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When underground beings explore the surface world from a deep oil well and inadvertently cause a panic, only Superman can prevent a tragedy.When underground beings explore the surface world from a deep oil well and inadvertently cause a panic, only Superman can prevent a tragedy.When underground beings explore the surface world from a deep oil well and inadvertently cause a panic, only Superman can prevent a tragedy.
J. Farrell MacDonald
- Pop Shannon
- (as J. Farrell Macdonald)
John T. Bambury
- Mole-Man
- (uncredited)
John Barton
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Stephen Carr
- Eddie
- (uncredited)
Bill Coontz
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Billy Curtis
- Mole-Man
- (uncredited)
Russell Custer
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Robert Maxwell
- Joe Shuster(uncredited)
- Jerry Siegel(uncredited)
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- TriviaAccording to director Lee Sholem, both Phyllis Coates (Lois Lane) and George Reeves (Clark Kent / Superman) were knocked cold on the same day in fights involving stuntmen.
- Goofs(at around 12 mins) When Lois Lane describes the mole men after her first encounter with them, she describes them as having human heads with the body of moles. The only costume the actors playing the mole men wear is a dark, presumably furry suit that conforms to their human shape. A few times during the film the zipper in the back of their costumes can be clearly seen.
- Alternate versionsReleased as this feature film to minimize losses if the proposed TV series did not sell, the footage was also assembled as a two-part episode of Adventures of Superman (1952), entitled "Unknown People".
- ConnectionsEdited into Adventures of Superman: The Unknown People: Part I (1954)
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Sometimes the originals are always the best.
Superman and his supporting cast of characters have been portrayed on the silver screen, the small screen and the stage by a number of actors and actresses. However somehow no one can play the man of steel and the Daily Planets star female reporter Lois Lane quite like George Reeves and Phyllis Coates. Certainly no one can portray Superman's alter ego Clark Kent like Reeves did. This film has probably been seen by many as the two part "Unknown People" episode on the classic TV series but if you haven't seen the feature film of this story do so. Coates gives a great performance as Lois Lane and seems to come the closest of any actress who has portrayed this character to being the Lois that was depicted in the comics. (When she called Clark Kent a Pantywaist she meant it!) During one scene Clark almost gives away his true identity when he advises terrified townsfolk about the subterranean visitors "Go to your homes lock your doors and windows let me handle this". He then bolts away and Lois turns to the Oil well boss and exclaims "He always does that, gets himself into a jam and then runs away" Classic Lois Lane! While the effects by today's standards seem antiquated and the Mole Men/Unknown People aren't as scary as alien characters that frequent TV shows today they aren't to be missed.
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- yenlo
- May 17, 1999
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- Superman and the Strange People
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- $275,000 (estimated)
- Runtime58 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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