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The Dragons Teeth Part 01

The Adventures of Superman · February 10, 1941 · 11 min · 2,073 words

The transcript of “The Dragons Teeth Part 01”, an episode of The Adventures of Superman first broadcast February 10, 1941. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). The Adventures of Superman plays The Adventures of Superman free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Presenting the transcription feature, Superman! Guys, look! It's a play! It's a play! It's Superman! And now Superman, strange visitor from the planet Krypton, who came to Earth with physical powers far beyond those of mortal men, and who fights a never-ending battle against crime and injustice disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan daily.

As our story opens today, Kent and his editor, Perry White, are on their way to the Chinese section of the city in response to an urgent summons from Dr. Chi Wan, learned scholar and collector of Oriental art.

Darkness has fallen, and the narrow winding streets are empty, save for a few great light figures half hidden in shadowed doorways. Here and there are dim light burns in a store window piled high with bits of jade, lacquered boxes, and all manner of strange curios from a land beyond the sea.

The earthly silence is broken only by the purr of a motor car. Listen. Isn't it a little strange that Dr. Wanda didn't tell you why he wanted to see you, Mr. White? Well, if you know where the handles can't, they don't say much over the telephone.

It's an instrument of the devil and they don't trust it. Well, but surely Dr. Wanda doesn't feel that way. Wasn't he educated here in the United States? Yes, but the Chinese have certain inborn superstitions that even education won't eradicate.

Once an oriental, all was an oriental. Hey, here, take it easy. I think that's the house over there. Number 44, pull up the curb. Okay. Well... Mm-hmm. Let's get out. You better lock the car.

Okay. Come on. C1 owns this jewelry store and lives above it. Yeah, but this store looks close to me. He said to come up to his apartment. I guess we go through this hallway. Yeah.

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