Since we just heard Bill Johnstone as The Shadow/Lamont Cranston and had previously heard Bret Morrison in the role, I feel like we should give Orson Welles equal time!
Orson was the first actor to portray The Shadow when It became a half-hour crime-solving show and he played the part up until shortly before his (in)famous "War of the Worlds" broadcast.
He didn't have a Christmas episode of "The Shadow," but here's "Death House Rescue," from September 26, 1937, Orson's first appearance on the show:
Of note is that the cast includes future star character actors Agnes Moorehead as Margo Lane and Ray Collins as Commissioner Weston!
"The Shadow" is always fun and it's even more fun to hear Orson Welles so early in his career!
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