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Superman( 1941)

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Overview

After The Daily Planet receives a letter from a mad scientist threatening to wreak destruction with his Electrothanasia Ray, Lois Lane heads out in the hopes of getting more information for a news story.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. cast image

      Bud Collyer

      Clark Kent / Superman (voice) (uncredited)

    2. cast image

      Joan Alexander

      Lois Lane (voice) (uncredited)

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      Jack Mercer

      The Mad Scientist (voice) (uncredited)

    4. cast image

      Julian Noa

      Perry White (voice) (uncredited)

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      Jackson Beck

      Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Jul 11 2025
    With his home planet of “Krypton” now obliterated our eponymous, red-caped, hero has taken up residence on in Earth where his mild-mannered alter-ego “Clark Kent” works for a newspaper. When a mad scientist sends it’s editor a threatening note, he summons ace reporter “Lois Lane” who seems to know exactly where to go to find this dastardly villain. She is fairly easily apprehended and with the megalomaniac now firing his electro-ray to dissolve bridges and turn skyscrapers into blancmanges, we just know that this is going to be a job for “Superman” to thwart his menace and save his intrepid col...

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    Videos 2Backdrops 5Posters 8

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    50000.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • cartoon
    • mad scientist
    • based on comic
    • super power
    • news reporter
    • death ray
    • superhuman strength
    • short compilation
    • short film
    • animated short