Superman (TV 1975)

TV adaptation of the campy 1960s Broadway musical about the Man of Steel, his friends, his enemies, and his self-image problems.

Director:

Jack Regas

Writers:

Jerry Siegel (characters), Joe Shuster (characters),

Stars:

George Chandler, Stuart Goetz, Danny Goldman

Cast

Credited cast:
George Chandler	...	Jonathan Kent
Stuart Goetz	...	Jerry (as Stuart Getz)
Danny Goldman	...	Newsroom Copy Boy
Geoffrey Horne	...	Ray Clive
Phil Leeds	...	MIT Technician
Harvey Lembeck	...	Gangster
Michael Lembeck	...	Joe
Allen Ludden	...	Perry White
Kenneth Mars	...	Max Mencken
Al Molinaro	...	Gangster
Gary Owens	...	Narrator (voice)
Loretta Swit	...	Sydney
Irene Tedrow	...	Martha Kent
Malachi Throne	...	Boss
Lesley Ann Warren	...	Lois Lane (as Lesley Warren)

Storyline

TV adaptation of the campy 1960s Broadway musical about the Man of Steel, his friends, his enemies, and his self-image problems.

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Plot Keywords:

superhero | based on comic | perry white | clark kent | metropolis | 

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Taglines:

The funniest Superhero story ever!

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Musical | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 February 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This show was based on a failed Broadway musical of the same name which closed after only 123 performances. This special was an attempt to make some the money back that was lost due to the show's lackluster performance. But few people saw it as it aired at 11:30pm (EDT) and was never rerun.

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Quotes

Superman: Lois is in danger, I must split!

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Connections

Version of The Adventures of Superboy (1988)

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Soundtracks

"What I've Always Wanted"
Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Lee Adams
Sung by Lesley Ann Warren

User Reviews

Not as bad as people are led to believe

The Broadway production was named in the Broadway ten best list for that year. You've got Possibilities was recorded by Jane Morgan, Edie Gourme and Streisand. The staging was by the legendary director Hal Prince. The writers of the book enentually used some of their often humorous story as part of the screenplay that they eventually wrote for the Christopher Reeve film.

The TV production was unfortunate in being broadcast out of prime time, and it did look cheap. Best line ... when Perry White receives a news article from a reporter and says "Rosebud..a sled!!!! no one will believe that!". Was anyone paying attention? Why do people on this board keep saying there was no Perry White? Even the Broadway production had a Perry White, played byEric Mason. It was Hal Prince the director who replaced the character of Jimmy Olsen with a more mature pragnmatic character named Jim Morgan. This vharcter was cut from the TV production. Benton and Newman's main plot line and tongue in cheek humor are maintained in the Salkind film. The biggest objection to the Broadway show was it looked too much like Bye Bye Birdie, and the villains parts were bigger than Superman's or Lois Lane's.