'50s Adventures of Superman - Intro

The classic '50s George Reeves' Superman Intro that I used as a base for my 'redone' version

Tom D'Alimonte
Missing Pieces
Nashua, NH
http://Missing-Pieces.com

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[BOOHOO1952]

what was funny the bad guys would empty their guns at superman and he would stahd and take it and then they would throw their guns at him and he would duck

[tejasnite]

It taught kids respect for the right things and right decisions in life and that you could stand proud of standing up for right decisions

[TheStapleGunKid]

I love how they include demonstrations for the locomotive and the speeding bullet. Like we don't know what a gun or a train looks like.

[Maureen Boutwell]

In the TV version of Superman, the series, Clark Kent was not depicted as bumbling or mild mannered, ever. He was considered smart and not Lois Lane's gofer. That was Jimmy's job.

[nicholas8nj]

George Reeves was The Superman I always loved seeing.It seemed more Family type. Please see my channel "nicholas8nj" Thanks

[Nick Marsala]

Exactly!

[Steven Brant]

This only happened once, and it was George Reeves' stuntman who ducked when the gun was thrown at him. Because the budget for the show was so tight, they did not film the fight scene again. But in a later episode, they made sure to show George (not the stuntman this time) letting the gun bounce off his chest. You can read more about this here...

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[SciFiFan2012]

That's a really sad attitude to have. This was the CGI/state of the art of the day. Shouldn't disrespect the hard work of everyone involved in this.

[rolex452]

Correction: the announcer says "and who, disguised as Clark Kent, mild mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper..." The daily Planet was sort of the New York Times in their comic book reality. Later, in the movies, the Daily Planet offices were actually in the N.Y. Daily News building. (The Daily News was not on the same level as the N.Y. Times). I don't think Clark Kent works for a newspaper at all any more.

[Nick Marsala]

I think things are only going to get worse to be honest.

[MaxPaws]

I also grew up with George "Superman" Reeves as my hero, but those times were even too tough for HIM, as he later killed himself. Talk about tragic ending for a boyhood hero! We can never go back, so the only logical choice is to keep on keeping on. Hopefully in 40 years we can look back at 2013 and say, "Gee, that time wasn't really as bad as I thought it was back then..."

[MaxPaws]

I understand your point as well, I was born in the early 50's so you know I've seen PLENTY of changes to this planet in my life, and compared to how I grew up, I don't like where we APPEAR to be going either. But my grandmother was born around 1895, and lived to be over 100, so when I talked to her when was a kid in the 60's, her viewpoint was the same as ours now. She would have said the 1960's is the end of the world to her. As bad as it looks to us now, we will get through it. Keep positive.