Both starred kirk alyn as superman clark kent, while noel neill played lois lane. Superman 1950, our hero faces the dawn of nuclear age. Everyone has done the supermansilver surfer, superman sentry battles, so here is one that wont come down to marvel vs dc. 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. For the complete batmansuperman week index, click here. 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. Superman, a second 15chapter serial with alyn and neill returning to the roles. The coin is a dollarsized film prop coin with james monroe on it. 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. Who would win if superman fought solar, man of the atom. Superman dvd santa clara county library bibliocommons. 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.
She has two roles in common with both noel neill and teri hatcher. Everyone has done the superman silver surfer, superman sentry battles, so here is one that wont come down to marvel vs dc. Neill first appeared as lane in the 1948 superman film, and again in the 1950 film atom man vs. Mar 25, 2016 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. Superman approved 4h 12min scifi 20 july 1950 usa superman battles lex luthor who is using a teleportation device and a new identity as atom man in his criminal plans. By the early fifties, the saturday morning serial format was on its knees. Mar 29, 2018 superman was a success and was followed in 1950 by atom man vs. 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.
Superman 1950, plus the 1950s television series adventures of superman has passed away. Direct interaction with administrators of this website should be done via our patreon page as emails will generally not be responded to. Lex luthor, the atom man, invents a number of deadly devices to plague the city, including a. Jul 05, 2018 the special effects are another issue. The effects are better in atom man, and talbot is terrific. The complete history of comicbook movies, chapter 10.
Superman, and another three days to actually watch it. The second of columbias superman serials, the 15episode atom man vs. 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. This outing was also 15chapters long, and it upped the ante by introducing a villain that superman fans were familiar with, lex luthor. The image measures 2667 4019 pixels and is 5369 kilobytes large. In her teens, neill was a popular photographic model, ranking number two with us servicemen in wwii, behind pinup betty grable. The man of steel no reboot necessary in atom man vs. The movie the movie wouldnt be the first time that man had attempted. Kirk alyn sets the heroic standard for generations to come as superman, the man of steel in these fun, multichapter cliffhanger adventures. The success of columbia pictures 1948 serial superman naturally led to a followup, atom man vs. Superman flying is, just like in the previous serial, an animated figure over live action footage. Superman does a great sequencewith the little animated supermanfor the flood and its awesome. The atom man of the title was actually lex luthor lyle talbot, marking the first onscreen appearance for superman s most infamous nemesis. Le film atom man vs superman 1950 vostfr film complet.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Superman, 1950, directed by spencer gordon bennet, with kirk alyn, noel neill, lyle talbot, at turner classic movies. Superman is a 1950 columbia pictures film serial and the second superman movie serial featuring kirk alyn, credited only by his character name. 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 summer atom man vs superman 1950 the movie waffler. I remember barrowing this from blockbuster about 7 or 8 years ago, it came in a single vhs holder. Superman says it to atom man from the 1950 serial atom man vs. Superman 1950, the second of two 15chapter superman serials, is far superior to its predecessor, superman 1948. The 15chapter superman 1948 spans our heros first arrival on earth to his alterego role as reporter clark kent of the daily planet through his battle with sinister spider lady and her relativity reducer ray. 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. Superman, before moving on to the television series the adventures of superman. That was the promise offered on posters of 1978s superman also known as superman. Superman battles lex luthor who has assumed the guise of atom man.
However, a story line dealing with religious and racial persecution would soon propel the series to its greatest heights and prestige. Superman stars kirk alyn in the dual role of clark kent and the man of steel. The 1950 columbia pictures serial film atom man vs. Superman above superman, due to the second serials improved special effects and an outstanding villainous performance by lyle talbot.
I could watch hours of these on staurday m ornings. Superman shows a magic coin used to teleport people. Superman kirk alyn as superman finds lex luthor lyle talbot secretly the atom man blackmailing the city of metropolis. Television had swept across american homes and parents were more likely to plonk little johnny in front of the goggle box rather than pay for a cinema ticket. Gallery of 11 movie poster and cover images for atom man vs. Once you liberate yourself from modern expectations regarding budget, special effects, realism, etc. Superman dvd king county library system bibliocommons. The new adventures of superman 1993 and 2 neill played lois mother ellen lane in. The serial hadnt suggested it was going to be so ambitious. Superman movie serials there were two superman serials produced. Actress noel neill, noted for playing dc comics lois lane in the film serials superman 1948 and atom man vs. Predstavlja nastavka serijskog filma superman iz 1948. Im happy to report my time wasnt wasted because i really enjoyed it. Atom man vs superman classic movie cliffhanger serial dvd.
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. Perry white, editor of the daily planet, assigns lois lane, jimmy olsen and clark kent to cover the story. Supermans plot revolves around the use of a space transporter that can. The buildup to the final clash between superman and the atom man is fantastically colossal. Le film atom man vs superman 1950 vostfr admin 20170612t19. 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. Superman je americki crnobijeli superherojski film film u nastavcima snimljen 1950.
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