Superman (1941)Celebrity Home Entertainment(1992)
VHS · Slipcase
This is the 1992 Celebrity Home Entertainment VHS Slipcase edition of Superman (1941), with barcode 085476181743.
Edition facts
- Format
- VHS
- Distributor
- Celebrity Home Entertainment
- Case type
- Slipcase
- Release year
- 1992
- UPC
- 085476181743
- Runtime
- 0h 30m
- Rating
- TV-G
Episodes
- S1 E1 Superman (aka The Mad Scientist)
- S0 E0 Saboteurs
- S1 E2 The Mechanical Monsters
About the show
The 1941 Superman cartoon series is a landmark set of 17 theatrical Technicolor short films produced by Fleischer Studios and released by Paramount Pictures. Renowned for their fluid rotoscoped animation, realistic shadows, and cinematic lighting, animation historians consistently rank them among the greatest animated shorts ever made. Paramount originally budgeted the first short at a massive $50,000, with later episodes costing around $30,000 each (far more than typical cartoons of the era). Directed primarily by Dave Fleischer and produced by Max Fleischer, the series marked Superman's very first appearance in animation.
Cast: Bud Collyer, Joan Alexander, Jackson Beck
Production: Paramount Pictures