Superman - The Silver Clipper

Presenting Superman, up in the sky, look, it's a bird, it's a plane, it's Superman!

Now Superman, events on the main line of the West Coast railroad are rapidly reaching

a climax, feeding West a silver clipper, pours up the slope of the Rockies heading for

San Joaquin Pass, disasters sudden and unseen lies waiting for it in Schooner Canyon Lake,

while Superman wings his way through space, searching desperately for the nearest mountain

town. He finds it, drops down from the sky, and enters the office of the local chief

of police, and his character of Park Kent reporter. Listen, are you talk good? I'll

say that for you Kent. Well, if you don't believe me, telephone my paper and ask for verification,

or call the division superintendent of the West Coast Railroad at Denver.

The silver clipper to West Coast train. No, it is now, but it won't be long. I tell you

if something isn't done in a hurry, it's okay, but how are you going to prove it? Suppose

I get up there to the San Joaquin and pull in a couple of guys, well, how am I going

to prove anything? Well, I'll attend to that. You know the circle

Y Ranch? Sure, what about it? A couple of injured trainmen crawled in there a while

ago, they were on that missing locomotive and tender. They were, huh? Wait, you don't

mean it. I certainly do mean it. If you get those two men I told you about, the one

who calls himself the wolf and his henchman keynote, the mystery is solved.

I would say you begin to make sense, young fella. I'll tell you what, what's your plan?

Get a fast car and head for the crossing at San Joaquin. You know the old schooner

canyon junction? I can find it even in the middle. Alright, get up there and hide. If

we don't catch them red-handed, it's no good. That's what I'm waiting for.

Okay, Kent. Say that is your name, Aiden. Hey, hey, where you going?

I want to call my paper back east. Tell them to hold the presses for a big break. I'll

pay for the call. Operator. Operator. I want Perry White, managing editor of the daily

planet. Yes, rush it, please. I'll hold the line.

Hello, White speaking.

Mr. White, this is Clark Kent. Kent, good luck, man. I thought you were dead. Where have

you been all day? Tied up in a cellar, but I broke out. Listen, Mr. White, how long

before you go to press? No, wait a minute. I'm going to press right now. Hold it, will

you? Stop the press? It better be good, Kent. Don't worry, it will be. The big break

on the western railroad story. Kent, are you kidding? You know the warning is on the silver

clipper? It's coming off tonight. Where are you now? In a police station, a little town

on the main line. What's going to happen? I don't know, Mr. White, but I know this much.

It won't be long. I've got to go now. Will you hold the press? Okay, Kent. You won't

regret it. I'll call to the minute I have something. I can't wait. What's all this about

a mysterious flying figure? Something called a Superman? Somebody's pipe dream, man. There's

been a lot of talks. I'm in a position to know. How long, Mr. White? Good luck, Kent.

I'll be waiting. Hey, stop the press. Replay coming. Top column on the western railroad.

Get a rewrite back.

Superman, eh? As you'd say, I am in a position to know. That much time with a wolf waiting

there at the canyon. If I don't get back in time to fix that switch, 40 miles more. Faster!

Let's get out of this tunnel. I don't like it. Not too long to wait. What's the time?

You know, five minutes more. She's on time. She was on time at Greenville. Come on,

let's speed it up. A very sound idea, you know. In five minutes or something less,

this tunnel will be a most unhealthy place. What do you think will happen? Something

resembling the end of the world, you know, screaming breaks, reddening steel, those of

steam. Yes, decidedly we should move my friend. Come. Where to? Down in the tracks where

we can observe the switch, close to the scene of action, but not two clubs. This one

I assure you, and they can't stop in time. Downhill, 90 miles an hour, impossible, you

know. What if she leaves the rails of the switch? What if she can't take the courage?

Uh, chance, but not likely. Come on, man, get moving. Hey, someone's coming.

Hey, hey, someone's coming. You better get out of that, she's going for the highway.

Quick, you know. Let's cut down.

There's the train, traveling fast, all right? Ah, there's the junction.

Had a minute, maybe less.

Now then, one of those devils done to the tracks. Ah, broken the seals and thrown the switch,

eh? Well, it won't take long to fix that. And I'll just rip up a few of the old

frontline rails. Just to be sure. Yeah, not out of settle things. Well, well, look who's

coming. Hey, boss, who's that guy down with the switch? Look, he's turned up the track.

Well, well, what are you doing? Where's your gun? Shoot, shoot. Don't worry, boss, I'll get him.

I never missed yet. Got him, boss. No, no, you didn't. There he is. You missed him, you fool.

Never mind, boss. I won't miss him this time. Hey, you.

Key, no, what's the matter with you? All right, then rush him.

The train. Here comes the train. Get that man away from there, Key, no.

Boss, speed it, speed it. It's him, I see him now. It's a man with the wreck, Key.

The train, the train. Run, Key, no, run. Make the car.

Made it through the switch just in time. Go on, silver clipper. High ball for Salt Lake City in the west.

Now then, after those leds in the car, what did you do? Here I come.

I tell you it was him. The guy in the red tape, the Superman.

Shut up, you know. Whoever was outside with him, he threw the switch back and saved the train.

Faster, boss. Faster. Get away from here. If your head, Key, no.

There's something about this, I don't understand. Boss, look out. He's right behind us.

He's on our heads. Look, look, what is that thing? He's down in the road ahead.

He's standing there. Look out. We're going to crash.

Sorry to disturb you gentlemen. Don't try to get away.

Why, you, what the hell? Let me go. Let me go.

In one moment. Just now, while I hold both of you with one hand, I've got something else to do.

That car, for instance, you won't need it again, where you're going.

I have to make this accident look convincing.

The car. Look what he's doing to the car, boss. He's right in it.

There. No one will live right in that again.

Hello. Here comes the car.

The crash must be the police. Well, so long gentlemen.

I'm leaving you now. And if you ever wreck another train or try to, think what you've missed this time.

Goodbye.

Hey, hey, here's where that crash was. There's a couple of guys lying on the road. Hey, grab them, boys.

I got there. Well, I wouldn't wonder if they were the fellas that newspaperman was talking about.

They tried to make it get away and cracked up. Well, look where that car got to.

Then life looks like a cycle, and he didn't.

Yes, doesn't it? Or that, uh, that superman they keep talking about?

Good evening, chief.

Hey, there you are. Why, it's the reporter.

Well, howdy, Mr. Kent.

Well, I see you got them all right.

Yes, but there was no train wreck.

I guess we scared them all.

Keep them off. Keep them off.

We done it. Put me in jail. Put me anywhere.

But that guy touched me again.

He just came flying through the air.

Hey, he's nuts of his head.

But that was a confession if I ever heard one.

Yes, and if you drag the bottom of Schooner Canyon Lake,

you will find that missing engine and tender.

Huh?

And don't forget those two trainmen at the Circle Y Ranch.

They'll be your star witnesses.

Well, congratulations, chief.

You caught the train wreckers, all right?

Uh, and thanks to you, Mr. Kent.

Well, hey, hey, where you going?

I've got to get back to town.

My paper's waiting for the story.

See you later, chief.

Well, well, Kent, come on in.

Well, it's fine to see you back.

You've certainly made good in a big way.

Thanks, Mr. White.

And to show you what I think of you,

I'm going to start you right out on another assignment.

Thank you, sir. Thank you very much.

That's the best news I could possibly hear.

No, wait till you do hear it, my boy.

There are one or two things I want to ask you about first.

Yes, sir.

I know it sounds foolish, but all these rumours

about the mysterious flying figure,

red cape, and all that.

Do you know anything about this Superman?

Do I know anything about this Superman?

What chief?

But a silly question.

All right, all right, let it go.

Now, I want to talk to you about your next assignment.

Just pull up your chair.

Yes, sir.

Well, Kent, found that I told him not to disturb me.

Set it on, White.

You've caught the wolf, my friend,

for all the good of her.

The wolf has a master,

speaks to you now.

Say, who is this?

Kent, Kent, get over here.

My compliments, Mr. Kent, on your first,

and last performance.

What's he mean?

You and your newspaper have interfered with my plan.

Very well, my friend.

In exactly 24 hours, at this time,

tomorrow, you and your newspaper

will be blown to a thousand friends.

This is the yellow mask.

Goodbye.

Hey, hey you, wait, wait, wait.

Come back here.

Wait, who was that man?

Find him. Find him.

Who was the eerie voice calling editor White on the phone?

Who or what is the yellow mask?

And Kent, Kent, without revealing his identity as Superman,

killed the mystery in the newspaper office.

Terrible, deadly danger threatens the daily planet.

Superman has 24 hours' time.

Tune in and follow the story.

Now, don't forget.

Next time, the beginning of Superman's latest adventure.

Tune in and don't miss it.

Up in the sky.

It's a bird. It's a plane.

It's Superman.

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