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Superman

  • 19411941
  • GG
  • 10m
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7.2/10
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Superman (1941)
AnimationShortAction
The Man of Steel fights a mad scientist who is destroying Metropolis with an energy cannon.The Man of Steel fights a mad scientist who is destroying Metropolis with an energy cannon.The Man of Steel fights a mad scientist who is destroying Metropolis with an energy cannon.
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    • Dave Fleischer
    • Steve Muffati(animation director)
  • Writers
    • Jerry Siegel(comic strip created by: Superman)
    • Joe Shuster(comic strip created by: Superman)
    • Seymour Kneitel(story)
  • Stars
    • Bud Collyer(voice)
    • Joan Alexander(voice)
    • Jackson Beck(voice)
    • Dave Fleischer
    • Steve Muffati(animation director)
  • Writers
    • Jerry Siegel(comic strip created by: Superman)
    • Joe Shuster(comic strip created by: Superman)
    • Seymour Kneitel(story)
  • Stars
    • Bud Collyer(voice)
    • Joan Alexander(voice)
    • Jackson Beck(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 34User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Bud Collyer
    Bud Collyer
    • Clark Kent
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
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    Joan Alexander
    Joan Alexander
    • Lois Lane
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Jackson Beck
    • Perry White
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Mercer
    Jack Mercer
    • The Mad Scientist
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Grant Richards
    Grant Richards
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
      • Dave Fleischer
      • Steve Muffati(animation director) (uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Jerry Siegel(comic strip created by: Superman)
      • Joe Shuster(comic strip created by: Superman)
      • Seymour Kneitel(story)
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    • Trivia
      Marks the first appearance on film of the famous introduction, "Faster than a speeding bullet", etc. . . . , and of the "Look, up in the sky,", etc. . . .
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Voices: Up in the sky, look: It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Superman!

      Narrator: [opening narration] In the endless reaches of the universe, there once existed a planet known as Krypton, a planet that burned like a green star in the distant heavens. There, civilization was far advanced and it brought forth a race of "supermen," whose mental and physical powers were developed to the absolute peak of human perfection. But there came a day when giant quakes threatened to destroy Krypton forever. One of the planet's leading scientists, sensing the approach of doom, placed his infant son in a small rocket ship and sent it hurtling in the direction of the Earth just as Krypton exploded. The rocket ship sped through star-studded space, landing safely on Earth with its precious burden: Krypton's sole survivor. A passing motorist found the uninjured child and took it to an orphanage. As the years went by and the child grew to maturity, he found himself possessed of amazing physical powers. Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. The infant of Krypton is now the Man of Steel: Superman! To best be in a position to use his amazing powers in a never-ending battle for truth and justice, Superman has assumed the disguise of Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper.

    • Alternate versions
      In the scene in the editor's office, when Lois Lane runs off to "follow up her lead," Clark Kent originally asked Perry White, "Don't you think that's a dangerous mission for a girl?" In most current prints, the scene is cut so that the line now ends on the word "mission."
    • Connections
      Edited into Fantastic Animation Festival (1977)

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    Simply Inspired
    I have no idea why Superman's logo looks the way it does, (probably something to do with one of Joe Shuster's original drawings) but this is still excellent. There is very little dialogue in these films, and the little dialogue that is played is almost inaudible. These shorts are more for the action fan. In the beginning, Superman can only leap (leap tall buildings in a single bound as it were) but before long, the narrator reveals that flight is also one of his attributes (soar higher than any plane!). During the course of these film-noir cartoons, we see Superman battle robot jewel thieves, a dinosaur, the Japanese, and even some Nazis (Hitler himself appeared at the end of that episode)! This probably might not appeal to fans of the modern day Superman, because the guy we see here is the tough, take no prisoners hero of the golden age. Nevertheless, a great series of cartoons, and as a Superman fan, I must say, I enjoyed them.
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    • gothamite27
    • Apr 28, 2004

    FAQ8

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      • September 26, 1941 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Fleischer Studios
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