George will always be the best Superman of all time!
@epic59454 жыл бұрын
What a sweet and gentle man, a true gentleman. May God rest his soul.
@lovestorytexas53886 жыл бұрын
In "Hollywoodland" this footage allegedly shows how old and put of shape Reeeves was said to be. He seems very spry and fit in this real footage.
@MrImiller0711 жыл бұрын
From all accounts, including interviews with Jack Larson and Noel Neill, Reeves was a generous and decent man who appreciated his fans and what the Superman series had done for his career, but simply wanted to move on to other projects, including directing features and acting in non-Superman projects. Today, Henry Cavill, the current Man Of Steel, is playing Napoleon Solo in the Man From UNCLE movie and Robert Downey acts in Sherlock Holmes films and other roles. Reeves was unappreciated.
@valerieaugustine80835 жыл бұрын
I think back in the 1950's when he was so popular the actors then became more typecast because television was still so young and they didn't really have much to move on too. Today it is different and one who is so popular in a series can become sort of typecast but not for long they go to other venues. Tom Selleck is a good example. Magnum to movies etc and Blue Bloods. Dean Cain moved on from Superboy, Michael Landon from Little Joe, Pernell Roberts from Adam, Robert Conrad from James West, Robert Horton from Flint, Farrah Fawcett from Charlie's Angels, and so on. Back then not so many shows and gosh George Reeves had it hard to transition. Too bad he didn't live now and could have gone on to many things.
@ericdreizen14632 жыл бұрын
@@valerieaugustine8083 Bob Crane's career went downhill after Hogan's Heroes. He really WAS typecast & had to go on the road doing dinner theater to pay the bills, & ultimately & sadly died doing so.
@JG15702 жыл бұрын
George Reeves lived a very odd life. He had an affair with a married woman he had no future with. He didn’t have children and Hollywood took his career away from him and the press ruined his identity by always calling him Superman in the newspapers. George Reeves had fun playing Superman but Hollywood made his life difficult because of it. That’s a lot of weight for the poor guy to carry. I wish he stuck around to see all the out pouring of love that came his way after his passing. Little did he know Superman and superhero projects were the future for entertainment popularity. If only he’d known 😢
@rickyrichards7596 Жыл бұрын
@@ericdreizen1463 But if Bob was not murdered, he would have been the richest actor for he had tons of royalties that would have come in! He was smart to set that up!
@rickyrichards7596 Жыл бұрын
@@JG1570 George did have a small part in 'Gone with the Wind' but George was murdered. He was NOT Saved, it would seem, for his spirit still haunts his upstairs bedroom... where his body was found. His spirit is earth-bound! The owners can straighten up his upstairs bedroom and the next thing you know everything is thrown against the wall. The owners just don't go up there anymore! Very SAD!
@moonchildluvsbobcrane9 жыл бұрын
Nice to see him as himself in his home. Makes me sad the way he died though. Rip George Reeves.
@orkycathcart63974 жыл бұрын
@carolinafan2016 I KNOW HE WAS MURDERED AND BY SOMEONE HE KNEW MOST LIKELY A JEALOUS FEMALE !!!!!!!
@shakeyraware61474 жыл бұрын
He was murder either by lennore lemmon or Eddie and Toni hitman friend and the police cover it up and he was embombed in Eddie mannix funeral home that’s why he was because it was going to reveal what happened and how he died
@moonchildluvsbobcrane4 жыл бұрын
@@shakeyraware6147 hmm didn't know they owned the funeral home
@shakeyraware61474 жыл бұрын
Amber G yup
@gargantuaism3 жыл бұрын
@@shakeyraware6147 I thought Bob Hoskins killed him .
@jamesdunn97146 жыл бұрын
Very 50's and very cool. I recall my childhood from that era and watching George in "The Adventures Of Superman" on Saturday morning. RIP George.
@MovieMakingMan2 жыл бұрын
George Reeves was such a good man. He was charitable and considerate of others feelings. I’m so glad he will live on forever as being the first real Superman in history. I wish life was better for him.
@sparkysmom71492 жыл бұрын
I will love this man til the day I die. He represented such hope in life for me as an abused child. I'm sure he's with the Lord's very best angels now
@jamesb.9155 Жыл бұрын
❤🩹
@anitahermalin30456 жыл бұрын
Loved Geotge. The only true Superman.
@ralphsorrenti160210 жыл бұрын
Best Superman ever.
@jgstargazer9 жыл бұрын
I still feel a little thrill as I see him flying through the air on TV with the familiar song playing in the background.
@edgardoluciocrocetta24377 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@markgiardina13035 жыл бұрын
Not many people were aware that George Reeves hair was prematurely gray. He had to dye it black to play Superman.
@donraczak8172 жыл бұрын
Mark, he wouldn't have to dye his hair if he was on Krypton!
@Brace6713 жыл бұрын
Absolutely great rare footage of George Reeves doing a Kelloggs Corn Flakes commerical. Never saw it before. Thanks for posting it. I was a great fan of Superman on TV when I was a kid.
@stephenzies8867 Жыл бұрын
George Reeves / Superman Was My Hero Growing Up In The 50's And 60's Good Memories R . I .P George
@BabyBoomerChannel6 жыл бұрын
The judo flip scene was represented in “Hollywoodland”. A very good film about Reeves and his death.
@LPMAN02 Жыл бұрын
RIP George Reeves (January 5, 1914 - June 16, 1959), aged 45 You will be remembered as a legend.
@fjbutch13 жыл бұрын
You Tube...best thing since sliced bread....fantastic....
@fossie3212 жыл бұрын
Makes me want to go out and buy some Corn Flakes right now!
@FireCracker324011 жыл бұрын
I love this man. George = my dream man. If I could've been born in the 30's to have had the opportunity to meet George, I would have done so in a heartbeat. I'm sorry that those that took him from us never paid.
@SenorZorrozzz9 жыл бұрын
He shot two examples of this idea; a visit with a celebrity who enforces a product. He took the rough films to an advertising agency but they turned him down. The commercials were too long, the idea wasn't something they'd buy, it's their business to create something like that etc...
@Davegoode2310 жыл бұрын
Great to see "Judo George" going through his paces.Trained by legendary judoka Gene LeBell.
@robertcastelli56933 жыл бұрын
yes gene labell did a good job teaching george and did not believe for one second that george killed himself
@dinomate018 жыл бұрын
That was awesome :) Never seen this before !
@moviereviews4life12 жыл бұрын
The judo scene is what Adrian Brody is watching in Holywoodland
@danarowe89246 жыл бұрын
Its Truly Sad That George Reeves Was Murdered By Eddie Mannix And His Mob Connections For Gilting Toni Mannix RIP George We Miss You Dana Rowe
@MultiJimmyb5 жыл бұрын
I believe what you said is true. See the movie "Hollywoodland" and you can figure it out for yourself!
@ianmeadows5374 жыл бұрын
MultiJimmyb that movie is good in fact I’m watching it now but also more fiction than facts.
@Lee-Darin3 жыл бұрын
I'm thinking that Lenore Lemmon was the killer. She never went to his funeral some grieving fiancee
@marysanders42313 жыл бұрын
@@Lee-Darin Lenore said he was out of work with no possibility of getting work. What was she hanging around for she was a gold digger they don’t go for out of work actors. Also his dog was stolen just before he was killed. I think somebody didn’t want that dog barking when they were sneaking around George’s house
@joeswanson7332 жыл бұрын
@@Lee-Darin she went back to the house which was still a crime scene and allowed in by the police, took 4000.00 of travelers check from georges room, packed up her suitcase, and flew back to new york never to return.
@m.f.m.67 Жыл бұрын
George was great. So sad he never lived to see how popular he would have been with viewers as they grew up.
@terrystrand9 жыл бұрын
Thanx for posting!
@spiderman902711 жыл бұрын
This is the first time I'd heard of this information. I was always under a suspicion of wrong doing. Toni seemed to me the type that if she couldn't have George, no one would. George, even though he was down, had a lot to live for if you ask me. He was just a victim of a obsessed crazed woman. He was marked. Stardom and money got him into it. I thought that he was a fantastic actor. Talented and well read. They, Hollywood should've used more of his talents. To heck with all stereotyping.
@alanstein33942 жыл бұрын
A truly great man with a million dollar smile that could light up Metropolis. A shame he didn’t live long enough to realize how much he was loved by so many. Suicide? Yeah, tell me another story.
@smith44962 жыл бұрын
Some people said that he was murdered.
@patbyrne30766 жыл бұрын
His natural voice was interesting.
@JENDALL7147 жыл бұрын
I start my day with Great Value Corn Flakes!
@MultiJimmyb3 жыл бұрын
You know George loved Kelloggs! That's all he has in his cupboard! ha!
@gymnastix11 жыл бұрын
But there were two other actors in "Superboy" series' of the 1980s & '90s, as well Kirk Alyn (prior to Reeves) in "Superman" theatrical reels of the 1940s, plus two other actors in big screen versions more recently. Bud Collyer, longtime radio & TV game show host, also voiced "Superman" twice--on radio in the 1940s, in TV cartoons of the 1960s.
@valerieaugustine80835 жыл бұрын
Odd, he is in the bed he later died in...not sure when or how much longer he lived after this was shot. Shame he trusted so many people and these crazy women he let in his life he could have done without.
@bobbysands69237 жыл бұрын
I know anyone can have a mental illness and hide it well, therefore anyone could commit suicide. But this guy had everything to live for, and he wanted to be a director, and his career was about to go that way. Why would he kill himself? I will never believe it was a suicide. This was a murder covered-up by by the LAPD.
@danarowe89245 жыл бұрын
100 Percent Correct
@markgiardina13035 жыл бұрын
I've always maintained that Reeves and his girlfriend, Lenore Lemmon got into a heated argument and that she accidentally shot him. I read that Lemmon left California the day after Reeves died. Kind of odd when considering that the couple were to be married in a few weeks before Reeve's death. She didn't even stick around for the funeral.
@Ripleys_mom3 жыл бұрын
@@markgiardina1303 why would the police cover for her? Did she have any connections that would pressure them?
@charleswinokoor60232 жыл бұрын
Lee Harvey Oswald shot him. I’m surprised all of you smart people didn’t know that.
@jakemay637 Жыл бұрын
There was likely big corruption in the LAPD... And why no one in the entire PD never spoke even anonymously is another hmmm moment.
@poolboyinla13 жыл бұрын
Very cool.
@bandini222215 жыл бұрын
Poor man. I guess we'll never know what happened to him.
@shakeyraware61473 жыл бұрын
Rip beautiful angel
@fjbutch11 жыл бұрын
Feel like some cornflakes now..
@winny120311 жыл бұрын
First, it wasn't "her priest" who she confessed to, but was some Publicist named Edward Lozzi (and claimed to live with her until she died), who claimed she made her "death bed confession" to him. And she said nothing about her personally having ordered it, but only said, "Eddie had George taken care of". It's on utube. And secondly, your belief as fact that Alzheimers "takes away the short term memory and leaves only the long", is as nonsensical as Toni "having had confessed" to her Priest!
@orkycathcart63974 жыл бұрын
WONDER HOW MUCH GEORGE LIKED DOING THIS ????? DOUBTFUL !!!
@jakemay637 Жыл бұрын
Reeves had acting charisma and knew how to project fun, which some screen actors today don't get. Michael Caine wrote a book on film acting. You can see his technique.
@petersilecchio4417 Жыл бұрын
What a Nice Man. You can tell.
@greato806 жыл бұрын
Judo scene was in hollywoodland..was sad because it represented his last attempts at being taking seriously (in the movie) before his death. Good movie.
@fromthesidelines14 жыл бұрын
This was the prototype of a "Kellogg's Candid Reporter" commercial that was intended for "THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN" (which was originally sponsored by Kellogg's during the '50s). It got no further than this 1955 "test footage". By this time, George Reeves' hair was thinning AND turning grey- and he had to dye it every time he appeared as "Clark Kent"/"Superman".
@joeswanson7332 жыл бұрын
george was 45 when he died. with the smokin that he did over the years, the drinking, late nights, partying etc it was gonna take a toll on him. we know now that if you want to have longevity as a actor you need your sleep, eat clean, exercise all that stuff.
@jakemay637 Жыл бұрын
That time was a carryover of the Hollywood where stars drank and smoked a lot, like Bogart, Flynn ...
@poolboyinla13 жыл бұрын
@fromthesidelines Thanks for the backstory.
@ladynfsoffice13 жыл бұрын
Interesting footage...seeing him with the camera reminds me of my Dad and his filming us as toddlers. Looks like he and my Dad also had graying in common too. Still very sad he was gone way too soon. As far as I am concerned George was the real and only SUPERMAN I ever knew...in addition to my Dad of course!
@davidhunt84565 жыл бұрын
Is this in the home he died in? The Benedict canyon house.
@Michaelbos4 жыл бұрын
The best Superman and Clark Kent ever. Play them as it should have been play if indeed the characters were real. And he was a handsome guy.
@peterlederman8615 жыл бұрын
that was very cool.....I loved it...….
@judyv324611 жыл бұрын
Well, Toni Mannix confessed on her deathbed to her priest that she personally hired the hit on George... She later suffered from Altzheimers, which takes away the short term memory and leaves only the long, so she had to live with what she had done. The bullet she ordered fired shattered his skull, and the karma broke her mind. I'd call that karma, wouldn't you?
@theodorecarter66012 ай бұрын
George Reeves truly was a swell guy. Rip.
@Nyrua2 жыл бұрын
I wonder how many people are watching this and thinking to themselves. 'look, it's the real Superman".
@chuckfrost56242 жыл бұрын
YOU CAN TELL GEORGE WAS A VERY SPECIAL PERSON
@robertscott91726 жыл бұрын
To me George Reeves was the original Superman.😉
@travels1294 жыл бұрын
Absolutely by far the best
@abouteverything26543 жыл бұрын
He is my Superman. The first Superman i ever saw. But not to many merchandise on him outthere. No busts or statues. Dont get it.
@james54602 жыл бұрын
That looks like his own house, from what I've seen of the ... crime scene.
@georgcantor7172 Жыл бұрын
Why didn't George Reeves, Noelle Neil, Jack Larson, Phyllis Coates, the directors, film crews hold a Superman Convention for fans? I bet they would've made a lot of money in the conventions. George Reeves, instead of wrestling because he couldn't find work when the Adventures of Superman (AOS) got cancelled, could've made money signing autographs, holding talk, and Q & A seminars of behind-the-scenes going on in the filming. He could've also have written a book about his life and the special effects used in the AOS filming.
@doloreshuntoon76987 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@marysanders42313 жыл бұрын
A woman predicts someone she loves is getting ready to kill himself and does nothing. She then leaves town immediately and doesn’t bother going to his funeral. I wish they would have a trial and let a jury decide. That suicide decision needs to be reversed.
@bobbly7132 Жыл бұрын
Impressive biceps and athleticism
@kristin15338 ай бұрын
The judo footage is fascinating.
@Wurdswurth8 жыл бұрын
"One armed push-ups."
@larryaldrich4351 Жыл бұрын
In the wake of his break-up with Toni, his schnauzer suffered a sad fate.
@vintagesavoiur3 жыл бұрын
God Bless you George
@judyv324611 жыл бұрын
Firstly, I have a masters in psychology, and do have some background in work with Alaheimers...it takes the short term memory, leaves the long term... Secondly, I have contacted Mr. Lozzi and he confirmed that Toni confessed to her priest the murder. He is a publicist now, but at that time, he was her caretaker for two years, during which she prayed for forgiveness for the murder. Before attacking me, you should take psych 101, and contact the man yourself... He was there, you were not.
@Mynamesalexa4 жыл бұрын
TAG? Tagg was Jimmy Hawkins. Played Annie Oakley's brother.
@robertlosicco55782 ай бұрын
No hero promotes any cereal now
@stokepogue14 жыл бұрын
"Arch, you're putting on weight" lol
@gymnastix11 жыл бұрын
Let us hope Tom Welling will not have the same bad fate befall him. He played "Superboy" on the WB/CW "Smallville" television series for several years, in fact longer than George Reeves or Christopher Reeve played the "Man of Steel."
@danarowe89245 жыл бұрын
Strange Coincidence Reeves And Reeve Both Played Superman And Died In Their 40s
@jakemay637 Жыл бұрын
Was there a curse of Superman? His creators were cheated huge time, and I believe his estate received a trickle as compensation from the film company...and what did the comic book publishers compensate?
@travels129 Жыл бұрын
Was this the bedroom he was killed in??
@iamnewfie111 жыл бұрын
toni no doubt did it.....
@mitchellmitchell5644 жыл бұрын
Was this commercial filmed in 1956 1957 or 1958.Was Superman in production and George Reeves a member of t hgv e director's guild yet.He dyed his hair 1955 and 56 and let it go gray in 57 when M it was thinning so I'd guess it was filmed in late 56 or 57 but I'm really not sure I
@walkergillette39188 жыл бұрын
it was always strange when the bad guy shot at Superman the bullets bounced off him, when the bad guy ran out of bullets he threw the gun at superman, the funny thing was, superman ducked
@danielshottopics8187 Жыл бұрын
George Reeves Did Judo I Did not Know he was into Martial Arts.
@ericdreizen14632 жыл бұрын
His hobby of judo would've certainly served him well in his very physical television role. Seemed so stable & decent here. No hint of his UPCOMING, CONTROVERSIAL, MYSTERIOUS & UNTIMELY DEATH!! UH HUH!!
@huseman214 жыл бұрын
uncut? it has cuts all over the place.
@flashesofblack41284 жыл бұрын
Wasn't there an episode where some low life crook made a machine where every thing was upside down?
@andrewlankford96346 жыл бұрын
That's a ridiculous amount of sugar he threw on his cornflakes.
@02chevyguy10 жыл бұрын
49jubilee I was somewhat surprised seeing George with gray hair as well.
@robertszvetics2109 жыл бұрын
HE TURNED GRAY VERY YOUNG
@spacepeanut57237 жыл бұрын
+robert szvetics I think you meant gay not gray.
@spacepeanut57237 жыл бұрын
robert szvetics Sorry to joke Mr. PC:(
@carydavidhoffson60145 жыл бұрын
That night was very different to eat out in a restaurant and having a fight with the woman he was to get married to and then he got home and the fighting ended when he went to bed for the night and she had people over to the house that got drunk that started a fight that lead to George reeves being killed and was covered up by people who had know business being in the house and a night he made up with the woman he loved over the phone that made him happy and getting work again doing superman and movies and he called off the wedding to get back with his ex girlfriend
@gargantuaism3 жыл бұрын
Did Kelloggs ever put him on the box?
@yowzephyr3 жыл бұрын
Naa. If you commit suicide (or people think you committed suicide) you're not gonna be put on a cereal box.
@spockmcqueen9 жыл бұрын
sugar THAN milk or milk Than sugar? Most people are the latter right?
@catholicpriest18 жыл бұрын
Sugar then milk!
@tjp21096 жыл бұрын
Milk then sugar....always for me!
@ShannonLee19566 жыл бұрын
Milk first, otherwise the sugar just sinks to the bottom of the bowl.
@jimmyr94682 жыл бұрын
I believe that's the actual bedroom and bed that he died in. Was it suicide of murder? Hollywoodland is one of my favorite movies.
@pexxos12 жыл бұрын
why does he pick up his nappie, place it over his mouth briefly and then places it over his lap...is this some kind of 1950s Midwest thing?
@joeswanson7332 жыл бұрын
how george might have survived and i stress might. 1.) not date toni mannix 2.) not marry or get involved with leonore lemon
@yowzephyr3 жыл бұрын
George Reeves' ultimate fate was certainly lousy. But Christopher Reeve's fate was even lousier. If you're an actor with a name that is anything like Reeve/Reeves, you're crazy to play Superman.
@FreshPrincex42 жыл бұрын
If i was an actor with either last name, I'd stay far away from Superman related films or shows But then again, I'm black lol
@yowzephyr2 жыл бұрын
@@FreshPrincex4 I understand that the actor Idris Elba has seriously been considered for playing James Bond. I think the world is also ready for a black Superman. More ready than they are for a brown, red, or yellow Superman. ("Yellow" for Asians may be politically incorrect now. But anyway you know what I mean.)
@02chevyguy10 жыл бұрын
+robertgoldman I had to think about that line, but then it came to me, Hawkeye. :)
@robphilll2213 жыл бұрын
He like to add beer to his cereal SNAP, Crackle,BURP!
@captaintruth3219 Жыл бұрын
Is that the same bed that he shot himself in the head?🔫🕯️
@billthestinker7 жыл бұрын
He had it made why did he off himself?
@spacepeanut57237 жыл бұрын
You sure it was him?
@davidc38575 жыл бұрын
@billthestinker, he didn't kill himself, he was murdered! Watch a few documentaries and you'll understand why....
@JohnKennedy-zi5oi3 жыл бұрын
Someone killed him
@freedomring63643 жыл бұрын
Don’t seem like a man that was suicidal too me ??????????
@yowzephyr2 жыл бұрын
You never know when someone might be super unhappy.
@ericdreizen14632 жыл бұрын
Was that his home on Coldwater Canyon? Was that the bed HE DIED IN? George, u were so loved! Why George, WHY? :(
@just_ben19512 жыл бұрын
Yes, and the dog in video was abducted from his car.
@genericgeorge11 жыл бұрын
They're some serious guns there 2.44 lol
@kayrenee22810 жыл бұрын
George use to play russian roulette with a unloaded handgun.,,He did this as a way to relieve stress,..,he would put a unloaded gun to his head and pull the trigger,,, .it was just a game that George liked to play,,,,.Everyone who knew him ,,, knew he did that,,,,Someone loaded that gun, George thought it was unloaded.,,,,,There's a good book out on George called twin souls merging by jean Cline ,,,she talks about his murder in the book..
@michaelmantle60439 жыл бұрын
Russian roulette can only be played with a revolver. The idea is to spin the cylinder and when it stops, the 'player' doesn't know if the chamber is empty or not. It can't be played with an automatic type weapon that was found at the scene. Maybe Ms. Cline also has a bridge that she wants to sell.
@sojournersblues8 жыл бұрын
Didn't Reeves die from a bullet fired from a Luger?
@RetroFan6 жыл бұрын
There was a bullet in the ceiling. He didn't kill himself.