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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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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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EnglishRelease Date:
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Budget:
$100,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)Color:
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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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Kryptonite was the invention of the radio show, and was created due to a format constraint. Whenever Bud Collyer needed some time off, the writers could add kryptonite to the current storyline and have another actor moan in pain until Collyer returned from his holiday. 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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