They zoomed from there into the stratosphere during the great depression with flash gordon 1936. This outing was also 15chapters long, and it upped the ante by introducing a villain that superman fans were familiar with, lex luthor. When it was cool takes a look back at the 1948 movie serial 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 reducer ray. 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. It stars an uncredited kirk alyn billed only by his character name, superman. Superman the 1948 serial columbia pictures kirk alyn. Superman is a 1948 15part blackandwhite columbia pictures film serial based on the comic book character superman.
They came to life twice in the early 20th century with the perils of pauline 1914, 1933. 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. He was born on the planet krypton, and his parents sent him to. Superman is a 1948 15part blackandwhite columbia pictures film serial based on the comic. 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. This is the first liveaction appearance of superman on film. Compared to the other superhero movie serials of the 1940s and 1950s, superman 1948 is a fun breath of fresh air. 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.
Here he arrives in the nick of time to save housewife jean west, from a fire in an apartment building. The first, simply titled superman was released in 1948, the second atom man vs superman was released in 1950. 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. Kirk alyn, noel neill, tommy bond, spencer gordon bennet, thomas carr. 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. 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.
Theatrical trailer for the 1943 musical cabin in the sky, starring ethel waters, eddie rochester anderson, and lena horne. Superman the adventures of old time radio downloads. Kirk alyn sets the heroic standard for generations to come as superman, the man of steel in these fun, multichapter cliffhanger adventures. 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.
Cliffhanger serials of the 1940s the pecan park eagle. The book follows the onscreen history of superman from the saturday afternoon motion picture serials to the tv series, sponsored by kelloggs cereals. Watch superman serials episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. The 15 chapter serial was a 1948 15part blackandwhite movie serial starring kirk alyn as superman and noel neill as lois lane. Alyn portrayed the man of steel in two 15part movie serials in 1948 and 1950. Superman 1948 mini serial by sams classic tv dailymotion. And while kirk alyns two serial outings as the last son of krypton, superman 1948 and atom man vs. Superman 1950 arent exactly the highlights of supermans live action history, it wasn. 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. 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.
Movies torrent and tv series torrent download without any ads. Superman 1948 is a 15part blackandwhite columbia film serial based on the comic book character superman. The most popular of these was flash gordon, something of a phenomenon in the serial world. Continuation of western comics available for downloads 95% free comic downloads. 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.
The success of columbia pictures 1948 serial superman naturally led to a followup, atom man vs. While republic studios was and still is the king of serials this double superman serial from columbia studios is outstanding. Superman 1948 01 superman comes to earth video dailymotion. 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. 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. 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. The american comic book character superman has appeared in many types of media.
Like batman 1943, it is notable as the first liveaction 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. Then they took off with all the power of comic books with batman 1943, 1949 and superman 1948 in the 1940s. Watch full length episodes, video clips, highlights and more.
While being aired on mutual it was a 15 minute show but was increased to a half hour aftering moving to abc. 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. A week ago i bout the 1948 superman serial here from amazon and i loved it. The superman serial was a 1948 15part blackandwhite movie serial starring an uncredited kirk alyn but billed only by his character name, superman and noel neill as lois lane. Here you can browse and download movies and tv series. It is notable as the first appearance of superman on film and for the longevity of its distribution. 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 movie serials there were two superman serials produced. Adventures of superman 1948 the first live action version of superman. Superman 1948 directed by spencer gordon bennet, thomas. Superman watch kirk alyn superman 1948 movie serial ep. The theatrical serials collection subtitled, dolby. 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. Included are indepth interviews with kirk alyn who portrayed superman in the two movie serials superman 1948 and atom man vs.
It is notable as the first liveaction appearance of superman on film and for the longevity of its distribution. Since his first comic book appearance in 1938, superman has appeared in radio, television, movies, and video games each on multiple occasions, and his name, symbol, and. Watch the second chapter of superman1948 load more. Adventures of superman is a radio show which aired between 1938 and 1951 on mutual and abc with kelloggs as a sponsor. The superman serial was a 1948 15part movie serial starring kirk alyn in the title role and noel neill as lois lane.
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