LG, how do you like The Desert Hawk? What is the quality of the video?
This one was a lot of fun when I was a little kid, but I have held off
buying it because they always say that the video isn't very good. It brings
back good memories and lots of swordfights.

From 1950, this sequel to Columbia`s 1948 SUPERMAN is actually a lot
of fun and has more spectacular challenges for our Man of Steel than

Russell Watson wrote:

For those who are interested, the 1948 original live-action Superman
serial starring Kirk Alyn as Clark Kent/Superman starts on TCM at
10:00 AM EDT on Saturday 10/28.
There will be a new DVD box set of this one and the 1950 follow-up
"Atom Man vs. Superman" released along with all the other Supermania
that is coming out in conjunction with "Superman Returns" on the 28th
of next month.
================
Watched some episodes today - Lex Luthor the arch-enemy in the current
serial.

The stock footage of the swaying bridge was from the Tacoma
Narrows Bridge that collapsed in 1940. The car had a poor little
doggie in it that was left behind and went down for the count. Unlike
the show, the driver was a man :0)

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3932185696812733207&pr=goog-sl

ozzy.kopec@gmail.com wrote:
Russell Watson wrote:

For those who are interested, the 1948 original live-action Superman
serial starring Kirk Alyn as Clark Kent/Superman starts on TCM at
10:00 AM EDT on Saturday 10/28.
There will be a new DVD box set of this one and the 1950 follow-up
"Atom Man vs. Superman" released along with all the other Supermania
that is coming out in conjunction with "Superman Returns" on the 28th
of next month.
================
Watched some episodes today - Lex Luthor the arch-enemy in the current
serial.

So far much better than the first serial... Luthor's a nice touch, and
the Atom-Man helmet is nice and goofy, definitely see the influence
this had on the campy tv Batman.

The stock footage of the swaying bridge was from the Tacoma
Narrows Bridge that collapsed in 1940. The car had a poor little
doggie in it that was left behind and went down for the count. Unlike
the show, the driver was a man :0)

Yeah, they handled that scene well... too bad about the dog, though.

In fact the only thing I really hate about this is the awful animated
flying scenes. By the second serial it seems they'd have noticed that
this just doesn't work...

And can't help but wish George Reeves had come on just a bit earlier...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3932185696812733207&pr=goog-sl

In article <1163865855.092071.29760@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
"Will Dockery" <will.dockery@gmail.com> wrote:

ozzy.kopec@gmail.com wrote:
Russell Watson wrote:

For those who are interested, the 1948 original live-action Superman
serial starring Kirk Alyn as Clark Kent/Superman starts on TCM at
10:00 AM EDT on Saturday 10/28.
There will be a new DVD box set of this one and the 1950 follow-up
"Atom Man vs. Superman" released along with all the other Supermania
that is coming out in conjunction with "Superman Returns" on the 28th
of next month.
================
Watched some episodes today - Lex Luthor the arch-enemy in the current
serial.

So far much better than the first serial... Luthor's a nice touch, and
the Atom-Man helmet is nice and goofy, definitely see the influence
this had on the campy tv Batman.

Yeah, but Luthor's gotta be the dumbest evil genius ever. He gets on
the radio and announces THIS IS LUTHOR -- YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO
UNMASK ME! um - say what? And, no, that gun really isn't going to help.

The stock footage of the swaying bridge was from the Tacoma
Narrows Bridge that collapsed in 1940. The car had a poor little
doggie in it that was left behind and went down for the count. Unlike
the show, the driver was a man :0)

Yeah, they handled that scene well... too bad about the dog, though.

In fact the only thing I really hate about this is the awful animated
flying scenes. By the second serial it seems they'd have noticed that
this just doesn't work...

Most of them so far seem to be stock footage from the first serial.

And can't help but wish George Reeves had come on just a bit earlier...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3932185696812733207&pr=goog-sl

It's interesting to me that clearly time has passed since the first
serial; Superman and Luthor have had run ins before, people take
Superman somewhat for granted, and you get the feeling Lois knows darn
well Clark is Supes, but they just don't talk about it.

The big question for me is, why isn't Kirk Alyn credited???

There is however a 'Wally West' in there . .

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Troy.Heagy@gmail.com,videonovels@yahoo.com
videonovels2010@yahoo.com,telenovels@yahoo.com

If you`ve been discouraged from renting or buying this serial
because of what you`ve heard of the cartoon flying sequences, I would
recommend giving it a try anyway. Like the cheesy gorilla suits and
rear screen projection of stock footage, these are part of the era
that you just have to crank your suspension of disbelief up a notch
and enjoy the ride.

I think I saw the reason on imdb:Columbia decided to go with the idea
of "Superman playing himself". I'm not 100% sure though.

Anim8rFSK wrote:
In article <1163865855.092071.29760@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
"Will Dockery" <will.dockery@gmail.com> wrote:

ozzy.kopec@gmail.com wrote:
Russell Watson wrote:

For those who are interested, the 1948 original live-action Superman
serial starring Kirk Alyn as Clark Kent/Superman starts on TCM at
10:00 AM EDT on Saturday 10/28.
There will be a new DVD box set of this one and the 1950 follow-up
"Atom Man vs. Superman" released along with all the other Supermania
that is coming out in conjunction with "Superman Returns" on the 28th
of next month.
================
Watched some episodes today - Lex Luthor the arch-enemy in the current
serial.

So far much better than the first serial... Luthor's a nice touch, and
the Atom-Man helmet is nice and goofy, definitely see the influence
this had on the campy tv Batman.

Yeah, but Luthor's gotta be the dumbest evil genius ever. He gets on
the radio and announces THIS IS LUTHOR -- YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO
UNMASK ME! um - say what? And, no, that gun really isn't going to help.

The stock footage of the swaying bridge was from the Tacoma
Narrows Bridge that collapsed in 1940. The car had a poor little
doggie in it that was left behind and went down for the count. Unlike
the show, the driver was a man :0)

Yeah, they handled that scene well... too bad about the dog, though.

In fact the only thing I really hate about this is the awful animated
flying scenes. By the second serial it seems they'd have noticed that
this just doesn't work...

Most of them so far seem to be stock footage from the first serial.

And can't help but wish George Reeves had come on just a bit earlier...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3932185696812733207&pr=goog-sl

It's interesting to me that clearly time has passed since the first
serial; Superman and Luthor have had run ins before, people take
Superman somewhat for granted, and you get the feeling Lois knows darn
well Clark is Supes, but they just don't talk about it.

The big question for me is, why isn't Kirk Alyn credited???

There is however a 'Wally West' in there . .

--
Killfile Troy Heagy in all his many incarnations now:
Troy.Heagy@gmail.com,videonovels@yahoo.com
videonovels2010@yahoo.com,telenovels@yahoo.com

"EBelcher" wrote:

I think I saw the reason on imdb:Columbia decided to go with the idea
of "Superman playing himself". I'm not 100% sure though.

Does seem odd though, given that this is the second serial. Wasn't he
credited in the first? Anybody know?

For those who are interested, the 1948 original live-action
Superman
serial starring Kirk Alyn as Clark Kent/Superman starts on TCM
at
10:00 AM EDT on Saturday 10/28.
There will be a new DVD box set of this one and the 1950
follow-up
"Atom Man vs. Superman" released along with all the other
Supermania
that is coming out in conjunction with "Superman Returns" on the
28th
of next month.
================
Watched some episodes today - Lex Luthor the arch-enemy in the
current
serial.

So far much better than the first serial... Luthor's a nice touch,
and
the Atom-Man helmet is nice and goofy, definitely see the influence
this had on the campy tv Batman.

Yeah, but Luthor's gotta be the dumbest evil genius ever. He gets on
the radio and announces THIS IS LUTHOR -- YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO
UNMASK ME! um - say what? And, no, that gun really isn't going to
help.

The stock footage of the swaying bridge was from the Tacoma
Narrows Bridge that collapsed in 1940. The car had a poor little
doggie in it that was left behind and went down for the count.
Unlike
the show, the driver was a man :0)

Yeah, they handled that scene well... too bad about the dog, though.

In fact the only thing I really hate about this is the awful
animated
flying scenes. By the second serial it seems they'd have noticed
that
this just doesn't work...

Most of them so far seem to be stock footage from the first serial.

And can't help but wish George Reeves had come on just a bit
earlier...


http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3932185696812733207&pr=goog-sl

It's interesting to me that clearly time has passed since the first
serial; Superman and Luthor have had run ins before, people take
Superman somewhat for granted, and you get the feeling Lois knows darn
well Clark is Supes, but they just don't talk about it.

The big question for me is, why isn't Kirk Alyn credited???

There is however a 'Wally West' in there . .

"Anim8rFSK" wrote:
"EBelcher" wrote:

I think I saw the reason on imdb:Columbia decided to go with the idea
of "Superman playing himself". I'm not 100% sure though.

Does seem odd though, given that this is the second serial. Wasn't he
credited in the first? Anybody know?

I haven't found the actual quotes, but this was an idea the serial guys got
from the radio show... that it actually /was/ Superman in the film... it may
have worked somewhat on radio, but is just more proto-camp in the films...
this Superman definitely in on the same "Earth" as Adam West's Batman...

Looking through the Google archives for the site(s) where I read this, I
came across another nice collection of several of the Superman radio shows:

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ug02/superman/radio.html

For those who are interested, the 1948 original live-action
Superman
serial starring Kirk Alyn as Clark Kent/Superman starts on TCM
at
10:00 AM EDT on Saturday 10/28.
There will be a new DVD box set of this one and the 1950
follow-up
"Atom Man vs. Superman" released along with all the other
Supermania
that is coming out in conjunction with "Superman Returns" on the
28th
of next month.
================
Watched some episodes today - Lex Luthor the arch-enemy in the
current
serial.

So far much better than the first serial... Luthor's a nice touch,
and
the Atom-Man helmet is nice and goofy, definitely see the influence
this had on the campy tv Batman.

Yeah, but Luthor's gotta be the dumbest evil genius ever. He gets on
the radio and announces THIS IS LUTHOR -- YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO
UNMASK ME! um - say what? And, no, that gun really isn't going to
help.

The stock footage of the swaying bridge was from the Tacoma
Narrows Bridge that collapsed in 1940. The car had a poor little
doggie in it that was left behind and went down for the count.
Unlike
the show, the driver was a man :0)

Yeah, they handled that scene well... too bad about the dog, though.

In fact the only thing I really hate about this is the awful
animated
flying scenes. By the second serial it seems they'd have noticed
that
this just doesn't work...

Most of them so far seem to be stock footage from the first serial.

And can't help but wish George Reeves had come on just a bit
earlier...


http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3932185696812733207&pr=goog-sl

It's interesting to me that clearly time has passed since the first
serial; Superman and Luthor have had run ins before, people take
Superman somewhat for granted, and you get the feeling Lois knows darn
well Clark is Supes, but they just don't talk about it.

The big question for me is, why isn't Kirk Alyn credited???

There is however a 'Wally West' in there . .

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Stan wrote:
LG, how do you like The Desert Hawk? What is the quality of the video?
This one was a lot of fun when I was a little kid, but I have held off
buying it because they always say that the video isn't very good. It
brings
back good memories and lots of swordfights.


Well, there sure are a lot of swordfights, alrighty, with those big
scimitars. Looks rather unwieldy to me, but there ya are.

It's a fun chapterplay so far (I'm 4 chapters in). The picture/sound is
above average for a grey market DVD. I got mine from Trevor at
Downunderdvd.com.

~

If you`ve been discouraged from renting or buying this serial
because of what you`ve heard of the cartoon flying sequences, I would
recommend giving it a try anyway. Like the cheesy gorilla suits and
rear screen projection of stock footage, these are part of the era
that you just have to crank your suspension of disbelief up a notch
and enjoy the ride.