Independently made film based on the immensely popular DC comic book superhero Superman stars George Reeves as Superman/Clark Kent, and Phyliss Coates as Lois Lane who arrive in the small town of Silsby Texas to discover a disrupted oil-drilling expedition due to the appearance of some "mole men" appearing from the drill entrance deep underground who are mistaken for monsters by an angry mob now bent to kill them, and the attempts of Clark/Superman to stop them before tragedy strikes.
Poor film on all levels is unimaginative in its visual and narrative approach, strangely portraying local rural Americans as a hate filled mob, even called Nazi storm troopers at one point by Superman, portrayed as an uninspiring stolid figure unworthy of a potential series! Despite this, it did indeed lead to the six-season TV series, which this was later re-integrated into as a two-part episode to complete the first season.
Stick with the 17-episode 1941-1943 cartoon shorts and the 4-film Christopher Reeve films instead.
Poor film on all levels is unimaginative in its visual and narrative approach, strangely portraying local rural Americans as a hate filled mob, even called Nazi storm troopers at one point by Superman, portrayed as an uninspiring stolid figure unworthy of a potential series! Despite this, it did indeed lead to the six-season TV series, which this was later re-integrated into as a two-part episode to complete the first season.
Stick with the 17-episode 1941-1943 cartoon shorts and the 4-film Christopher Reeve films instead.