The $5 Million Gold Heist - Pt 03: The Adventures of Superman (November 29, 1940)

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“The $5 Million Gold Heist - Pt 03” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast November 29, 1940. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Clark Kent and Lois Lane investigate the disappearance of an armored car carrying five million dollars in gold. After a near miss with a runaway truck outside a restaurant, they suspect that Mr. Fortune, secretary to bank president Mr. Van Doren, is involved in the scheme. They plan to confront Fortune through the bank, but when they reach Van Doren's office, Fortune has vanished from a room that appears to have no way out. The Adventures of Superman was a radio series, and this episode aired on November 29, 1940.

Metropolis, a city of restaurants, a railroad terminal, and the National Bank

Characters: Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Mr. Fortune, Mr. Van Doren, Michael, The Boss

Listen for: The near-accident with the truck outside the restaurant and the discovery of Fortune's emerald on the railroad track

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.