The Monkey Burglar - Part 03: The Adventures of Superman (February 14, 1947)

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“The Monkey Burglar - Part 03” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast February 14, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Robin, the young companion of Batman, is arrested after two witnesses identify him as the Monkey Burglar, a thief who scales apartment walls to rob wealthy residents of Metropolis. Robin cannot give an alibi without revealing his secret identity as Dick Grayson. Batman and Clark Kent press Inspector Henderson for time to clear him. Henderson agrees to release Robin for 48 hours. Clark then lays out a plan to draw the real burglar into a trap at an apartment building that has no special guards. This is the Adventures of Superman radio series, originally broadcast on February 14, 1947. Its lead actors are not named in this transcript.

Metropolis, in the police headquarters, a jail cell, and the offices of the Daily Planet

Characters: Clark Kent, Batman, Robin, Inspector Henderson, Jimmy Olsen, Perry White

Listen for: Clark Kent's plan to trap the real Monkey Burglar at the Windsor Arms

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.