The Phony Restaurant Racket - Part 05: The Adventures of Superman (January 3, 1947)

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“The Phony Restaurant Racket - Part 05” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast January 3, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Dave Powers, a young man who was cheated into paying $2,000 for a worthless lunch wagon, is in danger after he complains to the police. Inspector Henderson and Clark Kent search for Professor Blessing and his henchman Froggy, who are believed to be hiding in the Red Gate district. Dave's life is at risk because he can identify the crooks, and Blessing plans to silence him. The episode is part five of a serial in The Adventures of Superman, first broadcast on January 3, 1947.

Metropolis, including police headquarters, the Red Gate district, a third-class hotel, and a squalid street near the waterfront

Characters: Dave Powers, Clark Kent, Inspector Henderson, Professor Blessing, Froggy, Max, Sergeant Healy, Jimmy Olsen

Listen for: Blessing's plan to silence Dave Powers, and the police closing in on the Red Gate Arms Hotel

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.