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When underground beings explore the surface world from a deep oil well and inadvertently cause a panic, only Superman can prevent a tragedy.When underground beings explore the surface world from a deep oil well and inadvertently cause a panic, only Superman can prevent a tragedy.When underground beings explore the surface world from a deep oil well and inadvertently cause a panic, only Superman can prevent a tragedy.
J. Farrell MacDonald
- Pop Shannon
- (as J. Farrell Macdonald)
John T. Bambury
- Mole-Man
- (uncredited)
John Barton
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Stephen Carr
- Eddie
- (uncredited)
Bill Coontz
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Billy Curtis
- Mole-Man
- (uncredited)
Russell Custer
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Robert Maxwell
- Joe Shuster(uncredited)
- Jerry Siegel(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to director Lee Sholem, both Phyllis Coates (Lois Lane) and George Reeves (Clark Kent / Superman) were knocked cold on the same day in fights involving stuntmen.
- Goofs(at around 12 mins) When Lois Lane describes the mole men after her first encounter with them, she describes them as having human heads with the body of moles. The only costume the actors playing the mole men wear is a dark, presumably furry suit that conforms to their human shape. A few times during the film the zipper in the back of their costumes can be clearly seen.
- Alternate versionsReleased as this feature film to minimize losses if the proposed TV series did not sell, the footage was also assembled as a two-part episode of Adventures of Superman (1952), entitled "Unknown People".
- ConnectionsEdited into Adventures of Superman: The Unknown People: Part I (1954)
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Superman and the Mole-Men: Considerably better than you'd assume
Before Henry Cavill, before Brandon Routh, before Dean Cain, even before Christopher Reeve but after Kirk Alyn we had George Reeves as Superman. Make no mistake the man was iconic and many would argue the real Superman as he was in over 100 episodes of the original Superman television series.
Here in his first and sadly due to his passing last big screen adventure Superman has to tackle mysterious creatures that have come up through a drilling site.
This "Movie" is actually a two parter from the television series that they stuck together and released in cinemas. For that reason it's only an hour long but is just the right length for such a brief story.
It's not action packed, the creatures aren't super villians and no super powers are really seen. This is a more subtle approach and see's the citizens as the antagonists as they rally together into a mob (As people probably would in such a situation)
I didn't expect to enjoy this as much as I did but it's a nice short bit of take your brain out entertainment and considerably better than anything Cavill has done as the worlds most famous superhero.
The Good:
Simple story
Well written
A more realistic approach
The Bad:
The Mole People look ridiculous
Here in his first and sadly due to his passing last big screen adventure Superman has to tackle mysterious creatures that have come up through a drilling site.
This "Movie" is actually a two parter from the television series that they stuck together and released in cinemas. For that reason it's only an hour long but is just the right length for such a brief story.
It's not action packed, the creatures aren't super villians and no super powers are really seen. This is a more subtle approach and see's the citizens as the antagonists as they rally together into a mob (As people probably would in such a situation)
I didn't expect to enjoy this as much as I did but it's a nice short bit of take your brain out entertainment and considerably better than anything Cavill has done as the worlds most famous superhero.
The Good:
Simple story
Well written
A more realistic approach
The Bad:
The Mole People look ridiculous
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- Also known as
- Superman and the Strange People
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- Budget
- $275,000 (estimated)
- Runtime58 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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