Knights of the White Carnation - Part 14: The Adventures of Superman (March 17, 1947)

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“Knights of the White Carnation - Part 14” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 17, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Clark Kent and private detective Bill Jackson search for Jimmy Olsen and Jack Wilson, who have been abducted by Joe McMillan and his companion Fargo, agents of the Knights of the White Carnation. Following a pattern of carnation petals left in McMillan's apartment, Kent deduces the boys were taken into the hills. Meanwhile, McMillan and Fargo decide to get rid of the youngsters, and Superman arrives in time to stop them. Kent then tells District Attorney Frank Agnew what he has learned, and the two go to confront Vincent Kirby, a wealthy aristocrat who leads the group. The episode is part 14 of The Adventures of Superman, first broadcast on March 17, 1947.

Metropolis and the Blue Hills, including Joe McMillan's apartment, a mountain lodge, and Vincent Kirby's mansion

Characters: Clark Kent, Superman, Jimmy Olsen, Jack Wilson, Bill Jackson, Joe McMillan, Fargo, Vincent Kirby

Listen for: The carnation petal pattern that points Kent toward the hills, and Superman's rescue of the two boys

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.