Counterfeit Money - Part 03: The Adventures of Superman (October 21, 1946)

“Counterfeit Money - Part 03” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 21, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Jimmy Olsen, a cub reporter at the Metropolis Daily Planet, is caught passing counterfeit money and admits he received it from Mary Henning, a part-time office and copy girl. Clark Kent confronts Mary, who insists she did not know the bills were fake and says she got the money from Biff Morgan, a former associate from her old gang. Clark asks Mary to take a risk to clear herself, and the two head toward police headquarters to see whether Inspector Henderson will agree to his plan. This is the third part of the 1946 Adventures of Superman broadcast, which aired on October 21, 1946.

Metropolis, at the Daily Planet offices and on the street, with a later trip to police headquarters

Characters: Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Mary Henning, Lois Lane, Biff Morgan, Inspector Henderson

Listen for: Mary's account of receiving the money from Biff Morgan, and Clark's proposed plan to test her story

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.