Last Of The Clipper Ships Part 03: The Adventures of Superman (March 10, 1941)

“Last Of The Clipper Ships Part 03” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 10, 1941. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Clark Kent and Jimmy Olsen are sailing around the world aboard the clipper ship Clara M. Strange events have plagued the voyage, including a mysterious whistle said to be the spirit of a lost seaman. When Captain Hawkins is nearly struck by a falling belaying pin, Clark pulls him to safety, and Teak Barnaby insists the pin fell by accident. Later, Jimmy hears Barnaby arguing with a crewman named Limey about ghosts and silence. Jimmy then sets off in the darkness to follow the Whistler and learn whether it is a living person. The episode ends on his cliffhanger. This is part three of The Adventures of Superman, first broadcast on March 10, 1941.

Aboard the clipper ship Clara M, on a voyage southbound for Panama as part of a cruise around the world

Characters: Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Captain Hawkins, Teak Barnaby, Limey

Listen for: The mysterious whistle on deck and Barnaby's argument with Limey

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.