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Fire in the Sterling Building

The Adventures of Superman · March 4, 1940 · 12 min · 1,948 words

The transcript of “Fire in the Sterling Building”, an episode of The Adventures of Superman first broadcast March 4, 1940. 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. Up in the sky. Look, it's a bird. It's a plane. It's Superman. And now Superman, who has appeared on Earth as the champion of the week and the oppressed. In his disguise of Clark Kent, news reporter for the Daily Planet, Superman has spoiled the diabolical plans of the yellow mask, a maniac who thought himself emperor of the world.

And now, on new adventure comes to the mild spectacle reporter, who is known to the city room as Clark Kent. Not knowing what strange and exciting days are directly ahead, Kent listens eagerly as a photographer brings word of a fire in one of the city's largest buildings.

Listen. Hey, Mr. White! What about that fire in the Sterling Tower? Yeah, what about it? Don't go Kent. Just got a phone call. I think there's a girl trapped on the 20th floor. What? A girl trapped? Can't they get her out?

I'm gonna get her out. Can't reach her. Mr. White, let me cover that story. Maybe. Maybe what, can't? Well, maybe I can do something. Can I cover it? Go ahead. But if the fire department can't reach her, why do you think you can?

Listen, you ain't heard of half the chief. Hello, Miss Lane. What's all the excitement, Mike? Go on, Mike. Wait, what about photographs? Who's up there? I'm going myself right away. But get this, will ya?

There's something phony about this fire. Oh, yeah. Well, that's the dope I got. The fire marshal thinks maybe it's incendiary. Somebody said that I'm purpose. A fire block. What? Who did it? building is it did I hear you say something about a girl did she do listen give me a chance will you there's a mining company got off is up at the

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