Quick as a Flash
Lamont Cranston
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Quick as a Flash is a radio quiz program built around fast answers and lively competition. Contestants face questions and word challenges, with the action shaped by quick thinking and the pressure of responding on the spot.
The title also names Lamont Cranston, the identity of the crime-fighting hero known as the Shadow. The supplied episode label points to him, while the program’s quiz format offers a different kind of radio listening from a conventional mystery drama.
Its appeal lies in the brisk exchange between questions and answers and the suspense of seeing who can solve a challenge first. The result is an energetic snapshot of radio entertainment that brings together quiz-show competition and a reference to a familiar fictional character.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.