Overview - Max Fleischer's Superman 1941-1942

Date of release

Genres

  • Animation
  • Adventure
  • Science Fiction

Runtime: 145 minutes

Homepage: Max Fleischer's Superman 1941-1942

Budget

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Spoken Languages

  • English

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Overview

More than just a landmark in superhero animation, Max Fleischer's Superman shorts were no less than the foundation for so many shows that succeeded it. Playing in theaters in 1941-42, only a few years after the Man of Steel made his debut in Action Comics, these 17 exciting films were produced by Fleischer and made famous the phrase "This looks like a job for Superman!" At 10 minutes, each film had just enough time to run the opening credits, establish the threat, let Lois Lane make a headstrong rush into peril, and allow Clark Kent to change to his alter ego and save the day. The films show a remarkably dynamic and atmospheric storytelling style that enables them to hold up for modern viewers. At first the films followed a science fiction-fantasy theme, but not unexpectedly for that time soon focused on wartime concerns.

Cast

  • Name: Bud Collyer

    Character: Superman / Clark Kent (voice) (archive sound)

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  • Name: Joan Alexander

    Character: Lois Lane (voice) (archive sound)

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