Fur Smuggling Part 06: The Adventures of Superman (July 25, 1941)

“Fur Smuggling Part 06” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast July 25, 1941. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Clark Kent and Jimmy Olsen are travelling home by train after their trip to the Northwoods. Clark has rescued Jimmy and the guide Batiste from a bear, and the two of them are now heading back to Metropolis. On the train, Jimmy notices a nervous, gray-haired man across the aisle who resembles a newspaper photograph of Dr. Robling, an inventor whose device is said to be insured for ten million dollars. Clark questions the man, who denies being Robling and gives the name Walter Harris. Later, the man leaves a crumpled piece of paper on his seat, and Clark and Jimmy look at it.

A night train travelling across the Northwoods and wheat country, returning to Metropolis after the Northwoods trip.

Characters: Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Dr. Robling, Batiste, Father Malone, Bull Raglan, Chuck

Listen for: The note that the nervous man left on his seat, and whether the man is really Dr. Robling.

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.