The Man of Steel fights crime with help from his friends at the "Daily Planet."
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Awards:
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Series Cast Summary
George Reeves | ... |
Clark Kent
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(104 episodes, 1952-1958)
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Jack Larson | ... |
Jimmy Olsen
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(102 episodes, 1952-1958)
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John Hamilton | ... |
Perry White
(102 episodes, 1952-1958)
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Bill Kennedy | ... |
Announcer
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(104 episodes, 1952-1958)
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Robert Shayne | ... |
Inspector Henderson
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(90 episodes, 1952-1958)
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Noel Neill | ... |
Lois Lane
(78 episodes, 1953-1958)
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Phyllis Coates | ... |
Lois Lane
(26 episodes, 1952-1954)
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Ben Welden | ... |
'Leftover' Louie Lyman
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(9 episodes, 1952-1958)
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Phil Tead | ... |
Prof. Pepperwinkle
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(6 episodes, 1955-1958)
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Herb Vigran | ... |
Arnold Woodman
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(6 episodes, 1952-1958)
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Billy Nelson | ... |
Knuckles Nelson
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(5 episodes, 1953-1958)
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Richard Reeves | ... |
Babe
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(5 episodes, 1952-1956)
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Jack Littlefield | ... |
Boots
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(5 episodes, 1956-1958)
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Tristram Coffin | ... |
Al Roselli
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(4 episodes, 1952-1957)
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Sid Tomack | ... |
Curtis
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(4 episodes, 1953-1958)
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Rick Vallin | ... |
Pallini the Human Fly
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(4 episodes, 1955-1958)
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Leonard Mudie | ... |
Brockhurst the Magician
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(4 episodes, 1953-1956)
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John Eldredge | ... |
Burt Burnside
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(4 episodes, 1953-1958)
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Pierre Watkin | ... |
Admiral
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(5 episodes, 1952-1958)
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Milton Frome | ... |
Faraday
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(3 episodes, 1956-1957)
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Richard Benedict | ... |
Baby Face Stevens
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(3 episodes, 1952-1957)
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Sterling Holloway | ... |
Prof. Oscar Quinn
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(3 episodes, 1953-1955)
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Myron Healey | ... |
Capt. Mud
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(3 episodes, 1955-1956)
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Peter Brocco | ... |
Crackers
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(3 episodes, 1952-1956)
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Keith Richards | ... |
A Henchman
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(3 episodes, 1954-1958)
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Peter Mamakos | ... |
Gregor
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(3 episodes, 1953-1957)
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John Doucette | ... |
Foster
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(3 episodes, 1952-1955)
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Allene Roberts | ... |
Alice Horne
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(3 episodes, 1952-1954)
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Philip Van Zandt | ... |
Miral
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(3 episodes, 1953-1955)
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Raymond Hatton | ... |
Craymore
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(3 episodes, 1955-1957)
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Mauritz Hugo | ... |
Luke Palmer
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(3 episodes, 1956-1958)
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Dick Elliott | ... |
Frank - Fake Judge
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(3 episodes, 1952-1958)
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Selmer Jackson | ... |
Col. Jack Redding
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(3 episodes, 1952-1956)
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Dan Seymour | ... |
Ace
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(4 episodes, 1952-1953)
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Paul Burke | ... |
Ace
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(3 episodes, 1953-1956)
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Jan Arvan | ... |
Max
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(3 episodes, 1954-1958)
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George Khoury | ... |
Caspar
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(3 episodes, 1956-1958)
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Frank Richards | ... |
Hank
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(3 episodes, 1952-1957)
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George Chandler | ... |
Bates
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(3 episodes, 1953-1956)
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Lane Bradford | ... |
Al
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(3 episodes, 1953-1956)
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Patrick Aherne | ... |
Capt. Scud
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(3 episodes, 1953-1956)
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John Harmon | ... |
Clicker
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(3 episodes, 1953-1955)
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John Kellogg | ... |
Luke Maynard
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(3 episodes, 1952-1953)
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Ted Hecht | ... |
Abdul Ben Bay
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(3 episodes, 1954-1957)
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Jim Hayward | ... |
Airport Baggage Man
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(3 episodes, 1953-1956)
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Lyn Thomas | ... |
Ann - a Phony Nurse
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(3 episodes, 1953-1956)
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Dabbs Greer | ... |
Dan Dobey
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(3 episodes, 1952-1958)
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William Challee | ... |
Clippy Jones
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(3 episodes, 1952-1957)
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Joey Ray | ... |
Newsman
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(3 episodes, 1952-1953)
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Jonathan Hale | ... |
Col. Brand
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(2 episodes, 1953)
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Production Companies
Distributors
- Motion Pictures for Television (MPTV) (1952) (United States) (tv)
- Flamingo Films (1964) (United States) (tv)
- Radio Tokyo Television (1956) (Japan) (tv)
- Wolper Productions (1965) (United States) (tv)
- Television Programs International (1972) (United States) (tv)
- Warner Bros. Television (1972) (United States) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (1998) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (United States) (DVD) (season 1)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD) (seasons 3 and 4)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD) (seasons 5 & 6)
- Warner Home Video (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (seasons 1-5)
- Me-TV (United States) (tv)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- DC Comics (DC Comics characters)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
"Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound!" A mild-mannered reporter for the "Daily Planet" is really the greatest superhero of them all who "fights a never-ending battle for truth, justice, and the American way!"
Written by Ed Stephan |
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Taglines | It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman! See more » |
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Parents Guide | Add content advisory for parents » |
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Box Office
Budget | $15,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | After George Reeves' death, producers considered continuing the series with Jimmy Olsen becoming the main character and including stock footage of Reeves as Superman. Jack Larson, however, rejected the idea. See more » |
Goofs | With the switch to more expensive color film in 1954, there was a mandate to shoot no more new effects scenes than absolutely necessary. Most Superman-in-flight footage was filmed right-to-left. When the plot unavoidably required Superman to fly in the opposite direction, the footage was "flipped," as can be detected by the reversal of the "S" chest emblem. Another explanation is that George Reeves' "body pan' was attached to a pole that was blocked from view by his body. Unfortunately it was attached on only on his right side. If he had to be shown flying in the opposite direction the film had to be reversed. This not only occurred in the colour episodes, but the black and white ones as well. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Superman and Scotland Yard (1954). See more » |
Quotes |
[title sequence]
Announcer: Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound! Voices: Look, up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman! Announcer: Yes, it's Superman, strange visitor from another planet, who came to Earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. Superman, who can change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel in his bare hands, and who, disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, fights a never-ending battle for truth, justice and the American way. See more » |