Atom man vs superman classic movie cliffhanger serial. Kirk alyn superman clark kent in the superman movie. Superman is a 1948 15part blackandwhite columbia pictures film serial based on the comic. But still, the animated flying continued from the first serial. Kirk alyn sets the heroic standard for generations to come as superman in these fun, multichapter cliffhanger adventures. Glut book the great movie serials maintains that despite some improvements, the superman flight sequences are still the weakest part. Superman 1950, columbias 43rd serial and the second liveaction superman screen appearance, both featuring kirk alyn as superman, finds lex luthor lyle talbot, secretly the atom man, blackmailing the city of metropolis by threatening to destroy the entire community.
Come on in and check out the thousands of shows we have in our collection. Superman is a 15part blackandwhite columbia film serial based on superman. Luthor lyle talbot is totally being a super villain. The best place on the net for rare tv and radio shows. The serial is energetic enough, but the flying scenes crudely conveyed via animation are rather laughable.
Watch superman serials episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Superman is a 1950 columbia pictures film serial and the second superman movie serial featuring kirk alyn, credited as with the previous serial only by his character name, superman. Lex luthor lyle talbot, secretly the atom man, blackmails the city of metropolis by threatening to destroy the entire community. The 15chapter superman 1948 spans our heros first arrival on earth to his alterego as reporter clark kent of the daily planet alongside lois lane. Download atom man vs superman 1950 torrent or any other torrent from category. Atom man vs superman 1950 xvid theatrical serial all 15 ch. Superman episodes with tvguides full tv listings youll never miss another moment from your favorite show. Superman is a 15part columbia serial, directed by spencer bennet who also directed the precursor serial, superman, in 1948, and also helmed columbias other superhero property, batman and robin, in 1949. Superman, a second 15chapter serial with alyn and neill returning to the roles. It is notable as the first liveaction appearance of superman on film. A great superman serial i like this one a little better the the first serial kirk alyn was another great superman i included two intros from this serial. A new super villain named atom man pops up to terrorize metropolis while luthor is in jail. Superman became the most popular movie serial of all time and was followed up in 1950 with another 15chapter serial, atom man vs. Superman are noel neill as lois lane, tommy bond the onetime butch of the little rascals as jimmy olson, and pierre watkin as perry white.
Superman is the tenth film serial ive seen in my journey to see every comic book movie, and to be honest, by this point im really over serials. It was originally screened at movie matinees, and after the first three scenesetting chapters, every episode ends in a cliffhanger. Superman is placed in a device, a lever is pulled, and the man of steel vanishes into the empty doom. The original cast members who played superman, lois lane, jimmy olsen and perry white all return, but they are joined by a new villain, lex luthor, supermans archnemesis from the comic book. Atom man vs superman 1950 xvid serial chapter of 15 atom man. Superman why does the man of steel always get second. The 1950 columbia pictures serial film atom man vs. Kirk alyn, noel neill, lyle talbot action basedoncomics scifi action. Superman 1950 is a 15chapter followup that represents a vast improvement over the first superman serial, superman 1948.
Kirk alyn appeared a little more confident as superman and clark kent. And even at his clumsiest moments, kirk alyn is infinitely preferable to brandon routh. Next, while the real world faced the dawn of the nuclear age, metropoliss caped hero faced that menace and more in the 15chapter atom man vs. Superman, again with alyn and neill, but no spider lady. Superman is a 1950 movie serial that involves superman fighting a villain named. The coin is a dollarsized film prop coin with james monroe on it. Superman lifts a liveaction truck shot in miniature from a raging torrent of water on a miniature set. The columbia serials are the only time superman has the power to turn himself into a cartoon. Superman shows a magic coin used to teleport people. There was more science or science fiction dealing with invisibility, and flying saucers. Superman is a 1948 15part blackandwhite columbia pictures film serial based on the comic book character superman. And his performance in atom man is a 100% improvement over the 1st serial.
Kirk alyn was an american actor, best known for being the first actor to play superman on screen, in the 1948 film serial superman, and its 1950 sequel atom man vs. It stars an uncredited kirk alyn billed only by his character name, superman. Superman 1950 kirk alyn and lyle talbot in atom man vs. Also, by its use of lex luthor as the bad guy, its the first comic bookbased movie serial to use a villain from the original source material. As with the first superman serial, because of the difficulty and cost of creating special flying effects, all the images of superman flying were animated. Superman was a success and was followed in 1950 by atom man vs.
Luthor was played by an impressively stern lyle talbot, who says of the series our approach was never to kid it this had to be for real. Superman says it to atom man from the 1950 serial atom man vs. Chapter 2 in the serial finds jimmy olsen captured by atom man s men while the man of steel is rescuing passengers from. Atom mans costumefake giant head looked ridiculous. With eight chapters remaining, the odds are high he will return. This featured the first onscreen appearance of that brilliant scientific madman, lex luthor. Superman is probably my favorite of the serials ive seen. See details atom man vs superman classic movie cliffhanger serial dvd kirk alyn. That was the promise offered on posters of 1978s superman also known as superman. No other take on the character gives him this superpower. Most of chapter 7 is a repeat of the origin story from chapter 1 of columbias first superman serial, and this serial also finds a way to work in stock footage from ken. When lex luthor blackmails the city of metropolis by threatening to destroy the entire community, perry.
Government agents vs the phantom legion republic, 1951, 12 ch. Superman is placed in a device, a lever is pulled, and the man of steel vanishes into the empty doom which bears a similarity to the phantom zone of the comic books. Perry white pierre watkin, editor of the daily planet, assigns lois lane noel neill, jimmy olsen. Superman above superman, due to the second serial s improved special effects and an outstanding villainous performance by lyle talbot. I think atom man vs superman is the best superman film ever made. The effects are better in atom man, and talbot is terrific. Alyn, neill and bond all played these roles before, in 1948s superman serial, making atom man vs. Superman is a 1950 columbia pictures film serial and the second superman movie serial featuring kirk alyn, credited only by his character name. Superman family batman and superman superman stuff superman actors american comics american actors action comics 1. Batman 1943 japanese spymaster prince daka operates a covert espionage organization located in gotham citys nowdeserted little tokyo which turns american scientists into pliable zombies. When lex luthor blackmails the city of metropolis by threatening to destroy the entire community, perry white, editor of the daily planet assigns lois lane, jimmy olsen and clark kent to cover the story. This was reportedly the highest grossing american movie serial of all time.
Atom man vs superman 1950 changes the movie database. Atom man vs superman was released in 1950 and was directed by spencer gordon bennet. Superman kirk alyn as superman finds lex luthor lyle talbot secretly the atom man blackmailing the city of metropolis. Atom man vs superman 1950 directed by spencer gordon.