All language subtitles for 03. The Reducer Ray

Lois Lane, sent to get
the story of a mine disaster,

is trapped by a cave-in.

Clark Kent,
who is trying to win a job

as reporter
on the Daily Planet,

goes to her aid as Superman,
and...

She went in there,
and everything caved in.

Is this the place that leads
to where the men are trapped?

Well, there's a shaft that'll
leads down to that level.

But that's what the young lady
was headed for.

And now you gotta dig through
piles of dirt and rock.

Well, you must be mistaken.

That stuff looks as though
it's been there for years.

Oh, so you think
I'm crazy too, huh?

Well, I'll find
someone to help.

I- I-I'll find someone.

This looks like a job
for Superman.

You take care of him.

I'll go back
and help the others.

I hear you covered
a great story.

Only somebody else
brought it in.

Well, hello.

May I congratulate
you two.

Skip the sarcasm,
chief.

You missed
a page-one story.

We had the story.
We'd have phoned it in,

if we hadn't been stabbed
in the back.

You've got
the wrong slant, Lois.

Kent gave the Planet
the scoop we badly needed.

Oh, yeah?

Well, he's still a rat
for my money.

While I'm up there
risking my neck, he...

Who's your silent partner?

I'm the rat.

Lois Lane,
Clark Kent.

Nice bit of reporting
you did.

Little underhanded, of course,
but still nice.

Well, I'm sorry,

but my getting a job
depended on it.

Oh, by the way,
what about that job?

You've been on the payroll
for hours.

Now, perhaps we could have some
teamwork around here.

We will.

Fix him up
with a desk.

And here's the latest
about the most glamorous figure

that's ever flashed
across the news horizon.

Yes, you guessed it,
Superman.

A confidential source

has passed on the rumor

that he's been summoned
to Washington

for a super-secret assignment.

It's only a rumor, remember.

Now for other important news
of the day...

The Spider Lady.

Did you hear
that broadcast?

Yes.

The government's calling
in Superman,

there can be
only one reason.

They've perfected
the ray machine

and want him to guard it.

It'll make tougher for us
to get ahold of it.

Not even Superman will keep me
from getting that machine.

I must have it,
and I will have it.

How about the test
on the machine

that was reported to us?

Get me Crandall
in New Mexico.

Crandall.

Standby, the Spider Lady
wants to talk to you.

Do you know whether
they are testing

the Relativity Reducer Ray soon?

If they're not,
they've wasted a lot of time

and money
building a target.

I don't want that test held

until I get a scientist
out there to observe it.

Well, how do you figure
on stopping it?

You have apparatus
to create negative rays.

I'll expect you to the delay it
until it suits my convenience.

That's a big order.

You will obey it!

We're all friends here,
take off my mask.

I think that Superman
has taken on a job

even he won't be
able to accomplish.

Word reached me that you wanted
to see me, Mr. Secretary,

and I came at once.

Superman, your remarkable
achievements have convinced us

that you are just the person
for a most difficult assignment.

Gentlemen, Superman.

You've heard of Dr. Graham,

our distinguished
nuclear scientist.

Superman, I'm very happy
to know you.

How do you do?

The world knows that
Dr. Graham is working on

the mysterious Reducer Ray.

We hope it does not know
he has now perfected it.

I see.

Will you step over here,
Superman?

Reducer rays are constantly
bombarding the earth

in large qualities,
without any serious effect.

But when concentrated
in this machine,

it becomes the most deadly
weapon the world has ever seen.

How does it work?
That is, if you're free to say.

Why, I think it's safe
to tell you.

Dr. Graham, will you
explain, please?

Certainly.

Once the exact location
of the target is known,

it's latitude and longitude
are fit into the apparatus

by means of a perforated tape,
which is concealed inside.

The machine, from then on,
makes its own calculations.

And so, by merely
pressing a button,

the operator can
destroy the target

even though it's thousands
of miles away.

Now you're beginning
to understand

the terrific force
we're dealing with.

A force more powerful
even than the atomic bomb.

Have all arrangements for
the test been completed, doctor?

Yes, Mr. Secretary.

A concrete block house has been
built in the Western dessert,

miles from any habitation.

I'd like you to see
that test, Superman.

The location is... here.

Hm.

That's about
2000 miles away.

I can be there
in 30 seconds.

It'll take me
about that much time

to make the necessary
adjustments.

In that case,
I'd better be leaving.

Oh, that's the window.

The door is over here.

Yes, I know.

Up, up and away!

I'd like to test the negative
rays this gun gives out

before I turn them against
the Reducer Ray.

Here comes a train,
why don't you try and stop it?

That's a good idea.

I'll experiment on that.

It worked perfectly.

I'll bet that engineer will
never figure out

what stopped his train.

Now we're ready
for the Reducer Ray.

The beam
isn't carrying.

Something's
blocking it.

Are you ready,
doctor?

All ready.

Crandall calling Spider Lady.

We... We...

Now that you've seen
the destructive force

of the Reducer Ray,

I'll tell you why
we asked you to come here.

We want you to guard it.

You can understand the danger

which would threaten the world
if it fell into the wrong hands.

I appreciate
your confidence in me.

All I can say is
I accept the trust

and its responsibilities.

Thank you, sir.

Our New Mexico men
were wiped out.

The Reducer Ray is
the greatest force

the world
has ever known.

I intend
to capture it.

How about
Superman?

If he interferes,

I'll find a way
to destroy him.

Meteor headed toward Earth?
What about it?

May hit near Metropolis?

Thanks, Professor Leeds.
That's a story.

Press room.

Yes, sir.

Hold page one
for possible re-plate.

City desk...

Professor,
this a full report

on the asteroid that's
heading to the Earth.

We completed it
a few minutes ago.

What does it all
add up to, Morgan?

The asteroid is
steadily disintegrating.

By the time
it reaches the Earth,

it'll be probably be no larger
than an ordinary meteor.

Ordinary?
I doubt that.

Its behavior's been
very strange.

What is its present location?

Approximately 30,000 miles away.

As near as we can calculate,

it should strike our atmosphere
in about 10 hours.

Oh.

That would be
about 8 tonight.

You better inform the press,
but avoid anything sensational.

We don't want any panic.

All right, sir.

Uh...

What is it, Morgan?

Well, I, uh...
I was wondering

if you'd heard anything
about my raise.

Yes, I have.

I meant to tell you...

the board turned down
your request for a raise.

I can't get along
on what they pay me!

I need money! I...

I know. I'm sorry.

I'll bring it up again at
the very first opportunity.

Well, it's 8:00,
and no meteor in sight.

Those observatory wizards
must have miscalculated it.

According to my watch
it's only 7:59 and a half.

Hey, I think I see it.

Where?

That's the biggest meteor
I've ever seen.

Wonder where it landed?

There may not be
anything left.

It seems to have disappeared
before it reached the horizon.

Well, we'll soon know.

I have a network of spotters
waiting to report.

Meteors are so strange
and mysterious.

They come from somewhere
out of the universe.

Nobody knows where.

Yes.

Okay.

Yes, I have it.

A small meteorite landed
on the farm of Adam Jones,

seven miles north of town
on State Highway 3.

Yes, sir.

Jimmy stay here.

We'll let Lois
and Kent cover this.

They might as well start
learning how to work together.

Aw, heck.

I have a hunch
we'll do all right.

Don't you think so, Lois?

Oh, yes.

In fact, yes, indeed.

What was that?

It must be a blowout.

That's funny.

It steers all right.

Just the same.

You better go out and see.

All right.

I think it's the right rear.

Hey!

Professor Leeds.

Did you find
the meteor?

Yes, it's probably at
the observatory by now.

Morgan, my assistant,
started back with it

a half hour ago.

You know, this meteorite has
some very peculiar qualities.

Come along and have
a look at it if you like.

Well, thanks, I will.

Isn't your assistant here?

He probably stepped out
to get something to eat.

He missed his supper
because of the meteor hunt.

Well, here it is.

I told Morgan to put it
in a lead box

till we had a chance to test
it for radioactivity.

You know, Kent,
from its characteristics,

this meteorite may be
a fragment

of the planet Krypton

which exploded
many years ago.

Huh.

Oh...

Morgan has already
made a test.

The meteorite contains
nothing dangerous to us.

Is there anything wrong,
Mr. Kent?

I don't know.

I don't think so,
please go on.

I'll turn off the lights.

Now, you'll see
what I mean

when I say this meteorite
is different.

The fragment glows
with its own inner light.

We don't know why.

The exploded parts of Krypton
circled the sun for years

in the form of asteroids.

This one eventually came within
the Earth's gravitational pull.

Operator.

Get me the car.

Clark Kent just died
in my office.

Is it possible that Clark Kent,
mighty Superman,

can really be dead?

What terrible power does
this strange metal

wield over the Man of Steel?

Be sure to see "Man of Steel,"

the fourth action chapter
of Superman

at this theater next week.