Lighthouse Point Smugglers - Pt 04: The Adventures of Superman (July 29, 1940)

“Lighthouse Point Smugglers - Pt 04” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast July 29, 1940. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Clark Kent and Jimmy Olsen investigate Horn House, a New England home where they suspect smugglers are using the old lighthouse and dock as a secret base. After capturing a signaling man at the lighthouse, they return to find the house dark and Louisa Horn missing, drawn into a hidden passage beneath the cellar. Kent and Jimmy search the tunnels and rooms, finding a wounded stranger on the couch and Louisa shaken. A visitor named Jasper Quimby arrives late at night, claiming he came to help a man attacked by a dog. Kent and Jimmy begin to doubt his story and wonder how he got into the locked room. Their investigation continues with more questions about the house's secrets.

Horn House, a New England home with an old lighthouse, a dock, a cellar and a hidden passageway

Characters: Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Louisa Horn, Jasper Quimby, Tiger

Listen for: The dog Tiger's reaction to the stranger on the floor, and Jasper Quimby's late-night visit

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.