Adventures of Superman '53: Faking Out a Crime Boss
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- Опубликовано: 30 дек 2023
- February 27, 1953: The episode is titled "Crime Wave," and it might be the show's best one. In spite of Superman's presence, an organized crime gang goes on the offensive in Metropolis, against everybody: The general public, the police, and other gangs. One by one, Superman and the police take down the top racketeers, until there's one left.
That racketeer has a plan, but the scientist he enlists to kill Superman is overconfident. Kryptonite had already been introduced on the radio show, and then in the comic books, but had not yet been on the TV show. Superman was not fooled by the professor: He knew this man was not "Public Enemy No. 1." So he faked being affected by the electric (or radioactive) blasts, to draw No. 1 out and expose him. It had already been established in the comics that Superman could stop his own heart without harm, so he did it here.
Superman (and Clark Kent, whose side of the character does not appear in this clip) was played by George Reeves; Lois Lane by Phyllis Coates; Jimmy Olsen by Jack Larson; Perry White (revealed in this episode to be not just the publisher of the Daily Planet, but a former Mayor of Metropolis) by John Hamilton.
The bad guys: Walter Canby, whose public position gives him great cover as No. 1, was by John Eldredge; No. 2, Nick Marone, by Philip Van Zandt; No. 3, Big Ed Bullock, by Al Eben; and the professor by Joe Mell.
Also in the episode, but not in this clip: Robert Shayne as Inspector Bill Henderson, who often works with the Daily Planet; and Barbara Fuller as Sally, Canby's "gangster moll." 
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The first and second season were the best ones in my opinion
I agree 1st and 2nd season are best!!!!!!!
Could you imagine owning one of the Daily Planet newspaper props that were shown on those early episodes. Back then they were prepared as full complete newspapers. They would be PRICELESS if those original newspapers exist!
I also agree.
They were. it's too bad they decided to tone down the violence and the serious nature of the stories. It ruined the show. Who needs Superman to spend a whole episode saving a dog? I love dogs but a whole episode shouldn't be dedicated to Superman saving one. The storylines were that lame.
@@daletwin1 like anything else in Hollywood, even then it all boiled down to demographics and money. Seasons 1 and 2 focused on the original intented audiene, adults. But as they learned that it was the children who were really watching the show and boosting the ratings, they were pressured to make it more kid friendly. Plus this was the mid to late 1950. What was serious content for adults then IS children's material now. We see more violence and bloodshed from today's Justice League than what they could hae dreamed of back then.
Once other influence people don't realize on the show was the Comics Magazine Association of America formed in 1954, shortly after the end of Season 2. After complaints to Congress that comic books were getting too violent and horrific, the CMAA was formed to be a review board of sorts to comics submitted by the members, of which DC Comics was one. The white stamp you see on the cover of comics is the Comic Code Authority Seal of Approval (CCA) and was on most comics until the mid 1990. It still exists today, but almost never used. DC was the one to openly publish without the code with it's premier issue of Swamp Thing. The other comics followed suit.
So being licensed by DC Comics, the producers needed to follow the direction of their source material, Superman and Action Comics. I feel if the CCMA hadn't been created, they easily could have stayed in line with the original formats and story arcs.
I met Superman in 1956 when he made an appearance at Kennywood Park in Pittsburgh. I wish I still had the picture of shaking hands with him. I was seven.
This is not true. Superman never visited Kennywood Park.
@@TM-zj1xt wrong. He was there. George Reeve. I was there.
The Supervillain's henchman always wore snappy suits, ties and hats. They needed to impress the boss.
No question. First and second seasons are like completely different series from the later color episodes
Agreed. I especially love the first two seasons.
Yes, different storylines and different commercial sponsors
I'm 78 & saw the show from its beginning in 1952! The original "seasons" meant to appeal to all
ages & involved more serious subjects, i,e, the first year was filmed in 1951 & stayed "in the can"
for a year! Then, after it changed to color, (although, few had a color t..v. yet), it changed to more
juvenile topics, making it less appealing to adults!
They are almost Kafka-esk.
Could you imagine owning one of the Daily Planet newspaper props that were shown on those early episodes. Back then they were prepared as full complete newspapers. They would be PRICELESS if those original newspapers exist!
George Reeves sure was SUPER!
I appreciate Georges acting.
The greatest superhero of all time
When I was a young boy in the early 1960s ("The Adventures Of Superman" being my #1 TV show), this episode entitled "Crime Wave" was my favorite and watching Superman taking out those criminals was a thrill I can still feel whenever I reminisce to those years. Thank you, Mr. Reeves, for being a terrific role model to me and so many kids like me who still believe (but wish we still had) "Truth, Justice and the American Way"!
Superman does not fool around!😊
George Reeves did not come to play!
Superman ripped that panel off the wall like it talked about his mom.
My childhood hero. Still is.. not bad to live by - truth justice and the American way..
Obviously a Trump supporter.
Imagine getting punched by Superman.
George Reeves was an awesome tv Superman 👏👏👏
The best ever! He defined the role
Could you imagine the kids of the '50s, watching in wonder this spectacle special effects on their tiny TV set? Actually, watching their favorite comic-book superhero come alive in their own living rooms??
What I'd give to see that.
I can absolutely imagine it, because my father was one of those kids. He made sure I watched George Reeves, Adam West, the original Star Trek, the original Mission: Impossible, and Buster Crabbe as both Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon. We even saw Tom Baker as Doctor Who, on about a two-year delay. That's how UK-to-US TV worked at the time.
Remind me of the movie seeing the thing from another world
That last speech he gave just is a grabber
"There is no number one crime boss in Metropolis...ANY MORE!" I love it!
I'm amazed any of you thought that fireworks display bothered me
And then they shoot him.
@@stevenparker8076 And the next move would have been to hit him. As Tyler Hoechlin said, 64 years later, "If the bullets don't work, why the punching? I've never understood that."
@@UncleMikeNJ What bothered me is when Supes would block a punch or dodge something thrown at him. Another episode I saw Supes flinch when he knocked a gun out of the hand of a bad guy. George must have scraped his hand on the fake gun!
T😊first super man
@@UncleMikeNJMy favorite is when they run out of bullets so they throw the guns at him. 😂
I watched Superman teligiously when i was a boy. My favorite episode was the mole men one.
That was originally a full length movie, i.e. "Superman & The Mole Men", (1950-51) & cut into two parts
to be shown on the television series, a year or so later!
The movie on which that episode was based was very sneaky, including the title. It's "Superman and... " Not "Superman vs.... " As Clark showed, in both identities, the real enemy was ordinary people and their irrational fears. Rod Serling probably took notes, because he had a few stories like that on "The Twilight Zone."
That episode scared the hell out of me back then.
WHEN I USED TO WATCH THE ADVENTURES OF SUERPMAN ON CHANNEL 11 IN NEW YORK IN SYNDICATION,I USED TO THINK THAT THE COLOR EPISODES WERE BETTER.BUT AS I GOT OLDER AND JUST RECENTLY IN THE PAST FEW YEARS,THE BLACK AND WHITE SEASONS ARE THE BEST.THEY WERE DRAMA FILLED AND INTENSE COMPARED TO THE COLOR ONES.
Yes, I agree with you.
Since Kelloggs Cornflakes was its sponser and kids were watching they toned the violence down in the Color episodes
The super advanced control panel only had two wires coming out the back….maybe it was WiFi enabled…awesome..
Yeah, was pretty chintzy 😂
You gotta love the premise. A being from another world who can "change the course of mighty rivers..." spends his time nabbing crooks in New York. Times have changed, I guess.
Superman is invulnerable. None of that should hurt him.
And it didn’t
Invulnerability came later, but yes.
John Eldredge played “classy” villains on Superman. Mr. Big. Later, Mr. X.
Of course there's no crime boss anymore. The dude has severe CTE and multiple brain bleeds from that punch, not to mention a broken jaw.
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Been wanting to see this for a long time thanks
Funny how, when Superman pulls that control panel away from the wall, there's nothing behind it. I'm guessing that the "props and set dressing" budget for this episode wasn't too generous.
It takes more than scratched film emulsion to upstage George.
Things you notice rewatching these as an adult: he effortlessly puts his fist through a concrete door and then punches the bad guys to knock them out. Shouldn’t his fist have gone straight through their skulls? 😂
What has become known as the "World Made of Cardboard" idea. Superman knows how much strength to use. Hence, showing the bad guys that he "couldn't punch through the walls," when, in fact, it was easy for him.
He instinctively pulls his punches. I vaguely remember Superboy comics about him learning to do it.
My favorite scenes were those when he took the bullets to the chest and ducked when the bad guys threw the empty gun at him
When super heroes were really HEROES!
We all know that only kryptonite can harm Superman what a bunch of suckers😂😂😂😂
We know that. But, at the time, people on the show didn't.
The first season where people were actually shot.
I know I'm in the minority, but I always liked Phyllis better than Noel.
Much hotter😂
Phyllis was better, no doubt about it. Hard hitting, no nonsense. And better looking too! Too bad she left the series.
I liked them equally all for different reasons. Noel is the one I was used to as a child, but Phyllis who I began to notice later in the 50s and 60s syndications was outstanding in her own way as well.They both had their strengths
Rumor always said that the two of them never got along. But I was never able to verify that.
Filmed in 1951.
Time for Perry White to buy another new top of the line Dodge with ALL features. Royal Lancer convertible say Mopar Blue with light blue top and interior.
how dumb are these crooks? they thought that room could hold superman?
Crooks on that show tended to be dumb. This is in line with the already-established line of Batman's: "Criminals are a superstitious and cowardly lot." The bosses tended to be just smart enough to talk the lesser crooks into making them bosses.
However, there is something to consider: On the show, it's not clear how long Superman has been in operation, so it's understandable that nobody yet knew what could hurt him. Eight months later, "The Defeat of Superman" aired, introducing Kryptonite to the show. In 1956, in "The Big Freeze," another scientist determined that extreme cold would weaken him, and it worked. In the comics, it wouldn't have bothered him in the slightest.
All those switches on one board and he rips it off the wall exposing one wire behind it? Really if xmcourse it didn’t work.😂too funny
George Reeves Superman was an @ss Kicker.
Always loved this show as a kid. But, how did that panel control everything if it was attached to any wires?
After the professor paid his debt to society, he caught the next spaceship to Orion and became a successful slave trader.
gee willikers pass the ovel teen
50's Superman was stymied by doors.😂😂😂😂
You didn't read the title of the video, did you? Or the description.
Wouldn't you die if Superman punched you?
He can control his own strength, punch just hard enough to knock somebody out.
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I'm a 70 year old man and I have a better physique than Mr. Superman here... When I was a kid my dad looked better!
But you’re not super. 😂
@@Guitarplayer724 Yup, just a mortal man.
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Kind of predicted the Biden administration
Sure did. Mr. Big was Trump, fooling people into thinking he was the good guy, when he was evil as hell all along, and had a plan to destroy America for his own gain. Superman was Biden, fooling people into thinking he was easy to beat, and proving he was the better man all along.
There are people who would think it's the other way around, but they don't understand Superman, or Biden, or America.
@@UncleMikeNJ I have to ask - For all of you who hate Trump - Are you happy with Biden and the way things are now? If so, why? Please, I’m asking an honest question so no smart Alec answers please. I really want to know.  By that I mean I want to know why you’re happy with Biden and the way things are now and not why you hate Trump. I already know why you hate Trump.  - You have my word I will not dispute, refute, or debate anything you post. I just want to know your thoughts. - You should know however that whatever you do post I will re-post (minus your name of course) for other conservatives to read and evaluate. 
@@recoveringnewyorker2243To begin with, he behaves as the adult in the room and as a sensible person, instead of like a sociopath, violence promoter and a grifter, which is the least I would expect from a leader of any country, let alone the President of the USA.
@@recoveringnewyorker2243absolutely. He inherited an absolute mess from Trump..raging pandemic, economic crisis, climate crisis etc.. More folks work now than at any other point in history, rebuilt infrastructure, historic expansion benefits for veterans, manufacturing boom back to America (300 billion in manvestments..actually list is too long. Not even mentioning Rally in stock market after GOO predicted otherwise..
Sorry.. meant GOP ..not GOO. (Freudian slip .?)
what a weak "superman". But again, what expected from an actor with a pinhead shaped head
Better actor than Henry Cavill.
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