Superman (animated short)

Superman is an American animated short film by Dave Fleischer from the year 1941.

Action

Once the Planet Planet Krypton was destroyed, the only survivor was a child who was sent with a capsule to Earth. The child has superhuman powers. Since then, time has passed, the child has grown up and is working under the name of Clark Kent in a newspaper.

The Nutty Professor threatens Metropolis with a super weapon he wants to activate at midnight. Lois Lane wants to write an exclusive article about the professor and is taken captive by him. It activates the weapon, a kind of over dimensional laser beam, and thus destroyed a bridge in the city. Next, he directs the beam to the high-rise, where Kent works. Kent turns into Superman, initially targeted the already crooked skyscraper on again and then turns against the laser beam, which he suppressed gradually back to its starting point. In the tower of the mad professor arrived, he knotted the laser beam apparatus, so that the power of the laser is now directed inward. The tower of the professor goes up in flames. Superman saves the captured Lois Lane and also attacks the professor, which he brings to jail.

The newspapers report the heroic Superman, however again as Clark Kent sitting at his desk in the newsroom.

Production

Superman came on 26 September 1941 as the first part of the Fleischer Superman cartoon series by distributor Paramount Pictures in cinemas. In the following years, 16 more cartoons of Superman series. The rights to the film adaptation of the popular character of DC Comics had already acquired in early 1941 Paramount. However, Dave and Max Fleischer initially doubted the potential success of such a project and demanded $ 100,000, four times its usual price, which was also eventually paid. The short films made thereafter were first drawn with real actors to be drawn afterwards ( rotoscope technique). In this series, Superman was initially called in German language only "Superman " and could fly for the first time. In most of these films the scene was included in the Clark Kent said before use: " This is a job for Superman ( s)! " And moved it.

Synchronization

Awards

Superman in 1942 for an Oscar in the category " Best Animated Short Film " nomination, but could not prevail against the heartless savior himself.

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