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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0012569821255
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Black & White, Dolby
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 28, 2006
Running Time: 518 minutes
Sales Rank: 27392
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: January 05, 1948
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Kirk Alyn sets the herioc standard for generations to come portraying Superman in these multichapter cliffhanger adventures that kept Saturday matinee crowds coming back for more. The 15-chapter Superman (1948) spans our hero's first arrival on Earth to his alter-ego role as reporter Clark Kent through his battle with sinister Spider Lady. In the 15-part Atom Man vs. Superman (1950) a UFO and A-bomb imperil MetropolisFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/CLASSICS UPC: 012569821255 Manufacturer No: 82125
Average Rating: 
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If your really into Superman then you have to have this dvd in your collection. Its a bit corny compared to what we see these days on the big screne but for its time it was great viewing. I had it on VHS but these days you have to have everything on DVD. Much better viewing
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Don't let the positive reviews fool you. The "Superman" serials are poorly made and not even good for laughs. Kirk Alyn looks OK as the Man of Steel, but gives a rather cheesy performance. I'll stick with George Reeves.
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The 1st Superman serial, the 1948 one, despite a few good sequences here and there, is not very good even by movie serial standards. (It is, however, a lot better than 'Superman Returns.')
The 1950 serial is much better, but still flawed by the silly cartoon flying sequences and Kirk Alyn's acting. Kirk Alyn is not a very good Superman at all: the only good things that can be said about him are 1)he is not Brandon Routh (from 'Superman Returns'), and 2) he bears a strong physical resemblance ... Read More
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Superman - The 1948 & 1950 Theatrical Serials Collection This was a excellently presented package we really enjoyed it. Although it could of had a bit more on the extras side of things as not many people realise there was a Superman show before George Reeves it would have been good to see some interviews & archival material from the time . Overall we loved it .
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I had never seen the serial episodes until they were aired on TCM early in 2007. I determined then to get them on DVD. This was a perfect present for my 10-year-old, who is getting into superheroes. I am showing him the older episodes and comics, before it was considered archaic to be wholesome.
I was surprised just how many times our hero does his costume change within the serials, until I remember that these were shown once a month over a 4-month period.
Although George Reeves ... Read More
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