collection of episodes, but it is the most comprehensive I have come across to date. However, for fans of "The Shadow" the question is what episodes are included in this collection and how many holes can you fill in your collection: EPISODES STARRING ORSON WELLES
The Death House Rescue 9-26-37
The Circle of Death 11-28-37
The Death Triangle 12-12-37
The Society of the Living Dead 1-23-38
The Plot Murder 2-27-38
The White Legion 3-20-38
The Hypnotized Audience 3-27-38
Message from the Hills 5-22-38 EPISODES STARRING BILL JOHNSTONE
Traffic in Death 9-25-38
Night Without End 10-16-38
Appointment with Death 3-12-39
Can the Dead Talk? 3-19-39
Mansion of Madness 11-5-39
The Shadow Returns 11-19-39
The Sandhog Murders 11-26-39
The Voice of Death 12-8-40
Joey's Christmas Story 12-22-40
The Shadow Challenged 1-19-41
The Chess Club Murders 2-23-41
The Ghost Walks Again 3-16-41
The Case of the Three Frightened Policemen 11-16-41
The Ring of Light 11-23-41
The Wailing Corpse 11-8-42 EPISODES STARRING BRET MORRISON
The Gibbering Things 9-26-43
Death to The Shadow 3-12-44 The Living Head 2-10-46
The Valley of Living Terror 10-13-46
Blood Money 10-20-46
Gang Doctor 11-24-46
The Devil Takes a Wife 12-8-46
Scent of Death 2-2-47
Spider Boy 6-1-47
The Phantom of the Lighthouse 9-7-47
The Curse of the Gypsies 10-5-47
Murder and the Medium 11-30-47
The Chill of Death 1-4-48
The Bones of the Dragon 1-11-48
Death and the Black Fedora 1-18-48
One Dead and Two to Go 2-1-48
Preview of Terror 6-5-49 Be aware that "The Shadow: Great Radio Adventures" is available both as 20 one-hour cassettes or in CD format. Finally, I was really surprised to learn that this classic radio show was usually broadcast early on Sunday evening. How can you listen to "The Shadow" before the sun has gone down? My morning routine has included listening to old time radio broadcasts while I get up and going for the day, but the exception to the rule are episodes of "The Shadow." These are saved for late at night when I am the only one up and most of the lights are off...
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