When it comes to the character of Superman George Reeves played him best. Most people, including myself, give Christopher Reeve the extra point because of his look. But the mannerisms, the sophisticated sound of his voice, and his no nonsense direct approach makes George Reeves the quintessential Superman.
@hardwickebenthow5 ай бұрын
In my opinion, George Reeves' face looked much more like Joe Shuster's drawings of Superman than Kirk Alyn's did.
@cjmarshall0221 Жыл бұрын
Here's an extra bit of trivia: The producers of the two serials approached Paramount Studios (originally Fletcher Studios) to create the animation flying sequences. Fletcher Studios had produced the wonderful animation Superman films in the 1940s, so it was a natural choice. Paramount offered two choices - really good animation sequences at $60 a foot, or much cheaper animation at $30 per foot. Sadly, the cheaper animation was chosen.
@demetriusdillard2863 Жыл бұрын
Imagine that. The lavishly produced Fleischer animated shorts would've juxtaposed perfectly with Columbia's rather slipshod efforts at simulating Superman's incredible flying sequences in live-action form. Too bad.
@wesleycook768711 ай бұрын
@@demetriusdillard2863 They should have used the technique Republic Pictures used in The Adventures Of Captain Marvel, a 1941 serial. If you are not familiar with this movie serial, it's on U Tube. The flying effects were very good and were.never used in any of the Superman serials or the TV show. Pity.
@Pratman Жыл бұрын
Always amazes me how they did the special effects in those days still think I perfer them to today's CGI 😀
@tvcrazyman Жыл бұрын
There's a bit more magic in the old days. I remember watching TV specials on behind the scenes on movies and how they did it. It was always amazing to find out what they did, because there was so many tricks they used. Now everything is summed up with one word...cgi.
@demetriusdillard2863 Жыл бұрын
Can't argue that. CGI and motion capture both look s**tty nowadays compared to the special visual and make-up effects of yesteryear.
@mikeburkhart83363 ай бұрын
George Reeves was the Superman I grew up watching,a local TV station showed reruns of the show every Saturday afternoon back in the 70s.
@davehad-enough2369 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for putting this video up. Always good to see new information on my hero. As a young boy I watched George Reeves every week day after school without fail. I just loved that show and of course as the years rolled on I was able to renew the interest with Christopher Reeve, though George would always be the real Superman to me. Later I would come to realise what an amazing job Jack Larsen did as Jimmy Olsen. I don't think anyone has ever played that role better.
@tvcrazyman Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. It's always fun doing videos on my favorite comic book characters and TV shows I watched as a kid, which I watched Reeves in re-runs about the same time I saw Christopher Reeve the first time as Superman, or close to it. 😀
@alvermette218 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this look back into my childhood. I was a kid in the 60s watching the TV series re-runs and loved it. As an adult, I got to watch the serial and loved it too.
@mao2233 Жыл бұрын
Lyle Talbot, who played Lex Luthor in the second Superman serial, was a seriously underrated actor in his time. Today we can see the scope of his career by the sheer number and variety of the supporting parts he played. I, for one, am in awe of him. He could play any type of character, and did, and his range is amazing. From what I have read he was also a really nice man and his daughter speaks very highly of him as a father. Do yourselves a favor if you love films from the 1930s to the early 1960s and choose and watch a film or serial with Lyle Talbot in a supporting role. He really disapears into his characters. and he does things with his face and eyes in reaction to other characters that put modern actors to shame, except for a few like Paul Dano and Samuel L. Jackson.
@rseabrk1 Жыл бұрын
Lyle Talbot was the perfect Lex Luthor . . . . he came across as someone who was definitely not a "Happy Camper"!
@mao2233 Жыл бұрын
@@rseabrk1 I agree. He is great as Lex and gets the tone just right.
@demetriusdillard2863 Жыл бұрын
Lyle Talbot later co-starred in a handful of Ed Wood's bargain-basement flicks, including the immortal (and infamous) "Plan 9 From Outer Space."
@mao2233 Жыл бұрын
@@demetriusdillard2863 And he still came out of those films looking like a real actor in an amateur film. As I said, he was truly versatile.
@IrvONeil-fn6cp Жыл бұрын
His daughter, Margaret Talbot, an acclaimed journalist, also wrote a biography of her dad. I haven't read it yet but definitely want to at some point. He also lived a long life into his 90s, I believe.
@joyceweir7060 Жыл бұрын
George Reeves WAS Superman!!!!!
@ryanhunter1302 ай бұрын
George Reeves can’t be topped-he has a ton of charm, warmth, and charisma.
@JohnPisano-rc7xn2 ай бұрын
How are you doing
@tvcrazyman Жыл бұрын
I hope you all enjoy the video on the early Superman movie serials compared to the 1950's TV series with George Reeves.😀
@demetriusdillard2863 Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I most certainly did! Keep up the good work, bro!
@pulsarstargrave256 Жыл бұрын
With Kirk Alyn smiling. all the time as Supes, I wonder if would have made a pretty good Captain Marvel (Shazam) after Tom Tyler?
@demetriusdillard2863 Жыл бұрын
I think Fred MacMurray ("My Three Sons") would've been an interesting choice to portray the "Big Red Cheese" on the silver screen in the late forties following Tom Tyler's portrayal in Republic Pictures' groundbreaking 1941 Saturday afternoon serial "The Adventures Of Captain Marvel," @@pulsarstargrave256...after all, Captain Marvel's creator, C.C. Beck, modeled the character visually after MacMurray.
@earlmarney6 ай бұрын
I am old, hence the fact that I watched this, but while the newer generations know Superman from the movies, I knew him from TV, and so I am afraid that I am a bit TV prejudiced and choose George Reeves as my idol. One thing I always liked was his personality: he seemed to like to smile a lot and he just had that rare quality that top salesmen have that cause you to trust them. He was very special.
@tvcrazyman6 ай бұрын
I think who you grew up with definitely affects your favorite, but having said that George Reeves was definitely a great Superman, Kirk Alyn fit the look, and Christopher Reeve was like the ultimate Superman to me, but there were some areas I would say George was better than Christopher. In my comic book fan mind I guess I see them as Supermen from different parallel Earths. They all have their strong points.
@KutWrite2 ай бұрын
I loved Reeves in that show, especially when he'd wink at the camera... US KIDS! I loved Noel Neill as Lois, too.
@Lee-Darin Жыл бұрын
Phyllis Coates had other commitments after the first season because the producers of the show didn't know if they were going to have a second season or not. That's why Coates didn't appear for season 2 onward. I think there was a Rumor that Steve Reeves (Hercules himself) almost became the TV Superman. In all seriousness, Steve Reeves had the physique to pull it off. IMHO, if Steve Reeves had landed the main role on "The Adventures of Superman," it would probably be entirely different. Maybe in an alternate universe. 😅
@saulchapnick15663 ай бұрын
I Read somewhere that Coates was not happy with the direction her character was going to go in subsequent seasons.
@sergiodanielbarbieri66307 ай бұрын
My favorite superman is George Reeves.
@Silenced23 Жыл бұрын
Special effects in cereals work quite impressive for their time.
@Jimvanhise11 ай бұрын
Kirk Alyn was a nice. guy who I met a few times and even interviewed. But he wasn't a convincing Superman. As Superman he was a bit stiff while George Reeves projected a lot more personality in the role.
@robertlosicco55789 ай бұрын
I cried when george died.i beleived a man could fly.I still will only love Superman.i met noel niel at a convention
@retrobilly1719 Жыл бұрын
They were Both Fantastic as Superman
@markkeats63023 ай бұрын
Thank you sir for reliving my childhood. When I was a kid George Reeves did a superior job as the Man of Steel. Wish he didn't pass away to work on more seasons & for George to witness his popularity worldwide.
@Eyes-of-Horus Жыл бұрын
There is a bit of controversy as to why Phyllis Coaters didn't come back after the 1st season. She says she was asked by a producer not to take a part in a film that was filming during the break. But the director of the film pleaded with her. So, being a softee she took it and the producer fired her. That's when Noel Neill was asked if she would take the role. I always like Phyllis Coates as Lois Lane. She was a no-nonsense Lois. I thought Noel Neill was too wimpy. Besides Phyllis Coates was pretty hot. I grew up during that time. I remember Kirk Alyn and George Reeves. I didn't think George Reeves was Superman (after all, he was black and white) but that I could be. I'd tie my red bathrobe around my neck and run around the back yard with my arms outstretched "flying." I even had a small apple tree in the back yard where I could climb up and jump off and "land."
@demetriusdillard2863 Жыл бұрын
To this very day, I've always wondered why Phyllis Coates jumped ship after season one...sadly, as of 2023, she's the last surviving cast member of the "Adventures Of Superman" live-action television series (as well as one of the last surviving actors and actresses from the Golden Age Of Television overall), still alive and kicking at the ripe old age of 96. As you mentioned in your comment, Coates actually brought a no-nonsense and dead serious portrayal to her role as Lois, whereas Noel Neill became more of a stereotypical damsel-in-distress as the series progressed, especially after "The Adventures Of Superman" had transitioned from grimy monochrome to full color for the remainder of its run.
@rossjones8426 Жыл бұрын
I heard she left because she was promised to get a strong female role but quit after being a damsel in distress.
@demetriusdillard2863 Жыл бұрын
Interesting theory, @@rossjones8426. Thanks for commenting.
@DiecastDiorama21 Жыл бұрын
Wow Amazing! Great video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@tvcrazyman Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@sixflagsshowspast96167 күн бұрын
My favorite superman/ George Reeves episode was when lois and Jimmy had supermans powers
@richardkent1328 Жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this video thank you for sharing it with the world. Young man! 👍🏼💯
@tvcrazyman Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you very much!
@garysmith80733 ай бұрын
This was very informative. Thank you for sharing this.
@tvcrazyman3 ай бұрын
Appreciate it.
@TheRadioAteMyTV Жыл бұрын
Louis lane on the train was either in the theatrical release I saw when I was a kid or the Mandela effect strikes again.
@tvcrazyman Жыл бұрын
They may have had the scene just for a second where you see the girl looking out and the part where the father speaks was cut. The first time I saw the movie when I was a kid it was the long version on ABC. I know I've seen versions where the scene was gone and imdb says it was cut. There seems to be a few versions out there with different tweeks. But, yeah, I often wonder if the Mandela effect is real too. 😀
@TheRadioAteMyTV Жыл бұрын
@@tvcrazyman Yeah, it was just a short shot, long enough to catch the cameo. Oh that ABC version was so freaking long. I remember watching that and thinking, NONE of this was in the movie. All the stuff with Lex in the North Pole was added back in and though cool to watch, it killed the momentum. All those UFO hearings need to ask if they cause the Mandela effect. That would answer a lot, before raising more questions.
@Eyes-of-Horus Жыл бұрын
I remember seeing that scene in "Superman: The Movie" in the theater as well. I saw it at Graumann's Chinese Theater when it came out.
@kathykelley1611 ай бұрын
This was a really interesting video, comparing the movie serials with the TV series, particularly how Kirk and George portrayed Superman. Thanks very much!
@tvcrazyman11 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@hayashikato6576Ай бұрын
Kirk Alyn also played Blackhawk in a Serial.
@user-sq4jz9up6g Жыл бұрын
It's a shame DC didn't choose Republic to do the flying effects still Kirk Alum is energetic as Superman but George is the best
@demetriusdillard2863 Жыл бұрын
As I already mentioned in another of TV Crazyman's previous videos last weekend, Republic Pictures had actually approached the fatcats at DC Comics (then known as National Periodical Publications) with a proposal to adapt Superman to film as early as 1940, but DC declined Republic's offer. Undaunted, Republic instead adapted Superman's chief rival on the newsstands, Captain "Shazam!" Marvel (then published by Fawcett Publications), into an innovative and groundbreaking serial the following year.
@user-sq4jz9up6g Жыл бұрын
@@demetriusdillard2863 Theflying effects for Captain Marvel were excellent for the time Sam Katzman was notorious for low budgets at Columbia
@demetriusdillard2863 Жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree with you more, @@user-sq4jz9up6g! The visual effects in Republic's groundbreaking 1941 Saturday afternoon serial "The Adventures Of Captain Marvel"--particularly the midair flying sequences--were indeed top-notch; I only wish Columbia had rolled out the red carpet on both of their threadbare "Batman" and "Superman" serials! Oh, well.
@demetriusdillard2863 Жыл бұрын
Another entertaining video! I thoroughly enjoyed examining the noticeable differences between both Columbia Pictures' threadbare Saturday afternoon theatrical serials starring Kirk Alyn (released in 1948 and 1950, respectively) and the famous "Adventures Of Superman" live-action television series starring the legendary George Reeves! It's criminally unfortunate none of Superman's rogues gallery made any appearances on the live-action "Adventures Of Superman" television series...I would've wanted to see Otto Preminger portray Superman's greatest nemesis, scientific genius Lex Luthor, in a recurring role throughout its run, and Mickey Rooney would've been perfect in a few appearances as the mischievous imp Mr. Mxyzptlk. And I could've imagined Yul Brynner guest-starring as Brainiac! To this very day, I'm still puzzled as to why Phyllis Coates jumped ship as Lois Lane after its first season...as much as I adore Noel Neill, Coates brought a seriousness to the role that was practically no-nonsense. Sadly, Coates is the last surviving cast member of the live-action "Adventures Of Superman" television series--as well as one of the last surviving actors and actresses from the Golden Age of Television overall--at the ripe old age of 96 (as of 2023). And Jack Larson will always be THE definitive Jimmy Olsen. Thanks for sharing! Enjoy the remainder of your day, and keep up the good work!
@tvcrazyman Жыл бұрын
Thanks. Mickey Rooney as Mxyzptlk would have been very interesting. Yul Brynner as Braniac would have been pretty cool as well.
@demetriusdillard2863 Жыл бұрын
You're very welcome, @@tvcrazyman. It's unfortunate the overall per-episode production budget for the live-action "Adventures Of Superman" television series didn't match or surpass the lavish production values of the live-action "Batman" television series (starring Adam West and Burt Ward) a decade later. It's a low down dirty crying shame the bigwigs at DC (then known as National Periodical Publications) refused to allow other DC superheroes make guest appearances on "The Adventures Of Superman" during its run. I would've wanted to see Rock Hudson as Batman, Rita Hayworth as Wonder Woman, James Dean as the Flash, and Paul Newman as Green Lantern. And could you imagine Clark Gable appearing as the Prankster? Or Ed Wynn in a recurring role as the Toyman? Or even Marilyn Monroe or Jayne Mansfield making a special guest appearance as Supergirl? Guess we'll never know, will we? Thanks for commenting. Enjoy your day, bro.
@richardwhite9975 Жыл бұрын
If you look close when Clark is changing the set of gone with the wind in the backround
@Warped9 Жыл бұрын
George Reeves ROCKED as Superman AND as Clark Kent. Phyllis Coates was a fantastic Lois Lane and one of THE BEST ever in the role.
@RealBigBadJohn9 ай бұрын
I have always considered George Reeves the definitive Superman, the epitome. ⬅⬆
@danielcrocenzi11 ай бұрын
Tengo todas las temporadas de los 2 Superman para mi el mejor es George reeves siempre las miro soy fe Argentina saludos.😊😊😊😊😊
@wotaj10 ай бұрын
When my two oldest sisters took me to see Superman, the version that was shown at our theater in Rock Hill, SC, had Noel Neil and Kirk Alyn on the train.
@tvcrazyman10 ай бұрын
Interesting. The first time I saw Superman the Movie was it's first broadcast on ABC and that was the extended version. I remember watching it later and wondering where half the scenes went.
@vincentthao3497 Жыл бұрын
Love your work !!
@tvcrazyman Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@robertnorton8519 Жыл бұрын
That was brilliant
@tvcrazyman Жыл бұрын
Thanks 😀
@LBF5224 ай бұрын
Kirk Alyn died in 1999 which means he not only saw George Reeves TV Superman but many TV and other Superman movies.
@jessfrankel52123 ай бұрын
The 'Pan' back then gave way to the 'tuning fork' which they used with Brie Larson as Captain Marvel. Same principle, but they could twist her around a lot faster. I grew up watching the George Reeves Superman...as a six-year-old kid, it was amazing. Who cared if they used stock shots and the same music each episode...it was a thrill then. As for characterization, I'd have to say that Christopher Reeve had that 'Superman' look as well as the Clark Kent look. George Reeves had his Clark Kent down perfectly, that wink to the camera...breaking the fourth wall, as it were. As for Kirk Alyn, he was more athletic than Reeves, but he didn't have that kind of noble bearing that Reeves did. That said, all three were good in their time. Nowadays, you had Brandon Routh's one outing in Superman Returns, and while the film was derivative, he gave a solid performance. Henry Cavill has the best physique of any of them, but people complained that he was too dour. I didn't think so. As for the new Superman actor, wait and see. ETA: Phyllis Coates left after the first season because she got an offer to act in another TV series...ironically, it never worked out. And most fans preferred Noel Neill as Lois Lane, I think. I certainly did, and she remained a fun person and a gracious person her whole life.
@brianmuhlingBUM Жыл бұрын
Thanks again TVCrazyman for really bringing to light all the foibles of these great TV Series. Superman was unique as being probably the first TV show in color. Incidentally, I am curious as to what color film was used as it doesn't look like Eastman Color. Does anyone have a clue as to what film was used? 😅
@tvcrazyman Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks. I'm not sure about the color question. Maybe somebody out there knows.
@louishamilton9648 Жыл бұрын
Those cartoon effects were BOGUS. I saw through that even as a kid, and my world was shattered.
@scottw1135425 күн бұрын
George always made you feel that he was your buddy
@cadeevans462311 ай бұрын
I love these classic serials goofs and bloopers can't beat it
@WCWFanForever11 ай бұрын
What upsets me about the Adventures of Superman is why hasn’t it been remastered yet. I mean come on this the serials the Lone Ranger and so on need to be remastered it annoys me at 37 years old watching the show on dvd and on tv not seeing it in beautiful picture and sound.
@johnjames-glover4630 Жыл бұрын
Another great posting. Thanks👍
@Jake-uj2gh2 күн бұрын
Kirk Alyn was the best Superman
@juanbisonosuero36503 ай бұрын
So he was seriously holding that thing with the train moving? 😮wow
@mtrich81134 ай бұрын
When it came to the special effects the George and Kirk was like meh, then Captain Marvel came around and said hold my beer.
@earlperson74111 ай бұрын
GOT TO ADMIT THIS WAS GOOD:!!!!...... GEORGE REEVES... THE ONE AND ONLY ***SUPERMAN***
@slimsherman58182 ай бұрын
I like this very informative, well the two i remember most are Reeve and Reeves. Also thought that Drew Carey looked a lot like George Reeves. Welcome to the Price is Right, starring Superman. Oh well just my thought anyway, thanks for posting
@edmercer14593 ай бұрын
Excellent!!! Thanks!
@tvcrazyman3 ай бұрын
You're welcome! I appreciate it.
@earlperson741 Жыл бұрын
ONE I COULD'NT TAKE, WAS KIRK'S WEIRD IDEA OF JUMPING INTO THE AIR....FROM TIME TO TIME... DOING A KIND OF BALLET THING!!!??????? LATER ON I FOUND OUT KIRK HAD EXPERIENCE IN THE BALLET.... O-K-A-YYYYYYY.... IT STILL LOOKS WEIRD 😁😉
@mickeyray37932 ай бұрын
Yeah, George Reeves always had a big warm smile. Seemed like a genuinely cheerful kind of a guy. Which is why I find it so strange he later commited suicide. 😮
@scottw1135425 күн бұрын
I wonder why they didn't get Kirk to play Pa Kent or Perry
@TheRadioAteMyTV Жыл бұрын
I've never seen Kirk Allen except in your clips but he looks a lot more like Superman than George Reeves. My whole life I have always thought Reeves was far too old for the role.
@demetriusdillard2863 Жыл бұрын
Reeves was actually 37 when he was cast as the Man of Steel on the live-action "Adventures Of Superman" television series, as was Adam West when he began his long career portraying Batman on television--both in live-action and two-dimensional animation--over a decade later.
@TheRadioAteMyTV Жыл бұрын
@@demetriusdillard2863 Wow, George looked more like 46. Rough life I guess.
@demetriusdillard2863 Жыл бұрын
@@TheRadioAteMyTV, George Reeves was 45 when he died on June 16, 1959. Thanks for commenting.
@dereckabackus54115 ай бұрын
Curt Alain ‘s Superman movie serials introduced Lex Luther for first time. Known as Just Luther.
@JeffreyWLaRue5 ай бұрын
I would say that Clint Walker was my choice to play Superman!!!!!
@franknew90013 ай бұрын
Clint Walker would have been a great choice to play Superman in the 1950's. He was 6 feet 6 inches tall, and his muscles were made of steel. I can remember watching Clint Walker in his 1950's western Cheyenne, as Cheyenne Bodie.
@JeffreyWLaRue3 ай бұрын
@@franknew9001 I'm glad someone finally agrees with me about Clint Walker playing Superman, oh by the way did you ever see Clint in the movie "Maya" with Jay North?
@franknew90012 ай бұрын
@JeffreyWLaRue-- I did see Clint Walker in "Maya" many years ago. "Dennis The Menace" starring Jay North was another one of my favorite programs in the late 1950's and early 1960's. Other Clint Walker movies that I have seen and liked are: Yuma 1971 The Dirty Dozen 1967 Yellowstone Kelly 1959 Fort Dobbs 1958 I recently watched "Yuma" from 1971 free on KZfaq. By the way, Clint Walker was 13 years younger than George Reeves, who was 45 when he died in 1959.
@JeffreyWLaRue2 ай бұрын
@@franknew9001 Clint was also in Sam Wiskey, None but the Brave and Night of the Grizzly!!!!!
@franknew90012 ай бұрын
@JefferyWLaRue-- Today is May 30, 2024, and Clint Walker was born on May 30, 1927. Clint is now up in heaven, so let's wish a Happy 97th Birthday up there.
@scottw1135425 күн бұрын
George always made you feel that he was your buddy.i wish he knew just how much we STILL love him
@davidtyler201211 ай бұрын
it would be interesting if someone would redo the Kirk Allyn flight scenes in modern CGI to make it look more like it's really him. Of course, it would have to match the rest of the movie in appearance
@chrisfz5501 Жыл бұрын
George reeves was the best superman
@demetriusdillard2863 Жыл бұрын
Reeves was great for his time, but Christopher Reeve will always be the definitive Superman. Period.
@chrisfz5501 Жыл бұрын
@@demetriusdillard2863 I don’t agree with you
@LSOK38 Жыл бұрын
@@demetriusdillard2863It really is just a matter of who was Superman when you were a kid growing up and first saw the character. Reeves will always be my Superman because he was the first Superman ever saw even before I read the comics. I loved Christopher Reeve but I thought his portrayal of Clark Kent was a bit too silly making it seem unrealistic, but that's just a matter of personal preference.
@demetriusdillard2863 Жыл бұрын
No problem, @@chrisfz5501...no problem at all. We're all entitled to an opinion or two. Thanks for commenting.
@demetriusdillard2863 Жыл бұрын
You're absolutely right. We're all entitled to an opinion. Thanks for commenting, @@LSOK38.
@vassa1972 Жыл бұрын
I grew up with Christopher Reeve Superman
@angeluvsvid10 ай бұрын
The Superman movie actually looked really good
@madnessinc.269811 ай бұрын
You always have fun videos, informative. I actually came to this video because in in an Adventures of Superman Facebook group and I know you might have some answers . I've reached a dead end on a question that was asked . Who else tried out to play Superman in the series. I know Kirk Alyn was asked and turned it down . I know they did casting because I saw George Reeves casting call for the show. If you know who else tried out I'd appreciate it and share with the group as well as share your video . Thanks if you don't know anything else. I understand I did a pretty good search with only vague leads like many actors tried out for the part.
@tvcrazyman11 ай бұрын
Thanks, I'm not sure about that, but as much research as i do, it's likely I'll run into it eventually.
@madnessinc.269811 ай бұрын
@@tvcrazyman Cool thanks . Enjoy your videos
@Lee-Darin Жыл бұрын
Actually, with the Superman movies with Christopher Reeve, they used a combination of wires and the flying tilt pan like the TV show, but the tilt pan was perfected so that Christopher Reeve had more range of motion for the close up flying effects. Plus the blue screens were a little better in the 70's than the 50's.
@ivane511011 ай бұрын
George Reeves was a great Superman, but I always though he looked more like Captain Marvel. Imagine if he'd done that character in a show instead? And Allyn had been Superman? Wonder what Fawcett villains, if any, we might've seen.
@adamholiday345011 ай бұрын
Never realised there was a Kirk Alyn cameo in Superman The Movie.
@ralphtucker1445 Жыл бұрын
As a child during the Superman tv series I remember crying when I learned that George Reeves had died.
@michaelmysliwiec336711 ай бұрын
according to Eli Wallach, he had to do similar train scene as well. He had actually put his nead next to train tracks in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. He too, like Alan, wz very concerned. I think some of the differences between TV & Serial has to do with audiences. Most likely the TV show wz for a much younger audience.
@johnkwilliamsson32418 күн бұрын
In one scene, Superman looked like a ghost in the Daily Planet office. What episode of what series did that appear in?
@fromchomleystreet Жыл бұрын
Allyn got the hair right. In those moments in fight scenes where Reeves’ hair becomes momentarily unglued and flops over his forehead are the only times it starts to look right, and make me wonder why they didn’t leave it like that. I had the same (admittedly pedantic) problem with Henry Cavill - only with him it was more infuriating because they’d cast an actor with naturally curly hair, who in his private life wears his hair almost exactly like the comic book Superman (parted on his right with an “s” shaped kiss curl flopping over his forehead), but for the movies they chose to reverse the part and slick it back.
@user-wi5en5in3c Жыл бұрын
I liked keirk Allen flying
@vassa1972 Жыл бұрын
Good stuff
@1977TA Жыл бұрын
Using a cartoon for any effect kinda defeated the purpose of doing the project in live action. If they couldn't find a way to make live action flying effects during the film serial era the appropriate solution would have been producing the serials as full animated cartoons. On the other hand It's amazing to think that several decades before Who Framed Roger Rabbit the technology to blend 2D animation with live action existed.
@robbarbieri8676 Жыл бұрын
@LTKNT....MGM had already done it previously with Gene Kelly dancing alongside Jerry the Mouse in "Anchors Away". Plus, Disney had Mickey interact with Leopold Stokowski in "Fantasia". Of course, Stokowski was in shade, so perhaps they animated him for that scene.
@ivane5110 Жыл бұрын
Two awesome Superman (Supermen?). I wish Alyn had at least guest-starred in the TV show (maybe as a fellow Kryptonian? Years before Mon-El showed up in Superboy, there was a Golden Age version of the tale of Supermsn's Brother, I believe. I always wonder what Alyn-Superman fans thought of the "new" one when George showed up. But nice that Superman has kept both men's legacy alive. Makes me also think of the shame of past franchises fading into obscurity thanks to aging original fans and little to none later ones (Tom Corbett, Space Cadet always comes to mind. Hopalong Cassedy too. Maybe Bulldog Drummond even qualifies).
@Carwyn.Morris Жыл бұрын
I don't mind the way they made Kirk fly it's no different to how they do it today with Tyler Hoechlin except Kirk Alyn isn't always sonic booming in and out of shot and breaking the ground when he lands. Kirk also has a better looking costume.
@byronbrewer33 Жыл бұрын
I am fascinated by the Superman I never knew, the one in the serials. Is there any place where the two serials are presented in their entirety? On KZfaq or dvd? You've enticed me so much, I just have to see that iteration of Superman that my father knew. Please let me know here. Great video!
@tvcrazyman Жыл бұрын
I got my DVD of the serials on Amazon - amzn.to/45LJ0CY Thanks
@hotroddave759711 ай бұрын
Kool very thank you 🙏🏻 I got up today and put my TV on the heroes and icons Channel. But Superman was not on it was Cheyenne. So I thought they must’ve change their programming. Not until hours later that I realized today was Friday not Saturday. I thought it was Saturday for some reason 😹 I suppose I’m showing my age 😻
@tvcrazyman11 ай бұрын
I forget what day it is on occasion. I get so busy the days run together. 😀
@kevinmadden1645 Жыл бұрын
Reeves' wires broke during the filming of " The Ghost Wolf" not "Superman and the Mole Men".
@tvcrazyman Жыл бұрын
Interesting. That's the information I had read from Imdb I believe, it was.
@kellyadams966011 ай бұрын
Why Superman didn’t have a love interest back in the 60s until Christopher Reed RIP took over?
@louisborselio860811 ай бұрын
1950's TV Series Superman had Lois and Superman in love with each other for an episode. And it's Reeve not Reed.
@kellyadams966011 ай бұрын
@@louisborselio8608 Before my time and thanks for the correction!
@smallscreensuperman53587 ай бұрын
Cool video, but tbh, I'm pretty confused you think Kirk Alyn looks more like Superman than George Reeves! The only way in which I can think of this making sense is that George Reeves was pretty old for Superman, and as a result in the later seasons, he looks like he's too hold to be Superman. However, I don't find this to be much of a problem in the first couple of seasons. His general facial structure is pretty close to Superman's and he has a cleft chin. Pretty Superman-like to me.
@tvcrazyman7 ай бұрын
Don't get me wrong, I think they were both great as Superman, but Alyn looked a little more like Superman from the comics to me, mostly because of his hair I guess.
@smallscreensuperman53587 ай бұрын
@@tvcrazyman OK, I'll give you that. Reeves' hair wasn't particularly Superman-like.
@ECO4733 ай бұрын
But Kirk Alyn was older than George Reeves, and they both were about 37-38 when they first played Superman.
@earlperson741 Жыл бұрын
I DON'T AGREE..... GEORGE REEVES LOOKS VERY MUCH LIKE SUPERMAN....
@tvcrazyman Жыл бұрын
Well, I mean in comparison to Kirk Alyn who had the comic book hair. Each actor had their strong points and areas they excelled in that was different from each other, at least in my opinion.
@HangoverTelevision Жыл бұрын
ah yea the Movie Cereals................
@claudegibson98393 ай бұрын
George reeves, the best superman ever.
@larryjex6485 Жыл бұрын
It was Christopher Reeve in the '70s, not the '80s, were they really made us believe a man could fly! Chris' sequels just didn't look as good as the original 1978 movie and the franchise just kind of fell apart after that.
@tvcrazyman Жыл бұрын
I almost went back and changed that line, but there were two Christopher Reeve movies in the 80's so I thought what the heck.😀
@demetriusdillard2863 Жыл бұрын
I enthusiastically concur. After "Superman II," the franchise crumbled and sputtered through two mediocre installments--1983's "Superman III" and 1987's "Superman IV: The Quest For Peace"--before becoming persona non grata from the silver screen and ending up being mired in development hell (with a few rejected proposals along the way, most notably Kevin Smith's ambitious "Superman Lives") for nearly two decades.
@larryjex6485 Жыл бұрын
@demetriusdillard2863 It seems like everything fell apart when Richard Donner left in 1978. Fortunately, he already had most of the sequel filmed before he left. It's amazing to think that the principal photography on both I & II began before Star Wars premiered and changed the cinematic universe. They were taking a very expensive risk.
@demetriusdillard2863 Жыл бұрын
You're absolutely right. Donner had filmed approximately eighty percent of "Superman II" before he was relieved of his duties and terminated by Ilya and Alexander Salkind. Luckily, Donner had the opportunity to atone for his abrupt firing when he recut his own version of "Superman II" in 2006. Thanks for commenting, @@larryjex6485.
@mary-annemueller988511 ай бұрын
George Reeve wasn't the best Superman because he didn't look like him. It was Christopher Reeves is the best Superman because he look and act like The Man of Steel from the comic books.
@gregspangler4461 Жыл бұрын
PPL ❤️. BC HE'S A SCI-FI CHARACTER. KIDS WAS IN LOVE WITH HIM... A FLYING MAN WITH S.S.&S.F.&BULLET PROOF. EVERY KID IN AMERICA WISH SM WAS THEIR DAD!!! BC OF THE THING HE COULD DO... MY DAD CAN FLY, PICK UP CARS, RUN FASTER THAN A BULLET& IS BULLETPROOF.😂😂😂
@darrylhayes3662 Жыл бұрын
Baby Boomers and b4
@retrobilly1719 Жыл бұрын
I Think Bond was probably Better as Jimmy
@demetriusdillard2863 Жыл бұрын
I beg to differ. Jack Larson will always be THE definitive Jimmy Olsen, with Marc McClure ("Back To The Future") a very close second!
@retrobilly1719 Жыл бұрын
@@demetriusdillard2863 That’s OK,But I never liked the Way Larson talked about George in Interviews after He passed,Insisting He took his own Life,Where there is Loads of evidence suggesting otherwise.
@demetriusdillard2863 Жыл бұрын
No problem, @@retrobilly1719...no problem at all. You're certainly entitled to your opinion(s). George Reeves' tragic death on June 16, 1959 remains one of Hollywood's greatest unsolved murder mysteries, bar none. Whether he was a victim of a homicide or simply decided to end it all by committing suicide, Reeves didn't deserve to go out the way he did. The excellent 2006 biopic "Hollywoodland" (starring Academy Award winner Ben Affleck as Reeves) presents several different scenarios as to what may have happened on that night, as well as an insight into Reeves' life before and after hitting the big time as the Man of Steel. Even the equally amazing true crime book "Hollywood Kryptonite" (co-written by Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger) explores the seedier side of Tinseltown as well as the declining studio system during the 1950s when television became a threat to once-illustrious motion picture studios such as MGM. Enjoy the remainder of your day, bro.
@BillBadMule1232 ай бұрын
🥰😍🤩🥳❤💯💥💫👍👍👍
@Jake-uj2gh2 күн бұрын
Kirk Alyn was the best Superman
@scottw1135425 күн бұрын
I wonder why they didn't get Kirk to play Pa Kent or Perry