Superman and the Mole-Men (1951) on Netflix
Clark Kent and Lois Lane cover the deepest oil well in Silsby. The drill breaks into an underground home, and Luke Benson turns the town against those who come up at night.
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Plot summary
An oil crew in Silsby is drilling the deepest well in the world. Reporters Clark Kent and Lois Lane have come to town to cover the work. The drill has cut into an underground home, and at night two small, furry people climb out of the shaft and walk the town, glowing in the dark. The residents are frightened. Luke Benson leads a mob that means to kill them, and only Superman can stand in the way.
Cast
- Phil Warrenas Deputy Jim
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- Stephen Carras Eddie (uncredited)
- John T. Bamburyas Mole-Man (uncredited)
- Tony Borisas Mole-Man (uncredited)
- Russell Custeras Townsman (uncredited)
- Johnny Roventinias Mole-Man (as Tony Boris uncredited)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Superman and the Mole-Men (1951)
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- The laser-like weapon used by the Mole Men was a prop made by adding metal shoulder braces to one end of an Electrolux vacuum cleaner body, with a standard metal funnel attached to the other end as the ray's gun barrel.
- The film was the first feature ever based on a DC Comics character, and the first time George Reeves played Superman, the role he would later take into the television series Adventures of Superman.
- The film was released as a trial ahead of the syndicated Adventures of Superman television series, for which it became the only two-part episode, "The Unknown People".
- Converting the film for television meant trimming parts of a lengthy chase scene and all references to Mole Men, while Darrell Calker's original score was removed and replaced with production-library music also used in the first season of the series.
