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Time Traveler's Radio — Superman - The Prison Riot. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
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White offers his congratulations and also gives Kent a bit of welcome news. Listen, I'm all finished out here, Mr. White. Nice work. Can't you do the good job with that North Star Mine story? Now I'm going to look surprised, boy. Surprise? Ever hear of San Miguel Penitentiary? It's a model person. They're where you are. San Miguel sure I've heard of it. So if you don't you remember? Remember what? That's where they sent the wolf and keynote. The two fellows who tried to wreck that train the silver clipper. Hey, that's right. The wolf and keynote. Well, if you see them, give them my regards. What's the idea, Mr. White? Just this, Kent. We've sent Lois Lane out to San Miguel to do a feature story on the modern penitentiary. He's out there now. Join her and bring her back with you. You'll be company for one another. Gee, thanks, Mr. White. Oh, I forgot it. Have a good trip, Kent. Bye. Bye, Mr. White. Operator. Hello, operator. Is there a garage in town where I can rent a car? Yes. Kennedies? OK, please connect me.
Hiring a car, Clark Kent had doubted once on the dusty road to San Miguel 50 miles away. Meanwhile, in the prison itself, a strange unrest has taken possession of the men within the walls. All unknowing, the authorities escort Lois Lane on the tour of the prison. But even as Lois looks down from a window of the warden's office, two men fall casually into step in the exercise yard below. One is keynote. The other, the dark sinister figure we have come to know as the wolf. All right, keynote. Just keep on walking. Not too fast and not too slow. We can tuck around the corner of the steam plant, boys. Oh, no. Better stay out and play in sight. I'll get this now, keynote. The break is set for the day. What time? After supper in the dining hall. It's all a rain. Hey, boys, what about the time? Keep quiet about the tunnel, keynote. Do you want to be tombedick and harry in on this? All right, all right. How far along is it? Almost done.
So far, no one suspects a thing. How could they, when it's being drilled from the outside? That's what it means to have a guy like the yellow mask on your side. Quiet, quiet. Here's a god. Hey, moment, there. No hanging around in the corners. Come on there, move. You're out here for exercise. I knew the mask had spring as sooner or later. It's about time, you know. He's left us alone far too long. What do you care if he gets us out now? My friend. There'll be a settlement between me and the mask. I should never have gone to jail at all. He knows what he's doing, boys. And if you know what's good for you, just take what comes and don't tangled with him. Don't worry, keynote. If he can use me, I can use him. I'll let him get us out of here, and then we'll see. For what else, boys? They're going to ring the bell right away. Remember what I say, keynote? Right after supper, before we've marched out, there'll be disturbance. I have attended to that. Who's in on it? All men we need. Most of them will head for the gates. I've arranged that too.
But you and I, and a few more, will rush the steam plant. Well, what's that for? Well, for one thing, it's close to the walls, for another. Never mind now. There goes the bell. Hey, horse. Look up there in the window at the warden's office. Hey, what's that chain doing? Oh, yes. Yes, I understand she's writing up the prison for a newspaper keynote. Well, if she stays till supper time, she'll have a real story. And that's less than an hour to go. Less than an hour to go. And all unconscious of the impending prison break, Lois Lane works up the details of her story, while the warden offers every assistance. Anything else, Miss Lane? You've been at it since certainly afternoon. Oh, I'm not nearly finished yet, Warden. Well, you've seen about all there is to see. Aren't you getting hungry? What time is it? Very close to supper time. That's another thing I want to know about. The woman's angle again, Warden. What do the men have to eat? Good wholesome food, Miss Lane. Nothing fancy, of course.
Could I watch them see what they get tonight, for instance? Well, it's more and less what you'll get yourself, Miss Lane, if you'll be my guest. Oh, Warden, that's awfully nice of you. But, well, what'd be against the rules if I watched the prisoners in the dining hall? Hmm, six o'clock dinner. I've passed five now. I'll tell you what. How would you like to see the inferno? Well, fine. Well, it's just about time. And when you get through there, I'll drop you off at the dining hall. What have you say, Warden? Shall we start right along? Time passes, 10 minutes, 20 minutes, a half hour. And suddenly the quiet routine of prisoners broken by frantic bells and the shrieking whale of the siren. Warden, Warden, they've all powered the guards in the dining hall. Varricated themselves, Anne. Trazli, who's the leader? No wolf. Some of them are getting ready to crash the main gates. Better call out the militia, more on the state police by shortwave. You'd better hurry, Warden. Calling state police cars, 5, 9, 27.
Right at San Miguel Prison, close all roads leading to front San Miguel. Stop all cars, close all the entire area, stand by further orders. I will repeat. Calling state police cars, 5, 9, 27. Sirens, state police, militia, all roads blocked off. And meanwhile, Clark Kent and his hired car speed's forthward toward San Miguel through forest of towering pine. Closer, ever closer, and presently a curious sound in the distance comes over the wilderness to a super sensitive ears. The road makes a sudden turn, and in the twilight he sees men in uniform, firing his way. A police whistle stabs the quiet. Call it up, buddy. This is as far as you go. What's the matter, officer? Roadblock? Yeah, block right here, turn around and head back where you came from. Why can't I get through? Well, you're bound. San Miguel, I have a date at the prison. Yeah, what kind of a date? Well, I'm a newspaper man. Clark Kent of the Daily Planet. Oh, reporter, hey, how did you get wind of this so quick?
Wind of what? Don't give me that stuff. Who told you about the riot at San Miguel? Riot. Man, right now, buddy. And we're under orders to stop all cars bound in or out. Oh, look, officer. I'm sorry, but I've just got to go through. What's the matter, death? I said we're stopping all cars. Come to think of it, climb out of that gelapi. If there's trouble at San Miguel, I just have time to stop. Have a time. Say, who do you think you're talking to? I'm sorry. I'd like to stay, but I really can't. It's a long officer. If I can't take my car, I just make a run for it. See you at San Miguel. Hey, get the guy. Build Trace him. Catch him. Hey, look at him. Go. Hup in your motorcycle, Doyle. Now, catch him. He can't play tricks like this on me. Jump in the side car. There he goes up, head around that curb. And I lay my hands on that fresh guy. I'll stretch him out like a rug. Hang on. Hey, you'll be lucky to even save him, Doyle. He's going like a jack rabbit. So are we. We're being hit in 75. Hey, gosh, look. When you look, who is that guy, Doyle? He's leaving us behind like what San he's doing. Why is flying? I'm seeing things. I don't believe it. Look, we're doing 75, 80. And he's getting further away every second. Look at him.
Sorry, boys. I'd like to stay in chat. But I can't do it now. If there's trouble at San Miguel, I've got to be there. And be there in a hurry. Up we go. And faster. Faster. High over the desolate way, Superman wings is way toward the gray walls and towers of San Miguel. Scenic riot and danger while inside the prison itself in the office of the warden. Hello, Gordon's being biased, Colonel, that ampute. It looks bad. There's about 100 of them milling about the yard. Well, the rest are in the dining hall with their leader. You send two companies of militia? Good. Rest them, Colonel. Every moment counts. Gordon, Gordon, they're going to rest the fungate. They've got a battery ramp. Two companies of militia are on the way. I won't be time, Gordon. You better call the tower, sir.
Machine guns will drive them back. No guns, classy. Worn the guards. I can't shoot them down in cold blood. Try tear gas. How do we have? But there's too much wind for gas. Bullets are the only thing. No, classy. Try tear gas again. Drop it from the roof. Now hurry. They're at the gate. Hurry. Come on, hurry. Hurry up, hurry up. Ah. There's the prison. And there's the riot. That state trooper was right. Well, I think it's time Superman took a hand in this. Before somebody gets hurt. Down. Down. Down out of the sky, hurdles an amazing figure in blue-cost human red cloak. Walsahai Wall appears up to the tear gas smoke as the screaming convicts mass for a concerted rush on the main gate of the prison, harrying a huge timber as a battery ramp. Come on. Come on, hurry up. Come on. Come on, hurry up, let's take a ride.
All right, we got his rib-hole. You guys, it's 20 feet long and two feet tick. Come on, let's go. Hey, hey, who's that guy? That guy is a red-train. Where did he come from? Drop that timber. Drop that timber. Wash him. Look him out of the way. I said drop that timber. All right, it just means I've got to take an old paper. Hey, hey, what's he doing? What's he doing? Hey, he's got the timber. He just snatched it loose. Back. Get back his crazy. He's swinging it like a baseball and back. Look out. Back. Back. Back. Back. Back. Back. Swinging the huge 20 foot timber like a bamboo cane, Superman clears his face before the main gates and drives the screaming, terrestrial convicts back across the yard and into the cell block where amazed guards put them swiftly under lock and key. But what of the wolf and quinoe and the handful of convicts still at large? And what of lowest lane trapped in the dining hall when the riot broke out? Did she and the clutches of the wolf? Tune in next time and follow the story.
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