A point should be made here about the sequel, atom man vs. Superman may not be the best serial out there, but at times it gets things right. This time hes up against his arch enemy lex luthor. 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. Perry white pierre watkin, editor of the daily planet, assigns lois lane noel neill. Lex luthor lyle talbot, secretly the atom man, blackmails the city of metropolis by threatening. Superman 1950 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. The serial was a popular success that made kirk alyn famous and launched noel neills career. This featured the first onscreen appearance of that brilliant scientific madman, lex luthor. Superman movie serials there were two superman serials produced. Superman begins, a crime wave has overtaken metropolis, the kind of multipronged gang assault on property and lives that frequently opens the first chapter of serials, even though the depressionera violence that inspired it was longgone by 1950.
Perry white pierre watkin, editor of the daily planet, assigns lois lane noel neill, jimmy olsen tommy bond and clark kent to cover the story. Lex luthor lyle talbot, secretly the atom man, blackmails the city of metropolis by threatening to destroy the entire community. Hes faster then a speeding bullet and now superman is flying in to make sure the city is safe. Superman, and later in the tv series, superman, opposite george reeves. I enjoyed this 15 part columbia movie studios serial almost as much as the first. Superman above superman, due to the second serial s improved special effects and an outstanding villainous performance by lyle talbot. Atom man vs superman classic movie cliffhanger serial. Watch superman serials episodes, get episode information.
Superman is the first superhero sequel to have the same cast return in their roles from 1948s superman. With kirk alyn, noel neill, lyle talbot, tommy bond. The man of steel no reboot necessary in atom man vs. Superman shows a magic coin used to teleport people. Watch full length episodes, video clips, highlights and more. Superman flies again march 24, 2016 march 24, 2016 chapter 1 of the 15part serial about the man of steel battling crime kingpin lex luthor, who is masquerading as the villainous atom man.
While not overly complex or high minded, the serial was fun and featured plenty of action. 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 kirk alyn as superman finds lex luthor lyle talbot secretly the atom man blackmailing the city of metropolis. I know that this movieserial is better than the first.
The atom man was one of the few superpowered villains faced by superman on his radio series, and the most physically dangerous a different version of the atom man was also the villain in 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 episodes with tvguides full tv listings youll never miss another moment from your favorite show. Red circle media presents another exciting production from columbia pictures atom man vs. Superman is one of the few serials ive seen that takes its audiences awareness of the characters and setup for. The coin is a dollarsized film prop coin with james monroe on it. Luthor lyle talbot is totally being a super villain.
Superman is the second of 2 columbia pictures superman serials and is clearly superior to the first. It improved on this serial greatly and had a more comic booklike villain in lex luthor well played by lyle talbot. This outing was also 15chapters long, and it upped the ante by introducing a villain that superman fans were familiar with, lex luthor. The success of columbia pictures 1948 serial superman naturally led to a followup, atom man vs. View mobile site jokeypsych endgamehonest galaxyquest. Superman is a 1950 columbia pictures film serial and the second superman movie serial featuring kirk alyn, credited only by his character name. Is archvillain lex luthor behind both the ufo and the atomic bomb that threatens to level metropolis. The second of columbias superman serials, the 15episode atom man vs. Superman 1950 serial while still worth a viewing for fans of the characters history, the poor production values and cheesy. First of all, some of the flying sequences are more realistic and actually involve kirk alyn. Superman says it to atom man from the 1950 serial atom man vs. Its notable as the second live action version of superman to hit the big screen. Daily planet reporter clark kent suspects that a single criminal mastermind is behind it, secretly organizing and coordinating the.
It also had superman doing a great many more superman like things and offered a. 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. Alyn, neill and bond all played these roles before, in 1948s superman serial, making atom man vs. A new super villain named atom man pops up to terrorize metropolis while luthor is in jail. Superman battles lex luthor who is using a teleportation device and a new identity as atom man. Also, this is the first time we see an actual famous comic book villain onscreen, with the serial revolving around superman taking on his notorious nemesis lex luthor. The first, simply titled superman was released in 1948, the second atom man vs superman was released in 1950. Atom man vs superman knows its a serial for kids, but that makes it a lot of fun even if it doesnt care so much about being coherent. Superman is a 15part columbia serial, directed by spencer bennet who also directed the precursor serial, superman. And for the record, the missing ingredient in synthetic kryptonite isnt tar. Superman, also directed by bennet, was released in 1950. Atom man vs superman 1950 directed by spencer gordon. 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.
Superman was also derived from a radio chapterplay, and was executed by three of the same creative personnel who worked on the 1948 film, but the difference between the two. Superman superman returns two years later in this exciting sequel to the 1948 serial. Superman stars kirk alyn in the dual role of clark kent and the man of steel. 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.
As with all the columbia superhero serials, production values are barrelbottom, writing is childish, and the framing and. Both starred kirk alyn as superman clark kent, while noel neill played lois lane. Jimmy olsen, on the other hand, gets little of consequence to do, other than getting constantly knocked out by thugs and stating the obvious when needed. The 1948 superman, while successful with viewers, seems to be little more than a thinly plotted reprise of a story written for the superman radio serial.
Atom man vs superman was released in 1950 and was directed by spencer gordon bennet. This clip comprises scenes from the chapters 5 and 6. Superman became the most popular movie serial of all time and was followed up in 1950 with another 15chapter serial, atom man vs. Superman 1950 was columbias 43rd serial and the second liveaction superman screen appearance, both. 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. Perry white pierre watkin jimmy olsen tommy bond luthoratom man lyle talbot killer lawson paul stader albor. Superman is placed in a device, a lever is pulled, and the man of steel vanishes into the empty doom. The 1950 columbia pictures serial film atom man vs. Superman stars kirk alyn in the dual role of clark kent and the. With eight chapters remaining, the odds are high he will return. However, while batman and robin had a different cast, 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. The effects are better in atom man, and talbot is terrific.
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