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The film follows with another new sequence where Perry White gives Lois & Clark the assignment to investigate the newlywed racket in Niagara Falls. This new sequence rounds out with Lois teasing Clark with super-this and super-that, suspecting Clark is Superman, and to prove her point, leaps out the window of the Daily Planet knowing Clark/Superman will save her only to have Clark perform a super-speed (very similar to the current Smallville) rescue resulting in Lois landing unharmed on a sidewalk fruit stand. When Lois looks up she sees Clark up in the window in disbelief, how could he be Superman? The scene is very funny and sweet. Another nice scene involves the reveal of Clark as Superman at the Niagara Falls honeymoon suite which plays out very different than what ended up in the Lester version. This sequence never made it officially before the cameras, the footage shot by Donner included here in the film, instead is made up of two screen tests of Reeve & Kidder blended together to complete the sequence. Reeve's screen test shows him six months before shooting, 30 pounds lighter, his hair very short and acting according to Donner opposite Holly Palance (off screen standing in as Lois). Kidder's footage, shot many months later, features her with Reeve now bulked up with his familiar longer hair, both are on a set that is bare bones (typical for a screen test, 2 walls a door and minimal set dressing). Nevertheless, the scene is charming, the interplay between Reeve and Kidder is undeniable and one can see why they were both chosen for the parts of Lois Lane and Clark Kent.