Story Of The Century Part 04: The Adventures of Superman (April 4, 1946)

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“Story Of The Century Part 04” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 4, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Clark Kent and Lois Lane search for editor Perry White, who has vanished after leaving the Daily Planet with $10,000 in cash. Believing he was headed to a theatrical rooming house at 407 Clover Street, they go there, but find only a piano teacher's studio where the house should be. Clark suspects a mix-up with the street name and they set off to check other addresses. Meanwhile, Clark learns by telephone that a caller impersonating him has sent Jimmy Olsen off with the same money. This episode of The Adventures of Superman, first broadcast on April 4, 1946, is the fourth part of a serial story.

Metropolis, including the Daily Planet offices, a house at 407 Clover Street, and a drugstore telephone booth

Characters: Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Perry White, Mr. John Simmons, Jimmy Olsen, Miss Backrack, Rusty, Dan McCullough

Listen for: The address mix-up between Clover Street and Dover or Stover Street, and the phone call that sends Jimmy Olsen off with the money

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.