Volcano (1942)

Superman must face the threat of an erupting volcano.

Director:

Dave Fleischer

Writers:

Jerry Siegel (comic strip), Joe Shuster (comic strip),

Stars:

Joan Alexander, Jackson Beck, Bud Collyer

Cast

Uncredited cast:
Joan Alexander	...	Lois Lane (voice) (uncredited)
Jackson Beck	...	Second Narrator / Officer / Professor (voice) (uncredited)
Bud Collyer	...	Clark Kent / Superman (voice) (uncredited)
Julian Noa	...	Perry White / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Storyline

A deadly eruption is predicted on the inhabited island of Monokoa. Daily Planet reporters Clark and Lois accompany an expedition to study it, and of course Lois is quickly in danger from lava...

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Plot Keywords:

lava | reporter | island | volcano | 2d animation | 

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Fantasy | Thriller

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 July 1942 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tulivuori

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fleischer Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

8 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

[first lines]
Voices: Up in the sky, look! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!
Narrator: Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to soar higher than any plane, 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.

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Connections

Follows The Magnetic Telescope (1942)

User Reviews

Superman #8

Volcano (1942)

** (out of 4)

Eighth film in the Paramount series is by far the weakest so far. Lois and Clark are sent to report on an active volcano when the thing starts to go off trapping Lois inside, Superman must once again come to the rescue but all the results are rather lame. There's really not too much going on in this short, which is why it's the weakest of the series so far for me. The movie even has some fairly poor animation including one scene where we see Lois walking through the lava and yet nothing every happens to her because of it. The short also runs about a minute shorter than the previous films and all the action seems missing. There's one good sequence where Superman must save something from crashing into the lava but that's about it.