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Jack Ingram | ... |
Anton
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White
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Terry Frost | ... |
Brock
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Charles King | ... |
Conrad [Chs. 6-15]
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Charles Quigley | ... |
Hackett [Chs. 6-15]
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Herbert Rawlinson | ... |
Graham [Chs. 3, 9-11, 13-15]
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Forrest Taylor | ... |
Leeds [Chs. 3-4]
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Stephen Carr | ... |
Morgan [Chs. 3-4]
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Rusty Wescoatt | ... |
Elton [Chs. 7-15]
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Jor-El (Nelson Leigh), a scientist on the planet Krypton rockets his infant son to Earth just before Krypton explodes. The boy is found on Earth by a farmer, Eben Kent (Ed Cassidy) and his wife, Martha (Virginia Carroll) and they name him Clark Kent (Kirk Alyn). When Clark grows up, his foster father asks him to use his amazing super powers only for good. The mild-mannered Clark gets a job on the Daily Planet as a reporter, and soon, as his alter-ego Superman (Kirk Alyn' ), and soon tangles with The Spider Lady (Carol Forman), who considers herself Queen of the Underworld. Meanwhile, a fragment from the planet Krypton reaches earth and falls in her possession. It is the only substance that can render Superman helpless. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
If you've read any reviews of this first set of serials, most of them say the same thing. Superman turns into a cartoon (which I found fun!), the acting is wonderful, and the adventure is a real good yarn.
The problem is the Spider Lady. Not an interesting character, and she doesn't really give Superman enough challenges. The same 2 thugs seem to be beat up and nearly caught in every episode, and the plot really gets sluggish between episodes 9 through 13, and then picks up at 14 to a quick finish at episode 15.
The best are the first few--krypton, Jor-El, the Kents, Superman first meets Kryptonite, early use of his vision, 'up up and away,' etc.--and the last 2 episodes.
The 2nd serial set is superior, but this is still great fun to look at from time to time.