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Release Date:
26 September 1941 (USA)
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Plot:
The Man of Steel fights a mad scientist who is destroying Metropolis with an energy cannon.
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
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Crew believed to be complete
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Superman: The Introduction (UK) (video box title)
The Death Ray (UK) (video box title)
The Mad Scientist
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Runtime:
10 min
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
Fun Stuff
Trivia:
Marks the first appearance on film of the famous introduction, "Faster than a speeding bullet, etc...", and of the "Look, up in the sky, etc..." line. (See Memorable Quotes section)
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Quotes:
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first lines]
Voices:
Up in the sky, look: It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Superman!
Narrator:
[
opening narration] In the endless reaches of the universe, there once existed a planet known as Krypton, a planet that burned like a green star in the distant heavens. There, civilization was far advanced and it brought forth a race of "supermen," whose mental and physical powers were developed to the absolute peak of human perfection...
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A SUPERMAN Cartoon.
A mad scientist turns his death ray on Metropolis to begin destroying bridges & buildings. Intrepid reporter Lois Lane crashes her plane directly in the madmans front yard. With Lois a prisoner & the death ray once again in operation, it looks like a job for SUPERMAN!
This was the first in a series of excellent cartoons Max Fleischer produced for Paramount Studio. They feature great animation and taut, fast-moving plots. Meant to be shown in movie theaters, they are miles ahead of their Saturday Morning counterparts.