The Adventures of Superman Season 3, Ep. 1 "Through the Time Barrier"

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Professor Twiddle, an eccentric inventor, has contrived a time machine with which he transports himself and five others back 50,000 years to the caveman era in the Superman drama, "Through the Time Barrier."
  • Starring: George Reeves, Jack Larson
  • Directed by: Harry W. Gerstad
  • Runtime: 27 minutes
  • Original air date: April 23, 1955
  • Network: DC Comics
 
  
 
 

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1. Through the Time Barrier
  April 23, 1955
Professor Twiddle, an eccentric inventor, has contrived a time machine with which he transports himself and five others back 50,000 years to the caveman era in the Superman drama, "Through the Time Barrier."
 
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2. The Talking Clue
  April 30, 1955
Police Inspector Henderson's son, Ray, has an unusual hobby: collecting all sorts of noises and sounds on his tape recording machine. Ray's hobby sets off an exciting sequence of events in "The Talking Clue."
 
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3. The Lucky Cat
  May 7, 1955
"The Lucky Cat" involves "the man of steel" in an exciting drama which calls into play all his remarkable abilities: X ray vision, swift flight, and superhuman strength and agility. The doings of the Anti Superstition Society and the strange behavior of Mr. Botts, owner of an eerie, isolated, old house in which the club meets, attract the attention of Daily Planet reporters, who smell a story.
 
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4. Superman Week
  May 14, 1955
While everyone is making extensive plans to celebrate "Superman Week" it is discovered, at the climax of the thrilling half hour drama, that Sy Horton's mob has learned the secret of Kryptonite, the only element in the entire Universe that can deprive Superman of his powers. Jimmy Olsen, the youthful reporter on the Daily Planet, let the secret slip out while under the influence of a truth drug forced upon him by Horton and Horton's crooked compan-ion, Matthew Tips.
 
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5. Great Caesar's Ghost
  January 1, 1954
It becomes apparent that Editor Perry White of the Metropolis Daily Planet is suffering from confusion and hallucinations on the eve of an important gangster trial in which he is the prosecution's key witness. This poses a problem that Superman is called on to settle in "Great Caesar's Ghost." Superman is played by George Reeves and Editor White by John Hamilton.
 
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6. Test of A Warrior
  January 1, 1954
Superman helps an aging Indian chief pass a tribal ritual of strength and courage.
 
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7. Olsen's Millions
  June 4, 1955
Criminals try to take the million dollars that was given to Jimmy by an old woman after Superman saved her cat.
 
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8. Clark Kent, Outlaw
  January 1, 1954
Clark goes undercover as a criminal to bring a wanted outlaw out of hiding.
 
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9. The Magic Necklace
  January 1, 1954
An ancient necklace which allegedly protects the wearer from all harm interests a crime boss.
 
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10. The Bully of Dry Gulch
  September 24, 1955
In a small western town, Jimmy is thrown into jail and a town bully shows a romantic interest in Lois.
 
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11. Flight to the North
  October 1, 1955
A man named Sylvester J. Superman answers a woman's ad to deliver a pie to her fianc? working in Alaska.
 
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12. The 7 Souvenirs
  October 8, 1955
A criminal genius plans to trick Superman into using his x-ray vision to turn a pair of daggers into pure radium.
 
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13. King for a Day
  October 15, 1955
Jimmy goes undercover as a European prince to stop an assassination attempt.
 
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Episode 1, "Through the Time Barrier"
Synopsis: Professor Twiddle, an eccentric inventor, has contrived a time machine with which he transports himself and five others back 50,000 years to the caveman era in the Superman drama, "Through the Time Barrier."
Original air date: April 23, 1955
Runtime: 27 minutes
ASIN: B001DCBVIE
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #193,081 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
The Adventures of Superman Season 3
Synopsis: These classic episodes from the 1950s starring George Reeves set the tone for how many people still think of Superman, Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen. Mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent works for the Metropolis Daily Planet. But with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men, he also battles for truth and justice as Superman.
Starring: George Reeves, Noel Neill
Supporting actors: Jack Larson, John Hamilton, Robert Shayne, Leonard Carey, Tyler MacDuff, Elizabeth Patterson, Richard Reeves, George E. Stone, Bill Kennedy
Season year: 1955
Genre: Action, Family, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Crime
Executive producer: Whitney Ellsworth
Network: DC Comics
ASIN: B001DC9SAM
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