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Friday, June 14, 2013

100 Words or Less: Superman (1948)

This was a well-made serial.

Kirk Alyn (uncredited) did great job at portraying two different characters. Noel Neill is now my favorite Lois.  She captures the essence without being annoying. I loved her hat.

Phrases like “This looks like a job for Superman” and “Up, up, and awaaaaay!” were overused. Superman’s powers were animated, which looked silly, but for the 1940s, I’d rather have a well-done animated sequence over ridiculous live-action. They were edited quite well, although some segments were overused.


These flaws would have been reduced by seeing one chapter a week, but I watched it in one sitting.




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