When lex luthor blackmails the city of metropolis by threatening to destroy the entire community, perry. He was played by lyle talbot feature films christopher reevebrandon routh series. That was the promise offered on posters of 1978s superman also known as superman. When lex luthor blackmails the city of metropolis by threatening to destroy the entire community, perry white, editor of the daily planet assigns lois lane, jimmy olsen and clark kent to cover the story. Superman, is one of those rare sequels that manages to outdo its ancestor. Superman thinks luthor might be behind atom man too, but how is that. Read our faqs or reach out to our customer service. The buildup to the final clash between superman and the atom man is fantastically colossal. Be sure though to start the series the two part meteor from krypton series though, that will go straight into the scarlet widow story and then the atom man story. Superman is the second of 2 columbia pictures superman serials and is clearly superior to the first. Superman serial made by columbia in 1950 but now owned, and released on dvd by, warner bros.
The success of columbia pictures 1948 serial superman naturally led to a followup, atom man vs. The serials 15 chapters make extensive use of stock footage. Superman battles lex luthor who is using a teleportation device and a new identity as atom man in his criminal plans. Poster features three additional smaller images of superman, one wlois lane, one fighting luthor and one of superman punching. I screened the next two episodes in sequence of the atom man vs. Superman is a 15part columbia serial, directed by spencer bennet who also directed the precursor serial, superman, in 1948, and also helmed columbias other superhero property, batman and robin, in 1949. Meaning, the treasure trove of animated superman movies released over the years wont be ranked here, nor will we be discussing george reeves 1951 feature superman and the mole man, 1948s atom. A new super villain named atom man pops up to terrorize metropolis while luthor is in jail. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters.
Alyn, neill and bond all played these roles before, in 1948s superman serial, making atom man vs. When lex luthor blackmails the city of metropolis by threatening to destroy the entire community, perry white, editor of the daily planet assigns. This time, kentsuperman is pitted against baldpated lex luthor lyle talbot, who, disguised as atom man, threatens to devastate metropolis with any number of devilish devicesthe deadliest of which is a disintegration. Superman was the second serialized liveaction superman film. Superman is a 1950 columbia pictures film serial and the second superman movie serial featuring kirk alyn, credited as with the previous serial only by his character name, superman. The effects are better in atom man, and talbot is terrific. Superman must defeat his greatest archenemy, luthor, and constantly save the only two people in the world, lois and jimmy. Atom man vs superman classic movie cliffhanger serial dvd. Oct 08, 2019 forget about complicated themes or nuanced character studies, this movie is about two titanic titans squaring off. The first, simply titled superman was released in 1948, the second atom man vs superman was released in 1950.
A different version of the atom man was also the villain in atom man vs. The movie the movie wouldnt be the first time that man had attempted. Discuss movies atom man vs superman content issues. Hes faster then a speeding bullet and now superman is flying in to make sure the city is safe. Atom man vs superman knows its a serial for kids, but that makes it a lot of fun even if it doesnt care so much about being coherent. Atom man vs superman, just as great as the first serial. Little did the kids know that the days of the movie serials would shortly come to an end. Both starred kirk alyn as supermanclark kent, while noel neill played lois lane.
Also, by its use of lex luthor as the bad guy, its the first comic bookbased movie serial to use a villain from the original source material. Superman is a 15part columbia serial, directed by spencer bennet who also directed the precursor serial, superman, in. The second of columbias superman serials, the 15episode atom man vs. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. It was officially released on dvd by warner home video, along with its sequel atom man vs. Superman 1950, columbias 43rd serial and the second liveaction superman screen appearance, both featuring kirk alyn as superman, finds lex luthor lyle talbot, secretly the atom man, blackmailing the city of metropolis by threatening to destroy the entire community. Atom man vs superman 1950 changes the movie database tmdb.
Reported problem for atom man vs superman posted by killianlv. Superman movie serials there were two superman serials produced. Luthor lyle talbot is totally being a super villain. Im happy to report my time wasnt wasted because i really enjoyed it. Superman 1950 was columbias 43rd serial and the second liveaction superman screen appearance, both. Is archvillain lex luthor behind both the ufo and the atomic bomb that threatens to level metropolis. Furie starring christopher reeve titled superman 1978, superman ii. Nice graphics include large image of superman flying towards the atom man as atom man shoots rays at him from bottom portion of poster. Lex luthor lyle talbot, secretly the atom man, blackmails the city of metropolis by threatening to destroy the entire community. This time, kent superman is pitted against baldpated lex luthor lyle talbot, who, disguised as atom man, threatens to devastate metropolis with any number of devilish devicesthe deadliest of which is a disintegration machine. Feb 04, 2016 justice league full movie batman vs superman avengers infinity movie s. Superman is probably my favorite of the serials ive seen.
Superman, on november 28, 2006 as superman the theatrical serials collection. Reported problem for atom man vs superman discuss atom. Lex luthor was first portrayed on film in the second superman serial, atom man vs. Superman, the evil scientific genius lex luthor, whose secretly the atom man lyle talbot, invents a number of deadly.
Superman is a 1950 columbia pictures film serial and the second superman movie serial featuring kirk alyn, credited only by his character name, superman. Superman, and another three days to actually watch it. Four films directed by richard donner, richard lester and sidney j. The coin is a dollarsized film prop coin with james monroe on it. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Watch atom man vs superman online free 123movies4u 123movies. Superman is a 1950 columbia pictures film serial and the second superman movie serial featuring kirk alyn, credited only by his character name. The fight between the atom man and superman causes the shack to shake and tremble. Superman was produced by sam katzman, who specialized in extremely lowbudget films. The atom man was one of the few superpowered villains faced by superman on his radio series, and the most physically dangerous.
Atom man vs superman classic movie cliffhanger serial. Justice league full movie batman vs superman youtube. The movie cast members aaron smolinski infant clark kent, jeff east young clark kent, sarah douglas ursa, and jack ohalloran non will be attending the online virtual convention, inhousecon. The fictional superhero superman, created by jerry siegel and joe shuster has appeared in 11 liveaction films.
Superman says it to atom man from the 1950 serial atom man vs. Atom man vs superman 1950 directed by spencer gordon. This serial is a big improvement over the first one, and it gives superman many things to do to show why he is the worlds greatest superhero. Superman kirk alyn as superman finds lex luthor lyle talbot secretly the atom man blackmailing the city of metropolis. The lack of funds is glaringly apparent here, in numerous places. Dawn of justice, were going all the way back to 1950 to look at that other superman vs. Luthor was revealed to be the master villain in the second superman serial, 1950s atom man vs. Superman stars kirk alyn in the dual role of clark kent and the man of steel. Lex luthor, the atom man, invents a number of deadly devices to plague the city, including a disintegrating machine which can reduce people to their basic atoms and reassemble them in another place. Warners bought the rights to the superman character when they acquired dc comics and they and columbias current owner, sony, settled on the rights for the superman and batman serials columbia had made under license from dc in the. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Much has been made over the fact that animation was used to depict superman flying.
Whilst not superman s first big screen appearance kirk alyn had previously donned the cape for the movie serials superman and atom man vs. Mar 25, 2016 a great superman serial i like this one a little better the the first serial kirk alyn was another great superman i included two intros from this serial. Superman became the most popular movie serial of all time and was followed up in 1950 with another 15chapter serial, atom man vs. With kirk alyn, noel neill, lyle talbot, tommy bond. Gene hackman played the role of lex luthor in the 1978 movie superman. Perry white, editor of the daily planet, assigns lois lane, jimmy olson and clark kent to cover the story. This time, kentsuperman is pitted against baldpated lex luthor lyle talbot, who, disguised as atom man, threatens to devastate metropolis with any number of devilish devicesthe deadliest. Superman was an excellent serial, well worthy of the character and the mythos, and though there are at least two serials i like better the return of chandu, from 1934, with bela lugosi as the hero, showing off dimensions to his acting almost none of his other movie roles demanded. My favorites up to this point have been adventures of captain marvel 1941, captain america 1944. Instead of viewing it as one giant 252minute film, i watched it in 15 separate pieces, as it was intended, and the time seemed to fly by with each one, and they were really. Luthor was played by an impressively stern lyle talbot, who says of the series our approach was never to kid it this had to be for real. Once you liberate yourself from modern expectations regarding budget, special effects, realism, etc. Superman episode guide includes recaps for every episode from every season and a full list of where you can watch episodes online instantly. Lex luthor is also seen at bottom in his laboratory.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s syndicated television show superboy, luthor began as merely a scheming superintelligent college student, played by scott wells. Atom man vs superman classic movie cliffhanger serial dvd kirk. Perry white pierre watkin jimmy olsen tommy bond luthoratom man lyle talbot killer lawson paul stader. This featured the first onscreen appearance of that brilliant scientific madman, lex luthor. Lex luthor lyle talbot, secretly the atom man, blackmails the city of metropolis by threatening. This outing was also 15chapters long, and it upped the ante by introducing a villain that superman fans were familiar with, lex luthor. The movie and in two of its three sequels superman ii and superman iv. The serial was also offered available in two separate vhs tapes as volume 1 chapters 1 7 and volume 2 chapters 8 15. Antboy comedy movie adventure family english free full film duration.
The man of steel no reboot necessary in atom man vs. Perry white pierre watkin, editor of the daily planet, assigns lois lane noel neill, jimmy olsen tommy bond and clark kent to cover the story. Superman above superman, due to the second serials improved special effects and an outstanding villainous performance by lyle talbot. Superman, 1950, directed by spencer gordon bennet, with kirk alyn, noel neill, lyle talbot, at turner classic movies. Superman shows a magic coin used to teleport people. Its notable as the second live action version of superman to hit the big screen. Watch atom man vs superman online free 123movies4u. The 1950 columbia pictures serial film atom man vs.
Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. Superman, and fleischer studios had also brought the character to life in animated form with the classic superman theatrical shorts of the 1940s, superman and the molemen marks the first fulllength. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing atom man vs. Comic book movies finally get a respectable villain in the second man of steel serial to hit the silver screen. Both starred kirk alyn as superman clark kent, while noel neill played lois lane. The 30plus year evolution of frank millers superman cbr crisis on infinite earths debuts tom cavanagh pariah portrait superhero shows.
New prices for 1,107 atom man vs superman from top brands such as atom man, man vs and vs superman april 2020. I can just imagine kids flocking to the theaters every saturday to see the next chapter. Its wonderful that such a glorious piece of americana still lives today on dvd. The atom man strikes again like a panther ready to kill its prey. Next, while the real world faced the dawn of the nuclear age, metropoliss caped hero faced that menace and more in the 15chapter atom man vs. Superman movie posters,high res movie posters image for atom man vs. Superman is taken off in an ambulance driven by luthors henchmen, and he is now under the control of luthor.