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Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

BONUS - Superman Summer: Happyland Amusement Park

Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

Jack Mooney

Arts, Performing Arts, Tv & Film

4.51.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2022

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

It's the grand opening of Happyland Amusement Park, owned and operated by Lois Lane's friend. But when Lois and Clark Kent arrive to cover the opening, they discover Happyland is under threat from the dastardly owner of a rival carnival who will resort to anything - including murder and sabotage - to run Happyland out of business. It's up to Superman to take flight and save the day before Happyland's thrill rides end in disaster in these episodes that originally aired between July 8 and July 19, 1940.

Transcript

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0:00.0

True to his threat, the mad scientist, whose warnings have held the city in a grip of terror,

0:04.8

went on his rampage of destruction on the stroke of midnight.

0:08.2

The deadly impact of his mysterious ray smashed the famous tower bridge, hurling cars and pedestrians into the river below.

0:15.0

The police have warned everyone to remain in their homes.

0:19.0

This looks like a job for Superman. Hello and welcome to down these mean streets in this week's bonus Superman's

0:49.2

summer episode. Last week the Man of Steel stopped a gang of smugglers who used dolls to smuggle high

0:56.4

explosives. Today a new adventure begins as Clark Kent and Lois Lane are assigned to cover the grand opening of Happy Land Amusement Park.

1:06.8

The park is owned and operated by Lois's friend Nancy, but the grand opening is overshadowed by pressure on Nancy from Midway Martin, the operator of nearby Carnival Town.

1:19.0

When Nancy turns down his paltry offer to sell him happyland, Martin embarks on a plan of sabotage

1:26.3

to run happyland out of business.

1:29.3

Now it's up to Superman to thwart Martin and his cronies before their efforts to shut down Happyland turn fatal.

1:36.8

This is a great story with plenty of fantastic cliffhanger endings, a unique setting on the

1:42.3

grounds of an amusement park, and a daster h this summer and I think you'll enjoy it too.

1:52.8

So now with Bud Collier as Superman,

1:55.7

here's the Happy Land Amusement Park,

1:58.5

originally aired between July 8th and July 19th, 1940.

2:04.0

Presenting the transcription feature,

2:08.0

Superman! and Christian feature, Superman!

2:13.0

Now, what are you in the sky?

2:16.0

Look, it's a plane!

2:18.0

It's Superman!

2:20.0

Now Superman, courageous visitor from the planet Kryptons who will come to Earth

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