Showdown (1942)

Director:

Izzy Sparber

Writers:

Jerry Siegel (Superman comic strip created by) and
Joe Shuster (Superman comic strip created by) ...

Release Date:

16 October 1942 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Crime

Plot:

Oh no! A crook dressed as Superman commits a series of robberies. The real Superman must work fast to counter the bad publicity.

Plot Keywords:

Superman | Impostor | Crime Boss | Opera | Headline

Cast

Joan Alexander	...	Lois Lane (voice) (uncredited)
Jackson Beck	...	The Boss (voice) (uncredited)
Bud Collyer	...	Clark Kent / Superman (voice) (uncredited)
Jack Mercer	...	Office boy / Phony Superman (voice) (uncredited)
Julian Noa	...	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Runtime:

8 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #3320)

Company:

Famous Studios

Quotes:

[first lines]
Voices: Up in the sky, look! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!
Narrator: Faster than a streak of lightning! More powerful than the pounding surf! Mightier than a roaring hurricane! This amazing stranger from the planet Krypton, The Man of Steel: Superman! Possessing remarkable physical strength, Superman fights a never-ending battle for truth and justice, disguised as a mild-mannered newspaper reporter, Clark Kent.

Movie Connections:

Follows Superman (1941)

Soundtrack:

Ah, So Pure!

Faster Than A Streak Of Lightning

A SUPERMAN Cartoon.

Someone, disguised as Superman, is pulling off a series of daring robberies throughout Metropolis and it's time for the real Man of Steel to force a SHOWDOWN with the Big Boss behind it all...

This was another in the series of excellent cartoons initially created by Max Fleischer for Paramount Studio. They feature great animation and taut, fast-moving plots. Meant to be shown in movie theaters, they are miles ahead of their Saturday Morning counterparts. Bud Collyer is the voice of Superman; Joan Alexander does the honors for Lois Lane.