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Stamp Day for Superman

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Stamp Day for Superman
Still from the film
Directed byThomas Carr
Written byDavid T. Chantler
Whitney Ellsworth
Jackson Gillis
Based onCharacters
by Jerry Siegel
Joe Shuster
Produced byWhitney Ellsworth
StarringGeorge Reeves
Noel Neill
CinematographyHarold E. Stine
Edited byHarry W. Gerstad
Production
company
Distributed byU.S. Department of the Treasury
Release date
  • 1954 (1954)
Running time
18 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Stamp Day for Superman is a 1954 black-and-white short film, in the superhero film genre. Starring George Reeves as Superman and Noel Neill as Lois Lane.[1] It was produced by Superman Inc. for the United States Department of the Treasury to promote the purchase of U.S. Savings Bonds.[2] Never shown theatrically, it was distributed to schools as a means of educating children about the program.

Due to its nature as a government film, Stamp Day for Superman is in the public domain and can often be found on inexpensive DVD sets. Warner Bros. also released the film as part of the Adventures of Superman Season 2 DVD set. It was a featured short and riffed on by the former cast members of Mystery Science Theater 3000 during the RiffTrax Live MST3K Reunion Show on June 28, 2016.

Plot

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When Lois and Clark come upon a robbery while shopping, Superman apprehends the burglar, who claims to have to steal because he never bothered to save his money.

Cast

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sinnott, John. "Classic Sci-Fi TV - 150 Episodes". DVD Talk. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. ^ Sinnott, John. "Classic Sci-Fi TV - 150 Episodes". DVD Talk. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
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