Radio Retropolis

An accomplished check forger is working the city and his victims are small businessmen. The police know his MO but not his identity. Commentary on Joe Friday's off duty home life plus the background of Folsom Prison.

Perry White's life is hanging by a thread and Kent is frantically looking for clues to save the editor from his deadly fate. JR comments on post WWII real life scams that Superman speaks about. Plus, a familiar voice from a past episode returns.

A jealous conductor thinks his wife is cheating and plans to do something about it.

A demented old hag and her hunchback son kidnap four boys and hold them captive in their mansion. Two criminals also stay in the mansion, using the place as a hideout.

An author hears strange music and other noises from apartments surrounding him only to find out its tenants are being murdered. Commentary on star and the original shock jock Henry Morgan.

While Kent may have found a clue in the whereabouts of Perry White, the racketeers have stepped up their campaign to destroy the campaign to expose them. JR comments on the real returning veterans and why these radio dramas are a better barometer of the times than the news.

Liz fully expects to be elected President of her women's club, but ends up in a less than desirable position.

Friday must find a police officer who disappears on patrol duty and any attempt to contact him by car radio fails. Commentary on police officer killed on duty in 1950 compared to today as well as one funny scene with Joe Friday with a drunk character who reminds us of the great Foster Brooks.

Perry once again ignores Kent's advice after escaping the explosion, thanks to Superman, by publishing another scathing article against the racketeers that has now led to his abduction. JR questions the science behind Superman's ability to fly.

Tonight we showcase a remake episode of Lights Out that audiences first heard on May 12, 1937 and was an immediate classic that Arch Oboler brought the script back for his 1942-43 era which is what we have here. It's the story of a family renting a creepy old house who write off the warnings of the old caretaker, until they hear organ music in the middle of the night and their son claims to have conversations with an old woman who is clearly not there. Or is she?