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Superman (1941)
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The Man of Steel fights a mad scientist who is destroying Metropolis with an energy cannon. Director:Dave Fleischer |
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Cast
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Joan Alexander | ... |
Lois Lane
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Jackson Beck | ... |
Perry White
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Narrator
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Bud Collyer | ... |
Clark Kent
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Superman
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Jack Mercer | ... |
The Mad Scientist
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Julian Noa | ... |
Perry White
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Storyline
When Lois is kidnapped by a mad scientist, she is given a demonstration of his energy cannon as he attacks Metropolis. Only Superman can stop it in his first cinematic adventure Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>
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USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
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Superman: The Introduction See more »Box Office
Budget:
$100,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Voices: Up in the sky, look: It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Superman!
Narrator: [opening narration] In the endless reaches of the universe, there once existed a planet known as Krypton, a planet that burned like a green star in the distant heavens. There, civilization was far advanced and it brought forth a race of "supermen," whose mental and physical powers were developed to the absolute peak of human perfection...
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Marks the first appearance on film of the famous introduction, "Faster than a speeding bullet, etc...", and of the "Look, up in the sky, etc..." line. (See Memorable Quotes section) See more »Quotes
[first lines]Voices: Up in the sky, look: It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Superman!
Narrator: [opening narration] In the endless reaches of the universe, there once existed a planet known as Krypton, a planet that burned like a green star in the distant heavens. There, civilization was far advanced and it brought forth a race of "supermen," whose mental and physical powers were developed to the absolute peak of human perfection...
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