| Description |
5 videodiscs (662 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally broadcast on television during the 1952-53 season. |
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Special features: Retrospective documentary "Adventures of Superman : from inkwell to backlot" featuring Jack Larson, Leonard Maltin and others; 1951 theatrical feature "Superman and the mole men", later to be televised as the 2-part "The unknown people"; "Pony express days", vintage Warner Bros. historical short starring George Reeves; commentary on 4 key episodes by Superman chroniclers Gary H. Grossman and Chuck Harter; original Kellog's cereal commercials. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Episode 1. Superman on earth -- Episode 2. The haunted lighthouse -- Episode 3. The talkative dummy -- Episode 4. The mystery of the broken statues -- Episode 5. The monkey mystery -- Episode 6. A night of terror -- Disc 2. Episode 7. The birthday letter -- Episode 8. The mind machine -- Episode 9. Rescue -- Episode 10. The secret of Superman -- Episode 11. No holds barred -- Episode 12. The deserted village -- Disc 3. Episode 13. The stolen costume -- Episode 14. Treasure of the Incas -- Episode 15. Double trouble -- Episode 16. Mystery in wax -- Episode 17. Runaway robot -- Episode 18. Drums of death -- Disc 4. Episode 19. The evil three -- Episode 20. Riddle of the Chinese jade -- Episode 21. The human bomb -- Episode 22. Czar of the underworld -- Episode 23. The ghost wolf -- Episode 24. Crime wave -- Disc 5. Episode 25. The unknown people part 1 -- Episode 26. The unknown people part 2 -- Special features. |
| Credits |
Superman created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster. |
| Cast |
George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jack Larson, John Hamilton, Robert Shayne. |
| Summary |
The first season of the first Superman TV series. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen presentation ; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Language |
English dialogue, optional English, French or Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
Superman (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
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Lane, Lois (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Superhero films
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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| Added Author |
Maxwell, Robert J., -1971.
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Luber, Bernard, 1906-1981
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Reeves, George, 1914-1959.
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Coates, Phyllis.
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Larson, Jack, 1933-
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Siegel, Jerry, 1914-1996.
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Shuster, Joe.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| Note |
Title on container spine: Adventures of Superman. Season 1 |
| Added Title |
Superman (Television program : 1952-1957)
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Superman and the mole men.
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| ISBN |
0790798050 |
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9780790798059 |
| Standard No. |
012569420021 |
| Music No. |
4200 Warner Home Video |
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