tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post7980595915107916352..comments2024-03-28T09:04:42.135-04:00Comments on Rip Jagger's Dojo: Superman The Serial - 1948!Rip Jaggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-60210162065288694272018-04-10T13:38:49.898-04:002018-04-10T13:38:49.898-04:00Of course it was effortless. Check the credits and...Of course it was effortless. Check the credits and we find that Kirk Alyn only played Clark Kent. Superman was played by Superman.<br /><br />I, too, found that the body language was effective in selling the character.<br /><br />Watching these old serials again is also a great little time capsule from the period. When else could Lois trap Clark indoors by hiding his hat?<br />-3-https://www.blogger.com/profile/18201804552651989442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-63434827791107400462018-04-09T13:55:35.966-04:002018-04-09T13:55:35.966-04:00"...though his moves as Superman can come acr..."...though his moves as Superman can come across a bit mincing at times."<br /><br />Alyn trained as a dancer, and one of the things I liked about his performance (besides his warmnth as both Kent and Superman) was the fact he made his feats as Superman seem effortless, the way a truly superhuman character would be in a world of normal humans.Britt Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245579677452948620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-35486355975766773502018-04-08T03:11:04.247-04:002018-04-08T03:11:04.247-04:00I have this on a cheapo VHS, but I just ordered it...I have this on a cheapo VHS, but I just ordered it on DVD. Looking forward to seeing again, this time armed with the Superman background info. Thanks. <br /><br />Rip OffRip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-77277773294110996782018-04-07T09:02:09.135-04:002018-04-07T09:02:09.135-04:00An interesting sidebar is "The Mysterious Dr....An interesting sidebar is "The Mysterious Dr. Satan" from 1940, which started as a Superman serial from Republic, but had rights issues. They altered the script enough to transform Superman into a more conventional masked hero called the Copperhead, but you can see the ghostly outlines of a Superman adventure if you look; the Lois Lane doppelganger is pretty faithful to the original.Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04809592629762693427noreply@blogger.com