Superman goofs and facts from the movie serials of 1948 and 1950 starring Kirk Alyn as Superman, Noel Neill as Lois Lane, Tommy Bond as Jimmy Olsen, Lyle Talbot as Lex Luthor, and Pierre Watkin as Perry White. Explore the goofs on these famous movie serials and the early special effects that pioneered the future of not only Superman, but all superhero films to come.
Find out why Kirk Alyn didn't become Superman on the TV series that starred George Reeves based on Kirk Alyn's own words. Find out why they used 2d animation to make Superman fly instead of using wires. Find out how they gave Superman the ability to stop trains, and lots of other information on the special effects used on the movie serials. Also, find out about the actors and the characters they played.
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0:00 Intro
1:09 Goofs
3:50 How Superman stopped trains in the movie serials
4:55 Special Effects
5:11 Kirk Alyn risks safety to do train scene
7:30 Superman's flying scenes
8:45 Superman going through walls
9:38 My favorite scene
10:06 Tornado scene
11:07 Lois Lane Noel Neill
12:27 Tommy Bond as Jimmy Olsen
13:03 Pierre Watkin as Perry White
13:35 Kirk Alyn as Superman
14:02 Why Kirk Alyn didn't take the lead role on the Adventures of Superman television series
14:44 Lyle Talbot as Lex Luthor