Last Of The Clipper Ships Part 09: The Adventures of Superman (March 24, 1941)

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“Last Of The Clipper Ships Part 09” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 24, 1941. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Clark Kent and Jimmy Olsen are aboard the old clipper ship Clara M. on a voyage south across the Atlantic when the crew, led by a seaman named Lymie, plans a mutiny. Lymie wants to seize the ship and sail off before the nearby vessel San Jose can reach them and recognize several crew members as wanted men. Scotty McTavish refuses to join and is tied up, but Jimmy Olsen slips free with his help and they head for the radio room to send a distress call. The story continues in this episode. This is an installment of The Adventures of Superman, first aired on March 24, 1941.

The clipper ship Clara M., 300 miles out on the Atlantic, on a southward voyage around the world

Characters: Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Lymie, Scotty McTavish, Captain Hawkins, Mr. Barnaby

Listen for: Lymie's mutiny plan and the struggle over the radio room

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.