Superman and the Mole Men

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Movie
Original title Superman and the Mole Men
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1951
length 58 minutes
Rod
Director Lee Sholem
script Robert Maxwell
production Barney A. Sarecki
music Darrell Calker
camera Clark Ramsey
cut Albrecht Joseph
occupation
chronology

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Superman and the Mole Men is the third feature film, shot in 1951, with the character of the superhero Superman . The black and white film was directed by Lee Sholem , with George Reeves in the lead role . The almost one-hour film was not shown in German-speaking countries in cinemas or on television, which is why there is no official translation of the title into German; Literally translated the title means Superman and the Mole People .

action

Reporters Clark Kent and Lois Lane travel to the small town of Silsby. The occasion is the deepest oil well that has ever been carried out. The hole, which almost reaches the core of the earth, damaged the home of the mole people, a small, very hairy type of human. Horrified by the appearance of the mole people, whose eyes shine in the darkness, a group of the inhabitants of the town of Silsby forms under the leadership of Luke Benson, whose aim is to kill the creatures. Clark Kent tries to prevent this plan in the guise of Superman. With the help of Lois Lane, he succeeds in appeasing the mob by saving Benson's life. Then the hole is closed and blown up by the mole people. Reporter Lois Lane says in a final scene: "They live their lives and we live our lives."

Reviews

"Very mildly from today's perspective, the film achieved its main goal: to advertise the TV series that was launched soon after."

- Hal Erickson , All-Movie Guide

Remarks

  • The film was later recycled as the (only two-part) episode The Unknown People of the television series Adventures of Superman (Eng. Superman - Savior in Need ).
  • The film was released in the original version in the German 4-disc special edition of the 1978 Superman film on DVD.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The motion picture guide. 8. T - V - page 3222, 1987
  2. ^ List of publications in the OFDb
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Superman (1948) • Atom Man vs. Superman (1950) • Superman and the Mole Men (1951) • Superman (1978) • Superman II - Alone Against All (1980) • Superman III - The Steel Lightning (1983) • Supergirl (1984) • Superman IV - Die Welt am Abyss (1987) • Superman Returns (2006) • Man of Steel (2013) • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) • Shazam! (2019)

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Pilot films

The Adventures of Superpup (1958) • The Adventures of Superboy (1961)

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The Adventures of Superman (first radio series) (1940–1951) • The Adventures of Superman (second radio series) (1988) • Superman Lives! (1993)

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