The Shadow 057 - House of Fun

Who knows what evil in the hearts of men. The Shadow knows. The Shadow, mysterious character who weighs those in distress. And helps the forces of law and order, is in reality, Lamont Cranston, wealthy young man about town. Cranston's friend and. Companion, the lovely Margot Lane, is. The only person who knows to whom the unseen voice belongs, the only one who knows the true identity of that master of other people's minds, the Shadow. Today's story House of Fun. I've just told me you wanted to see me. Mister shut up. You know better than to mention my name around here. Oh I'm sorry, boy, something specially wanted, Yes, lovedon, I came here to the carnival to find out why all the day. Well, shee you all your orders. Three weeks ago, I sent you a complete description of the man I wanted you to kidnapped. But there ain't been no one like him. I come out here to the house. And never mind the alibi. Now I bump that man. Then I bombed to night. Yes, boss, it's worth a million dollars to me, loved him, hm, a million dollars a million bucks. See, how do you figure out of a mind. Just do as your tools. When my plans are completely loved and I rule the world, I'll. Rule the world. Oh, get to that man tonight. You are hey, you are set right up. Try your luck, folks, only your time. That's the tenth part of a dollar. All you do is hit the funny man. I'll just move in a little fight. That's right. Therefore your plans to you, the lovely little lady from. The clams of India, And. Hurry, how are your dusting time for the lumber show the greater protection nominent way. No, I am having a wonderful tong. It is fun and mago. Idden into our country carnivals until I was ten years old. He look, there's a hot dog stand that we missed. You are one. I haven't finished his ice cream and root beer. Yes, I should say not get me two hot dogs. Okay, we hold these two blankets in this bridgelar. You're aby to take these dogs and candy boxes too. What about the set of dishes. I'm trading those into the hot dogs. Good Mont, you're a regular Aunnie. Oakley Andernie Oakley was a woman. Then you're a brother. Can I try for sure, let's. Have another gun with you here, no bit quiz the a holess thing? Hey not under your chin shoulder? Oh yeah, I said, now fire away. Here goes. They are not to haddles that juney dog. Looks now darling. But that's the proprietor. Any time. Tired, I'm just starting a three minute a day. How about tying your slace? Oh lad, it's thrilling, it's killing in a laugh from beginning to win. So step right up, book, it's the hilarious out of fun to please. Yes guy, the gentlemen gets to tickets in. Here's your James. Thank you. Come one, come on to the hilarious out of fire. You go in this way, mogo, Come on? What happens in the place? Anything so be prepared for. Oh look, morgo, isn't that James Tennyson just the head of her Tennyson? Yes, you know, president of Ptal Steel. Oh, why of course it is. Come on, I wanna I wanna say hello. To one, how mister Tennison? Don't you remember me? La Monks? I'm sure mister uh oh, I do beg your pardon. You look just like an acquaintance of mine, James. Uh tennant. Oh that's a big business feller, ain't it. Yeah, well, I don't blame you lots of folks. He's always mistaken me for him. You know. My wife says she wishes it was him, and for the money part. She mean, I do apologize. I can't think, never know it. Good day, good day. That always makes you feel a little fooling. Well, come on, let's face the spooks. Huh oh, stay close to me and the mont. It's so dark in here. Mm. We don't just follow our friends. We'll let his light sooth be our guid. The monk. What's that? Uh, just the scollt and ignore it ignorant? Oh yeah, ooh do you hear what I am? Just uh just feel. Like, oh yes, sure, what's that awful thing in front of it? Where right there? Look that great big head with tiny arms and me? Oh if I tell you we have promised not to be upset. Yes, that's you me. You're looking into one of those distorting mirrors. Go ahead and last, look so pretty and. It's yourself that's so donastatic. Great, it's dark. Why are they call these places fun houses? Because it's so much fun when you get. Out of them. Yes, here they call man? What's that? A friend of her head must be getting a scared my fault? Come on? What is it? I don't know, but it doesn't sound right. Something's happening to that man. Look the head of the monk. He's being pulled through a door in the wall. Start it's he's gone. Are you sure you saw him disappear through this war Oh? Yes, of course. But there's no door. Yeah, it must be a sliding panel. Hold it up, hold it up in there? Yeah, what's going on? A man just disappears to a panel on this wall? What's the matter with your brother? This place? Gotten her? Who you will? I'm the manager here and you can take my word at the ranks? No secret panel. Well, we saw him disappear here. What he looked like? Middle aged man wearing a likely suit. Why that father just left the place? I passed him on the way in here? Are you sure? Cause I am? That's funny? Why shouldn't it be funny? Brother? This is the house of fun you love? You're not eating anything? No, I won't for another week. Why not? Have you forgotten our little orgy at the carnival the other night? Twelve hot dogs, six frozen custards, four bags of peanuts, and a naffle on the stake. The mind is sick, yes, I guess so. And the way the stock markets behaved this week hasn't helped my appatite either. I thought the market was going up. It is, But there are a few companys that are solvent, successful enterprises. Heet that stocks has done a complete note that these past few weeks. Oh why, I don't know. Is there a rumor that it's the result of bad business deals by the presidents of these companies? Bad business deal? Yes, I think what's happening to the poor man? And folding those stocks? The butcher and the baker and even the employees of the companies put all these companies. Well, the lady Stott to tumble this Tuttle Steel, Oh well. Isn't the president of Tuttle Steel a chapter we he thought we saw the carnival? Yes, Jim Tennyson, I still think I saw that man who looked like him disappears through that panel. And I still believe you. We couldn't do anything about it. The mon speak of the devil. What do you mean? Look, if there's two men getting up from that table, isn't one of them are missing man's in the carnival. Why sure it is? Oh what a coincidence. Then we were wrong about it. Looks that way. Oh look they're coming toward us. Can we tell him about the Scarry Davis? Sure? Why not? Hello there, h you remember me, don't you? We saw you the other night at the carnival. I'm sorry you must see mistaken. Come on, mister Jennathan, I have got to catch that trade. Uh yes, yes, they excuse me, won't you? Oh? Yes, I was certain. Oh what was all right about it? I don't know that other man called him mister Tennyson. But you've mixed him up again. No, I haven't. That wasn't James Tennyson. That's the man we sought the carnival. Then why did he call him by name? Because he wanted me to think he was Tennyson. He didn't know that Tennyson knows me. Well, this is like coming in in the middle of a moving picture. I don't get it. I don't need a margot, but I'm going to. I'm positive that man was the chap we sought the carnival. Well, then why should he say he wasn't? That's something for the Shadow to learn by paying a visit to the carnival again tonight. Oh uh, I'd like to know what you're going after the month? Well mark it. It's weird and fantastic, but I have the feeling that this house of fun that we're heading for is somehow mixed up in the stocks falling off in the companies I was telling you about how well this is pure supposition, mind you, But wouldn't it be possible that someone, someone who was interested in having those stocks decline could dispose of the real presidents of the companies. And substitute a person who looked and acted like it. Oh a month that that's unbelievable. That remains to be seen. Up here we are. You'd better wait in the carmoner. What are you gonna do? The Shadow has some serious business in the House of fought. M Well, oh yeah, boys, what that ago? But what must she look like? Dark? Medium, height, slender? Okay, I'll be on the lookout. Just send me a picture of an I'll do the rest, sure, goodbye. H is a dire some business, mister Lufton. Uh who said that? I did? Mister Lufton? But where where are you? I am standing right beside you, beside me, But I don't see anyone. And that's because I've clouded your mind. You can't see me. Who are you? I am known as the Shadow. The Shadow. I I've heard of you. You can't be seen. I was listening to your conversation on the telephone. Left. Well, Kidnapping is a rather serious offense these days. Kidnapping. Yes, that is your work, isn't it. No? No, I ain't. Hey, what are you trying to do to me? I ain't cook? And see, I'm runner the legitimate business if I here, that's the one where people come and enjoy themselves, where people come to be get napped. You means you so you don't know what you're talking about. I know that some. People have come into this place and never seen the can. Now you're all rock and pro what I'm saying, lofton? Do the police the pleice? Yes, you can save your protest for them. And oh wait wait, don't try me. And I'm honest, I tell you, I don't know what happened to those people who disappeared. Then you do admit they disappeared? Yeah, yeah, I just did. Oh babe, pay my orders? What are your orders? Well, they they give me a description of a guy. See, then I keep a watch for someone who looks like him. Sometimes that takes weeks. Then when I see one eye, give the chip off and they snatch him as he goes through the house of funds. Who are they say, the man I'm working for. They own the show. And these doubles that you're watching for are they the doubles? Them? Any specific people, usually a. Big businessman or something. Why do they want these doubles? I don't know. I just told you everything, not everything lofton. Who's behind all? No, no, no, I can't tell you. Who is the man that you just spoke to on the phone, the man you call boss? Please please, I can't and you'll tell the police in the morning. I already have your confession of the kidnap. I miss, I'll tell you. I'll tell you, but you gotta protect me. Behind this, my my boss is mysterious. Uh oh, you will never know, Shadow, You will never know. You see anything in that paper, Markle, not a word, no matter you sure Lotin was murdered, of course, I saw him dying, and it was three days ago, and not a line in any newspaper about his death. I did learn one thing today though, What's that the late mister Lupton's House of Fun has left the carnival? Where'd it go? I don't know what. Are you supposed to just gone out of business? No, I don't think so. This place has been too good a foil for the activities of the heads of this mom whether they may be well, then what do you think if undoubtedly moved to another city, they just have to find out when that should be. A nice job. How many cities are in this country? Old won't be that involved. There are agents, you know who book all these carnivals. What makes you think that these agents would give you the information? Well, if we were to go to their office looking for work. You mean it's performer exactly, the Flying Cranston Mongole. That's a wonderful title. Come on, get your hat, okay, partner. The Flying Cranston's are taking their first engagement. How love Love HI up with today? About me? Make uh Charlie, you keep in touch with the office. I think we can get your Frindy Weeks at Born's Wombo show as well. What did Jumama say? Well, we don't know exactly what. Was it about the work of course, what do you do. We're an aerial novelty act. Flying Crampston, Flying Crampson. Never heard of you, idea, never heard of us? Huh, never heard of. The flying Crisis. It came Queen of the. Haigh Wire, the Fires of Gravity, dared devils prey. I still never heard of you. Well, mister Lupton told us to see you lost her. Yes, see pro Pride of the House of Fun. Oh, jolly loved her. Yes right, good old Johnny Louveton. Well, I'll have to see the acts before I could. Both book Here mcway, I realized that there. Oh, by the way, where is John these days? I ain't seed him in months? But the showers up at the Riepluk County Fair, winklerk County Fair, thanks where I just remembered we left the trapeze home all along. And you know how tappiez is are. You can't leave him for a minute. We'll be in to see you again. Goodbye, it's a bye. It's wise, guys. Well among who we supposed to be this time? Know what do you mean? Well? Are we the flying Cranstoos? Uh huh, The Flying Cranstoos are back. In the trunk and what at the time the County fair does ahead. Goodness, but I have another impersonation for your Margo. What's that? When I saw Loveton the other. Night he received the phone call from the head of the mob. Yes, and I gathered that. He was told to look for another victim. I see this victim was to be a girl, dark, medium, hype, slender. Well, I could be anyone could be me exactly. Oh, now I get it. You want me to only if you want a morgle. Is I able to be a very dangerous task? Well, you know me. Queen is a high wire. They are devil supreme. Now this is no joking, metamogal. These men are killers. Why do you suppose they want a girl this timer? Well, if my theory is correct, if they're kidnapping their victims and palming them off, it's the big business tycoons that they resemble. Then the next company to receive their attention is the Amalgamated Perfumes. Oh that was shot in the dark, isn't it. None as wild as it sounds. The only big business woman who answers to your description is Dorothy Andrew, the young socialite who runs the company. I see and you want me to visit the House of fun? Yeah, and I want them to think you're alone. I'll fallow behind you in the shadow they attempt to kidnap you, I can step in and get the evidence I need on the entire gang. Will you do it? Will I? I'm practically being yanked through that sliding panel right now. Something doing every minute in the hellarias house stuff fun. It's freeling, it's killing it. A laugh from beginning doing go ahead, didn't want any a little lady? What you all alone with? Yes, it's not allowed for sure. Sure, here's your ticket, go write in, go right in? Thank you? Hey pop? Yeah, ta left name. She's just what the big guy ordered. Joy. Sorry, hurry honey, this is the outstep fun. It's preying joy Ah. Pardon me, man, Yes, it's just herey, very scary place for going in there? What depender? What kids you? Man? I thought it was the real, honest to goodness fun house. And I like to look at all them bony things to school. Keep well, o man, you just sat close to me. I don't let them bite you. Thang thang, and it's God kissing me. Yes, great day? What side I. Don't know, but I don't like it either. H yeah, Now don't don't go too fast, you'll be leaving me behind. Oh sorry. Love cover there? What? Oh? Let go over here all right then? And now keep quiet old me I said. Now we'll just open this spannel yell and see. Hum huddle. Now you listen to me. You are supposed to be James Tennison. Do you hear you are supposed to be James Tennison. I am supposed to be James Tennis. And you are going to your office tomorrow and there is your South American property. Huh. I'm what you are going to settle the South American property. I am going to tell a South American. Property you video pay my intunction. I have h I have no no, I have not Tennison. I I can't do it. Hm. Listen to your pool. Uh. If you're trying to pat your villa against mind the regain your freedom, you had better forget it. And if you don't, when you have complete with your job for me, I should be suppose. You as I have the other. Now, Oh, pay me one three from puff I think look at. And look through my eye. And now if he keep after me, I am games Amy ton I and James Tennis and I relop be my instruction. I well, uh they my instructions and that's better. You make over now? Yeah? Yeah, I am James Tennis and I am James. And uh there are poppers out here. He's got that dame from the tournament with him, and I mean, I mean all out boy, hey he ain't but string it over here? Come on you all right on tire eh? Now? Will I must compliment you Pop on your election. She is practically a double for the Andrews girl. And what's the meaning? Now? Just take it, the young lady. Nobody is going to harm you if you do. Is your tool? What you mean you will see? Okay, Pop, you wade outside. Yes, take a seat, mister name. But I want to talking for a misdage. Miss name. That's not a very good name for you. I think you'll have to change that. Change my name. From now on, you're known as Dorothy andrew. Please please tell me why you brought me here. Look at this photograph? Why look at it? I say, do you notice anything unusual about why? Well, it looks like me exactly. That's a photograph of miss Dorothy Andrews, a young society girl who is the pressed in a pay business, very large perfume company. Well, well, as I told you from now, i'm you are thought at the I'm you can't keep me here? Oh but I can. These fos are found true and I for help reaching you will just look out. That's been me though. Oh that is storys for gout this three a long time. Now that you listen to me. No, I'll get help somewhere. You can't do this, even dispose. It's a reason Miss sun hows tonight tomorrow you will go to her office and take a plate. But how do you expect me to food? That's my job? You will pay my over. I have a complete file here of all. They have a very creative a business field. But how could I learn? And until short a time keeps you and our lesson can begin the right now. Look at me, young lady, No, look at me, I see look into my eyes. No, No, I won't do it you. That's t look Oh you'll fit. Don't look at him marble. What was that. The shadow? Yes? Van Buren, you remember me? I see remember you? Yes, from the night that you kill John Lufton. I don't know what you're talking about. I've been listening to your conversation with a young lady Van Buren. Right, quite a racket you're running. What do you mean seturing your own people of the heads of big corporations, hypnotizing them into ruining these corporations for your personal game. Uh, you're the one who sened they should be questioned, mister van Buren, what. Do you want with me? Shadow? First, I want you. To release that girl. Then I shall turn you over to the police for not a chance. Do you think that I am going to be frightened by you? A shadow that doesn't even sare show himself to me. He shall see. I know your power, Shadow, the power of his noses, but mine is a strong as your. I shall force you to become peaceful. Here a full van Buren, and I'll prove it to you. I'm standing right in front of the stets. Huh yeah, I'll take this pen to prove it. You see, my eyes are on a level with yours. No, make me become visible, make me I will. You shall become visible? Shadow, you shallow? Your ego is greater than your talent. Van Buren, and cluse this to me me? God, how did you like that? Shadow shadow. He does the buns, he does the bun. I've gilded him you. No, you didn't even hit me. Tire again, Van Duren, I'm alway here in the window. Now, you're a poor shot Van Buren. How no more bullets. I'll get you. I will get you anyways. That when we turn out that when helping, he's falling to the street. Story. Come my mother, I'm taking you home. What did Commissioner Western had the sailor monk Well? I found the real mister Tennyson and several other victims, all alive, and one of m Duran's tied outs. The only murder committed was the one of the House of Fun. The case is officially closed. Oh good well, how about a little relaxation, Bogle, something to take our minds off the events of. The past few days. Now, I love it. Any special place you'd. Like to go, Yes, where a country carnival. Of crime? Bitter fruit Crime does not