Episode 99 - The Actual First Superman Movie (1951)

JUL 7, 202524 MIN
Overthinking Movies

Episode 99 - The Actual First Superman Movie (1951)

JUL 7, 202524 MIN

Description

<p>Christopher Reeve may be the most iconic in modern pop culture, but George Reeves was the pioneer that created the family-friendly boy scout image of the character on screen that built the way there. But before the Adventures of Superman show, there was a theatrical movie to pitch it! &quot;Superman and the Mole Men&quot; was a 58 minute feature with surprisingly progressive and thoughtful themes for the era. Does it succeed in executing them? Or does its low budget damper its ambitions?</p>