Product Details

• Actors: George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jeff Corey, Walter Reed, J. Farrell MacDonald
• Directors: Lee Sholem
• Writers: Robert Maxwell, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster
• Producers: Barney A. Sarecky, Robert Maxwell
• Format: Black & White, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• VHS Release Date: January 18, 1994
• Run Time: 58 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302878799
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,797 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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When a townchr(39)s drilling project goes too far and unearths the Mole Men, Superman rushes to the aid of the Mole Men, about to fall victim to mob mentality.

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Better as "Edited for Television", March 8, 2001

By	T. Beers (Arlington, Virginia United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Sorry, but this has to be a dissenting opinion. As some of the other reviewers have noted, "Superman and the Mole Men" was later edited into a two-part episode for the George Reeves TV program, now rechristened as "The Unknown People." Sorry, folks, but in this case the "edited for TV" version is a distinct improvement and for one reason: THE MUSIC! The score used in the original movie is a pallid, third-rate job that does nothing to advance the action or to support the eerie, "film noir" feel of the camera work. But when the film was mixed down for presentation on TV, the show's producers had the genius to replace the film's soundtrack with some of the scariest, most vivid background scores then available. (As a matter of fact, this weird and wonderful music - used over and over again as background music throughout the first, black-and -white season of the 1950's "Adventures of Superman" TV show - has been helpfully collected on CD by the Varese-Sarabande label. You can order it right here, at Amazon.com!) I only wish the edited TV version was made commercially available; anyone who gets to know "Superman and the Mole Men" only through this original theatrical release will have no idea of how good it really is, or understand how the effective use of great background music can turn a third-rate movie into a very good film.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT OLD FUN SUPERMAN MOVIE, June 18, 1999

By A Customer

George Reeves does a great job in his first appearance as the man of steel. The Mole Men are not the bad guys in this film. The people that live in the small town that the Mole People surface from are the true bad guys due to fear. Superman tries to make the towns people understand that The Mole Men are not bad. But like in most films the people don't listen and they try to kill the Mole People.This film was the only George Reeves Superman that was shown in theaters. It's very low budget but it's great fun, like most Superman movies and TV shows. Superman and The Mole Men also apeared as a two part episode when the show was on TV. But was edited down due to time. If you want to see this film buy or rent this full length version. It's worth the time if your a fan of Superman.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The pilot that lauched the Superman craze of the 1950's., September 15, 1999

By A Customer

This 1951 feature served as the pilot for the series that lives on today in syndication. Shot in just eleven days in July of 1951, this low budget film introduced George Reeves as the Man of Steel, fighting small town intolerance when Mole Men from the center of the Earth arrive in Silsby through an oil well drilled to the core of the planet. Fans of the series will enjoy the different music used to cue the flying sequences, and the standing take off Superman employs in one scene. (It was one of two times wire take offs were used, and both times Superman wound up on his Superrump on the cutting room floor. Later Reeves would use a spring board to achieve the effect.) This 58 minute feature was later cut into a two part episode called The Unknown People. The no nonsense approach by George Reeves in the title role will fascinate fans of the series, watching to see how the character would later evole in the TV format. The film noir tone serves as a time capsule of 1951. A must see for the diehard Superman fan.