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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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"It's Almost As If They're Saying, You Live Your Lives & We'll Live Ours"
"Superman & The Mole Men" tells a story that's way ahead of it's time for 1951. Clark Kent & Lois Lane go to the small town Silsby to do a story on "The World's Largest Oil Well". When they arrive they find out the well is being shut down due to complications that have come about. They had drilled 6 miles down, & realized the earth's center is hollow, & there may be life down there. Their suspicions are correct when small (possibly radioactive) "mole men" start coming up & roaming around the town. (They aren't very frightening, but may have been by 1951 standards). One old man, at the well, sees them & has a heart attack & dies. Lois sees them too & describes them as having, "the bodies of moles with big human heads". A child encounters them in her bedroom & plays ball with them. She demonstrates the innocence of unjaded youth who sees someone without prejudice. The majority of the small town goes ballistic & wants to destroy the unknown "visitors". This is an excellent portrayal of small town ignorance ready to snuff out something that they don't understand, is different, out of the ordinary, or "strange" in their opinion(s). These "mole men" not only signify 'out of this world' beings, but people in one's own society as well (ridiculed for one's race, sexuality, etc.) The movie "Powder" represented the same premise in 1995! I can't write this review without mentioning that Phyllis Coates was the BEST actress to play Lois Lane! She portrayed her as feisty, sassy, independent, & resilient.
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- Jun 8, 2003
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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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