The success of columbia pictures 1948 serial superman naturally led to a followup, atom man vs. The theatrical serials collection subtitled, dolby. Superman, and another three days to actually watch it. 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.
The atom man story line was the longest and greatest adventure serial in the history of the superman radio program and inspired the second superman movie serial starring kirk alyn. Superman shows a magic coin used to teleport people. For one thing, it drops the ridiculous spider lady idea and gives superman a formidable comic bookstyle villain in his familiar archnemesis, lex luthor wellplayed by. Perry white, editor of the daily planet, assigns lois lane, jimmy olson and clark kent to cover the story. White pierre watkin jimmy olsen tommy bond luthoratom man lyle talbot. Superman, columbias 43rd serial and the second liveaction superman screen appearance, both featuring kirk alyn as superman, finds lex luthor, secretly the atom man, blackmailing the city of metropolis by threatening to destroy the entire community. Watch full length episodes, video clips, highlights and more. Having arrived from watching the 1950s tv series the adventures of superman starring george reeves, i have to say that mr. By the early fifties, the saturday morning serial format was on its knees.
Kirk alyn soared across the big screen as the man of steel in these two classic serials. 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. Surprisingly, it took superman a full decade to make it to the big screen in liveaction, with contemporaries like batman and captain marvel beating him to. Superman is the second of 2 columbia pictures superman serials and is clearly superior to the first.
Superman 1950, plus the 1950s television series adventures of superman has passed away. The second of columbias superman serials, the 15episode atom man vs. Supermans a disappointment to be sure, but more because it doesnt deliver on the promise of its midsection than the opening. Superman stars kirk alyn in the dual role of clark kent and the man of steel. Atom man vs superman 1950 directed by spencer gordon. Superman movie serials there were two superman serials produced.
Only then, family charges congo bill, an adventurer, to find her, and bring her back to civilization. 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. Columbias 43rd serial finds lex luthor lyle talbot, secretly the atom man, blackmailing the city of metropolis by threatening to destroy the entire community. Superman above superman, due to the second serials improved special effects and an outstanding villainous performance by lyle talbot. Superman is a 1950 columbia pictures film serial and the second superman movie serial featuring kirk alyn, credited only by his character name. 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. Kirk alyn soared across the big screen as the man of steel in these two. Superman crashes through leave a comment atom man vs. Download atom man vs superman 1950 torrent or any other torrent from category. Instead of viewing it as one giant 252minute film, i watched it in 15 separate pieces, as it was intended, and the time seemed to fly by with each one, and they were really. Superman, columbia pictures, serial chapter david matthews, jack ingram, jerry siegel, joe shuster, kirk alyn, noel neill, superman crashes through, tommy bond 21 june 2018 18 december 2019. However, a story line dealing with religious and racial persecution would soon propel the series to its greatest heights and prestige.
Predstavlja nastavka serijskog filma superman iz 1948. He follows a legend about a mysterious white queen, but his path is full of difficulties, by an inhospitable jungle, and the man who will lose the fortune if the girl is found alive. This collection of two theatrical series is made up of superman and atom man vs. 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 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. The man of steel no reboot necessary in atom man vs. Please use the following steps to determine whether you need to fill out a call slip in the prints and photographs reading room to view the original items. The image measures 2667 4019 pixels and is 5369 kilobytes large. Dawn of justice, were going all the way back to 1950 to look at that other superman vs. The coin is a dollarsized film prop coin with james monroe on it. Kirk alyn sets the heroic standard for generations to come as superman, the man of steel in these fun, multichapter cliffhanger adventures. As an extra you get a minidocumentary saturdays with superman.
Reeves is a hard act to compete with, although kirk alyn is rather good as the man of steel here. Includes the 1948 superman serial and the 1950 atom man vs. The first, simply titled superman was released in 1948, the second atom man vs superman was released in 1950. Perry white pierre watkin, editor of the daily planet, assigns lois lane noel neill, jimmy olson tommy bond and clark kentsuperman kirk. Once you liberate yourself from modern expectations regarding budget, special effects, realism, etc. Superman wrapped this dvd collection is a fascinating look at a goneby era. It starts an okay serial minus bond being such a dip, gets better as bond shuts up, then defaults back to okay with bond still keeping the.
This 15chapter serial was supermans second film appearance. With kirk alyn, noel neill, lyle talbot, tommy bond. Atom man vs superman classic movie cliffhanger serial dvd kirk. Superman 1950, as the action ace battles a mysterious nuclear nemesis. This week, we look at the first cinematic appearance of superman s greatest enemy, lex luthor, and discuss some of his history. Follow the caped heros exploits, from his origin on the planet krypton to his fight against the malevolent spider lady and her ray gun, in superman 1948. Be sure though to start the series the two part meteor from krypton series though, that will go straight into the scarlet widow story and then the atom man story.
Actress noel neill, noted for playing dc comics lois lane in the film serials superman 1948 and atom man vs. The buildup to the final clash between superman and the atom man is fantastically colossal. Superman je americki crnobijeli superherojski film film u nastavcima snimljen 1950. Superman summer atom man vs superman 1950 directed by. Who would win if superman fought solar, man of the atom. The serial was directed by spencer gordon bennet and starred kirk alyn as superman, noel neill as lois lane, and lyle talbot as the atom man secretly superman archnemesis lex.
Atom man vs superman classic movie cliffhanger serial. Original release 27x41 onesheet movie poster for the classic 1950 columbia film serial, the second liveaction superman film. 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. Kirk alyn played the beloved superhero in superman and atom man vs. Forget about complicated themes or nuanced character studies, this movie is about two titanic titans squaring off. Superman has appeared in more incarnations than anyone can name, but his first onscreen appearance was in this set of serials from 1948 and 1950. Both starred kirk alyn as supermanclark kent, while noel neill played lois lane. In her teens, neill was a popular photographic model, ranking number two with us servicemen in wwii, behind pinup betty grable. Everyone has done the supermansilver surfer, superman sentry battles, so here is one that wont come down to marvel vs dc.
This outing was also 15chapters long, and it upped the ante by introducing a villain that superman fans were familiar with, lex luthor. Atom man vs superman 1950 chapter 01 superman flies again. Perry white, editor of the daily planet, assigns lois lane, jimmy olsen and clark kent to cover the story. Superman battles lex luthor who has assumed the guise of atom man.
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