Arguably the most iconic old radio show of all time, the adventures of superman is one of the longest running programs in the history of american radio. Watch superman serials episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. The first, simply titled superman was released in 1948, the second atom man vs superman was released in 1950. The 15chapter superman from 1948 spans our heros first arrival on earth to his alterego as reporter clark kent of the daily planet alongside lois lane noel neill through his battle with the sinister spider lady and her relativity reducer ray. Superman the 1948 serial columbia pictures kirk alyn. Alyn portrayed the man of steel in two 15part movie serials in 1948 and 1950. Uncle earls classic tv channel solies vintage wrestling. By the time superman first appeared in liveaction motion pictures, in the 1948 columbia serial superman, the character had already conquered several show business outlets. Superman 1948 approved 4h 4min scifi 15 july 1948 usa superman comes to earth as a child and grows up to be his homes first superhero with his first major challenge being to oppose the spider lady. I have read that in 194041 republic pictures was negotiating to make a superman serial, when that fell through they made their classic captain marvel, the flying sequences in that were done with a combination of shots of actor tom tyler, stuntman dave sharpe and the use of a slightly oversize dummy later used in the rocketmancommando cody serials, even today those flying sequences hold.
Kirk alyn was the first actor to play superman on screen in cinemas in the 1948 columbia serial superman which was comprised of 15 episodes. Then they took off with all the power of comic books with batman 1943, 1949 and superman 1948 in the 1940s. There is a total of 15 chapters on the tapes and they are each 20 minutes long and end with a very suspenseful cliff hanger. Superman is a 1948 15part blackandwhite columbia pictures film serial based on the comic. Compared to the other superhero movie serials of the 1940s and 1950s, superman 1948 is a fun breath of fresh air. Here you can browse and download movies and tv series. They came to life twice in the early 20th century with the perils of pauline 1914, 1933. Continuation of western comics available for downloads 95% free comic downloads. Like batman 1943, it is notable as the first liveaction appearance of superman on film, and for the longevity of its distribution. Superman 1948 mini serial by sams classic tv dailymotion.
The original superman serial similarly doesnt quite capture the man of steel as well as the fleischer cartoons, or the richard donner movies, but actually i think it does a better job than what ive seen of the later, longrunning george reeves tv show. Movies torrent and tv series torrent download without any ads. They zoomed from there into the stratosphere during the great depression with flash gordon 1936. While republic studios was and still is the king of serials this double superman serial from columbia studios is outstanding.
The show was produced by family theater productions, a film and radio studio extension of the family rosary crusade founded by the holy cross priest, father patrick peyton, csc. Superman is a 1948 15part blackandwhite columbia pictures film serial based on the comic book character superman. The 15chapter superman from 1948 spans our heros first arrival on earth to his alterego as reporter clark kent of the daily planet alongside lois lane noel neill through his battle with the sinister spider lady and her relativity. Kirk alyn, noel neill, tommy bond, spencer gordon bennet, thomas carr. A week ago i bout the 1948 superman serial here from amazon and i loved it. Superman watch kirk alyn superman 1948 movie serial ep. The 15chapter superman from 1948 spans our heros first arrival on earth to his alterego as reporter clark kent of the daily planet alongside lois lane. When it was cool takes a look back at the 1948 movie serial superman. Superman 1950 arent exactly the highlights of supermans live action history, it wasn. It stars an uncredited kirk alyn billed only by his character name, superman. The first actor to play the role of superman on film was kirk alyn who passed away march 14, 1999 at the age of 88.
The superman serial was a 1948 15part movie serial starring kirk alyn in the title role and noel neill as lois lane. And while kirk alyns two serial outings as the last son of krypton, superman 1948 and atom man vs. It is notable as the first appearance of superman on film and for the longevity of its distribution. Both starred kirk alyn as supermanclark kent, while noel neill played lois lane. Superman 1948 01 superman comes to earth video dailymotion. The most popular of these was flash gordon, something of a phenomenon in the serial world. Here he arrives in the nick of time to save housewife jean west, from a fire in an apartment building.
Adventures of superman is an american television series based on comic book characters and concepts that jerry siegel and joe shuster created in 1938. The american comic book character superman has appeared in many types of media. Much better paced and acted than either of the batman movie serials and actually true to the character unlike captain america, the first of the two superman serialized adventures is fun, well cast, and enjoyable despite the obviously low budget. We see clark growing up with the kents and heading off to metropolis and a job at the daily planet where he meets perry white. Cliffhanger serials of the 1940s the pecan park eagle.
Adventures of superman is a radio show which aired between 1938 and 1951 on mutual and abc with kelloggs as a sponsor. It is notable as the first liveaction appearance of superman on film and for the longevity of its distribution. The first appearances of superman in liveaction film were in a serial for columbia pictures in the 1948 superman serial starring kirk alyn as superman, noel neill as louis lane and tommy bond as jimmy olsen. Superman 1948 directed by spencer gordon bennet, thomas. Adventures of superman 1948 the first live action version of superman. Theatrical trailer for the 1943 musical cabin in the sky, starring ethel waters, eddie rochester anderson, and lena horne.
He was born on the planet krypton, and his parents sent him to. The 15chapter serial, superman 1948, is best in its early chapters as it details the more familiar parts of the superman story, including an elaborate sequence on krypton dealing with the planets destruction and jorels sending his son off in a rocket to earth. Superman comes to earth superman 1948 is a 15part blackandwhite columbia film serial based on the comic book character superman. By 1948, superman was already a cultural icon thanks to his appearance in comics, cartoons and a. While being aired on mutual it was a 15 minute show but was increased to a half hour aftering moving to abc. Kirk alyn sets the heroic standard for generations to come as superman, the man of steel in these fun, multichapter cliffhanger adventures. Included are indepth interviews with kirk alyn who portrayed superman in the two movie serials superman 1948 and atom man vs. The 15 chapter serial was a 1948 15part blackandwhite movie serial starring kirk alyn as superman and noel neill as lois lane. Superman movie serials there were two superman serials produced. The first superman serial was a 1948 15part blackandwhite movie serial starring an unaccredited kirk alyn but billed only by his character name, superman and noel neill as lois lane. Superman 1950, about supermanclark kent kirk alyn again fighting against bald lex luthoratom man lyle talbot, who threatened metropolis with a sonic vibrator and crippled the man of steel with kryptonite. The fleischer superman moviecartoons were nominated for academy awards, and featured voices from the cast of the radio series, while the screenplays of columbias 1948 and 1950 superman movie serials were adapted from the radio program rather than from the stories within the comic books.
The success of columbia pictures 1948 serial superman naturally led to a followup, atom man vs. Superman the adventures of old time radio downloads. This is the first liveaction appearance of superman on film. This series spanned over 11 years from the time it was first syndicated as a radio show at wor station in new york on february 12, 1940. Superman 1948 15 chapter mini series made in 1948 chapters 115.
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