The Swing Shift Shuffle is a radio program of swing, big band, jazz, boogie woogie and other popular music from the 1930's and 40's that airs every Wednesday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. (US Central Time) on WEVL 89.9 FM in Memphis, Tennessee, with a live webcast at wevl.org. In addition to the radio show, this blog is dedicated to all aspects of the Swing Era, including art, automobiles, cartoons, comics, history, movies, music, news, science, technology, and anything else that happened during that time. It also includes announcements about events in the Memphis/Mid-South area related to the Swing Era, such as classic movies, concerts, dances, lectures, etc. If you see something that fits the description, send it to me at tim@wevl.org. If you would like more information about the radio show, just go to the Radio Show FAQ page.

Thursday, January 21, 2016

The Spider Widow

I would file this one under the "impromptu hero/heroine" category.  In this 1942 story, "The Spider Widow," posted on The Golden Age, Miss Diane Grayton is a "beautiful, wealthy and athletic" young woman, who wants to do more to help her country.  When some saboteurs run out of gas on her estate, she quickly improvises a crime fighting persona with the help of an old costume from an attic trunk and some garden spiders.  The bad guys are too slow and too arachnophobic to stop her. 
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