The Underground World (1943)

Director:

Seymour Kneitel

Writers:

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

Release Date:

18 June 1943 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Adventure | Fantasy

Plot:

The original discoverer's son takes Clark Kent and Lois exploring in unknown regions of Henderson Caverns...

Plot Keywords:

Superman | Perry White | DC Comics | Cave | Sequel

Cast

Joan Alexander	...	Lois Lane (voice) (uncredited)
Jackson Beck	...	Henderson (voice) (uncredited)
Bud Collyer	...	Clark Kent / Superman (voice) (uncredited)
Julian Noa	...	Perry White / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Runtime:

8 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono | Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

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:

Referenced in "Troldspejlet: (1989-12-21)" (1989)

Superman #16

Underground World, The (1943)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

The son of an explorer takes Lois and Clark to the Henderson Caves where the son's father was last seen decades ago. Once there the son and Lois are kidnapped by some type of eagle creatures and it's up to Superman to save the day. This film is certainly better than the last few in the series but that's not saying too much. Once again we're treated to some very good animation and some nice creatures, which makes this stand out more than some of the previous ones. What the eagle things are doing is never explained but that's probably for the best as the writing in these shorts hasn't been the greatest. There's some nice action scenes and seeing Superman fight these things was fun.