George Latimer, Crooked Political Boss - Part 09: The Adventures of Superman (September 13, 1946)

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“George Latimer, Crooked Political Boss - Part 09” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast September 13, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Clark Kent investigates the murder of Lippy Williams, a reporter for the Metropolis Clarion, after Williams is found shot on River Road. Kent believes Williams was involved in planting evidence against Sam Robbins, a war veteran accused of shooting his friend Joe Martin. Kent speaks with Inspector Henderson and the Clarion editor Abner Brown, piecing together Williams' final movements. Meanwhile, armed men wait on a dark country detour for a police car carrying Robbins to the county seat. This is part nine of the 1946 Adventures of Superman episode George Latimer, Crooked Political Boss, first broadcast on September 13, 1946.

Metropolis and a dark country detour near a small upstate town

Characters: Clark Kent, Lippy Williams, Inspector Henderson, Abner Brown, Mrs. Robbins, Sam Robbins, George Latimer, Governor Wheeler

Listen for: Kent's theory that Williams was involved in framing Sam Robbins, and the ambush set for the police car on the detour

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.