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"Adventures of Superman" The Town That Wasn't (1957)



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22 March 1957 (Season 5, Episode 3)
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Crooks have constructed a small mobile "town." They use it as a speed trap to snare money from unsuspecting motorists and... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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George Reeves ... Superman / Clark Kent
Noel Neill ... Lois Lane
Jack Larson ... Jimmy Olsen
John Hamilton ... Perry White
Robert Shayne ... Inspector Henderson
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Phillip Barnes ... Truck Driver
Dick Elliott ... Judge (as Richard Elliott)
Terry Frost ... Fake Police Officer
Michael Garrett ... Mr. Harris
Charles H. Gray ... Fake Arresting Police Officer
Jack Littlefield ... Joe
Frank O'Connor ... Driver Who Pays a Fine
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30 min
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Revealing mistakes: In the very last scene, Superman is seen flying with a backward "S". more

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7 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
Give The Writers An 'A' For Originality, 1 December 2006
9/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

Trucks with valuable merchandise are disappearing and no one has a clue what's going on. (That's a pretty sad statement about the law enforcement in the area.) What is happening is that a small group of guys has figured out a plan to not only rob trucks of their merchandise but bilk local motorists through unfair and high speeding ticket fines.

It all involves a fake town of several buildings that these guys put up quickly, and then move to other spots when they hear of big shipment on its way. However, as the story develops we see a diner, a jail, a courthouse and personnel, so it couldn't have been that easy to move as it's said in the story. However, I try to nitpick these stories none of them ever make a bit of suspense.

The question only remains: is it an entertaining episode? In this case, the answer is "yes," even though there is no action/no Superman until the final minute, so I give the writers credit for an original story that kept my interest even though very little happened. Note: Dick Ellliott, who usually plays an eccentric scientist, plays a crooked judge in here!

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