The Scarlet Widow Part 03: The Adventures of Superman (September 28, 1945)

“The Scarlet Widow Part 03” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast September 28, 1945. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Clark Kent, the mild-mannered reporter, tries to stop the Scarlet Widow's henchman Sniggers from stealing a fragment of Kryptonite from the Metropolis Museum after the chief meteorologist Dr. Whistler has died. Sniggers seizes Sergeant Mulroney's partner Halloran and forces the police to lead him into the museum basement at knife point. Kent, who can see through walls, insists the danger is real and offers to take responsibility for letting the thief go. The sergeant reluctantly agrees, and the tense standoff moves through the dark museum toward the side entrance.

Metropolis, in and around the Metropolis Museum at night

Characters: Clark Kent, Superman, Sergeant Mulroney, Svensson, Halloran, Sniggers, Scarlet Widow, Dr. Whistler

Listen for: Sniggers' knife threat against Halloran in the museum basement, and Clark Kent persuading Sergeant Mulroney to let the thief leave

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.