TV ShowEnded

Shadow of the Cloak

1951

~30 min / ep

1 season

35 episodes

Drama

Shadow of the Cloak was a spy drama live television series broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network. Helmut Dantine played secret agent Peter House. John Gay wrote some of the 36 episodes. The first episode aired June 6, 1951 and the last episode March 20, 1952. The 30-minute show aired Wednesdays at 9:30pm ET through November 1951 and then Thursdays at at 9pm ET from December until March 20, 1952. From January 1952 until the end of the run, Shadow of the Cloak alternated with Gruen Playhouse.

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Cast

Helmut Dantine

Seasons

June 1951 - May 1952. 36 Episodes were produced.

Ep 1
1.Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief
30-05-195130 min
It's cloak-and-dagger stuff—spies, international intrigue, and probably scores of beautiful blondes who are always disappearing or holding you in their arms while some guy stabs yo...
Ep 2
2.Mightier Than the Sword
06-06-195130 min
Ep 3
3.The Tattoo
13-06-195130 min
Ep 4
4.The Courier
20-06-195130 min
Ep 5
5.The Blue Hill Menace
27-06-195130 min
Ep 6
6.The Light of the Lantern
04-07-195130 min
Ep 7
7.The Silent One
11-07-195130 min
Ep 8
8.The Man with the Dark Glasses
18-07-195130 min
Peter House tracks down International spies in the pay of an enemy air force.
Ep 9
9.Consignment to Oblivion
25-07-195130 min
International security intelligence on the trail of a murderous gang of worldwide counterfeiters in “Consignment to Oblivion”.
Ep 10
10.Journey of No Return
01-08-195130 min
Ep 11
11.The Search
08-08-195130 min
Ep 12
12.Million Dollar Watch
15-08-195130 min
Ep 13
13.The Magazine Peddler
05-09-195130 min
Ep 14
14.Blueprint for Treason
12-09-195130 min
Ep 15
15.The Professor
19-09-195130 min
Ep 16
16.The Two-Faced Man
26-09-195130 min
Ep 17
17.Cairo Incident
03-10-195130 min
Ep 18
18.Without Arms
10-10-195130 min
Ep 19
19.The League of Fear
17-10-195130 min
Ep 20
20.The Missing Years
24-10-195130 min
Ep 21
21.The Outsider
31-10-195130 min
Ep 22
22.Carnival in Berlin
07-11-195130 min
Ep 23
23.Plan for Plague
14-11-195130 min
Ep 24
24.How Death Came to Marushka
21-11-195130 min
Ep 25
25.Tyndall Masterpiece
28-11-195130 min
Ep 26
26.A Letter from China
05-12-195130 min
Ep 27
27.Do Not Open Till Christmas
12-12-195130 min
Ep 28
28.The Swing of the Pendulum
19-12-195130 min
Ep 29
29.The Westfield Brain
26-12-195130 min
Ep 30
30.The Last Performance
10-01-195230 min
A knife-thrower in a carnival act finds himself caught in a web of deceit when a Communist spy coerces him into committing murder to eliminate a target for the agent.
Ep 31
31.Check List
23-01-1952
Ep 32
32.Gateway to Fear
07-02-195230 min
Ep 33
33.Assignment Cancelled
21-02-195230 min
Ep 34
34.The Fall Guy
06-03-195230 min
Ep 35
35.The Talking Jewel
20-03-195230 min
Final episode of the series.

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