Radio Retropolis

Frank Hill fires point blank at Superman who somehow seems to be severely affected by the bullets fired into him.  Does Hill know the secret to Superman’s vulnerability?  Commentary after the episode about the lesson Superman teaches the listener.

A great suspense story about an artist who gives safe harbor to a jewel thief to finish his portrait that he had started before the bloody crime took place.  The artist figures out where the jewels are hidden and the innocent waitress who is somehow involved which now changes everything for him.  Commentary on the figurative meaning of this story and star Vincent Price.

A former convict is sharing a ride with a dying man who claims he has a half million dollars inheritance from his blind uncle.  When the man dies, the convict assumes the identity of the dead man to collect the fortune.  Commentary on why this is a good mystery.  Plus, star Wendell Corey and why Kirk Douglas hated him although he gave his eulogy.

With Kent getting Jimmy’s message from the organ grinder’s daughter, Maria, he has only a split second to get to the high-rise building.  The problem that Jimmy is no longer there and instead is moments away from being tossed from the bridge into the cold river below.  Commentary following the episode on Jimmy's unlikelihood of surviving a 200' drop off the bridge into the river, yet one survived from 30,000 feet!

A father claims that his thirteen-year-old girl has been kidnapped from her home and her dog is also missing.  Friday thinks they have the suspect but are surprised when they case takes an about face.  Commentary on the disturbing nature of this episode and how1950's lack of social sensitivities compare to today.

Jimmy is bound and gagged in the back of the sedan on his way to watery death,  At the same time, the organ grinder’s daughter, Maria, notices Jimmy’s note and coin.  Commentary following the episode on Kent's inability to lie.

A woman has learned that she won $150,000 in a sweepstakes contest.  The problem is that the winning stub is in her husband’s suit jacket.  The suit jacket they just buried him in.  Yet, we soon find out there is a little more going on than just a simple sweepstakes ticket that puts people on edge.  Commentary on why this is the epitome of what a Suspense episode should be.

A woman picks up a mysterious hitchhiker on the side of the road who seems to know all about her.  When he promises to reveal the killer of her husband if she marries him, she agrees.  But did she just sign her own death certificate?  Or is there something even more sinister afoot?  Commentary on why Everett Sloan's performance as Garth in the first version from September 4, 1945 was far superior to tonight's version even though acting choices were the same.

Frank Hill, the leader of the Guardians of America, has ordered Jimmy’s death by binding him and dropping him off the bridge into the river.  However, one glimmer of hope for Jimmy could lie in the hands of an organ grinder if only he could figure out that he must get Jimmy’s message to Kent.  Commentary on Jimmy's limited ability to reach Kent due to `1946 technology.

A dead body is found floating in the lake in MacArthur Park. Friday goes undercover to find the gang selling the heroin that killed him.  Commentary on why this undercover stint by Friday doesn't ring as true as past episodes.