The Dragons Teeth Part 08: The Adventures of Superman (February 26, 1941)

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“The Dragons Teeth Part 08” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast February 26, 1941. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Clark Kent, reporter for the Daily Planet, finds himself lured away from San Francisco by a fake telegram. Lois Lane is held captive on a westbound train by Walter Huffman and his Chinese henchman, who are carrying the precious jade dragon's teeth toward escape. Lois tries to warn the porter, but Huffman has convinced him she is unwell. Kent learns from a hotel clerk that Lois has left with two men, one of them Chinese, and realizes the trickery. He arranges a private plane to reach San Francisco before the train does, while Huffman plans to leave the train at Carson City and continue by automobile. Part of the series Superman, from the Transcription feature.

A westbound Pacific Flyer train and the city of Breyerville, heading toward San Francisco

Characters: Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Walter Huffman, Harry White, Lee Ling, Superman

Listen for: Kent's plan to beat the train to San Francisco by private plane, and Huffman's decision to switch to automobiles at Carson City

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.