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Presenting the transcription feature, Superman! Up in the sky! Look! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman! And now, Superman. As our story opens today, Clark Kent sits at his desk in the city room of his newspaper, putting the finishing touches on a follow-up story about the bursting of the Great Dam at Direville, a strange adventure in which Superman played a thrilling part. But already an even stranger adventure is at hand. Above the clatter of typewriters and news-tak…

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Synopsis

In The Brentwood Mystery, the story begins in the lively city room of a newspaper where Clark Kent is diligently working on a follow-up story about a catastrophic event—the bursting of the Great Dam at Direville. This incident, in which Superman played a pivotal role, is still fresh in the minds of the public and the press. However, the atmosphere shifts as Kent is unexpectedly summoned by Jay Hamlin, the assistant to Editor White, who has something special in store for him.

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G

George Lowther

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A

Arthur Vinton

B

Bud Collyer

M

Marjorie Anderson

Ned Wever

R

Robert Maxwell

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1940-04-01 - 0022) The Brentwood Mystery.mp3

The Adventures of Superman, Episode 22

The Brentwood Mystery

Monday, April 1, 1940 · 10:13

The Adventures of Superman, Episode 22

The Brentwood Mystery

Monday, April 1, 1940 · 10:13

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Clark Kent is called into a private office for a special assignment involving Miss Beecham, hinting at an intriguing mystery ahead.

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