EPISODES 1951
- Superman
on Earth
- The Haunted
Lighthouse
- The Case of the Talkative Dummy
- Armored cars are robbed and then disappear. A ventriloquist's dummy is used to transmit the armored car routes
Directed by..Tommy Carr
Written by..Dennis Cooper & Lee Backman
Extra Cast:
Ventriloquist Marco...Syd Saylor
Harry Green...Pierre Watkin
Davis...Tris Coffin
Usher...Phil Pine
Safe Mover...Robert Kent
George Reeves stunt man...George Fisher
- The Mystery of the Broken Statues
- Two elderly men buy and destroy small statues all over Metropolis. Lois investigates; she is captured and almost killed before Superman rescues her.
Directed by..Tommy Carr
Written by..William Joyce
Extra Cast:
Paul Martin...Tris Coffin
Paul Martin's Partner...Phil Pine
Shop Owner Mr. Bonelli...Michael Vallon
Shopkeeper...Steve Carr
Another Shop Owner...Maurice Cass
Pete...Wayde Crosby
Police Officer...Joey Ray
- The Monkey Mystery
- A secret formula used in defense of atomic warfare is stolen. Superman uses a trained monkey to help get it back.
Directed by..Tommy Carr
Written by..Ben Peter Freemam & Doris Gilbert
Extra Cast:
Scientist Jan Moleska...Fred Essler
Moleska's Daughter, Maria...Allene Roberts
Tony...Michael Vallon
Crane...Harry Lewis
Max...Bill Challee
Doctor...Steve Carr
- A Night of Terror
- Lois Lane is vacationing in Canada when she is kidnapped by gunmen. Jimmy tries to help her, but gets captured as well.
Directed by..Lee Sholem
Written by..Ben Peter Freeman
Extra Cast:
Solley...Frank Richards
Mitch...John Kellogg
Mrs. King...Ann Doran
Miss Bacharach...Almira Sessions
Oscar...Joel Friedkin
Mr.Quinn...Steve Carr
Baby Face Stevens...Richard Benedict
Manager...
- The Birthday Letter
- A young girl is kidnapped by counterfeiters when she mistakenly receives printing plates from a French bank.
Directed by..Lee Sholem
Written by..Dennis Cooper
Extra Cast:
Cathy Williams...Isa Ashdown
Cusak...Paul Marion
Marcel Duval...
Marie...Nan Boardman
Slugger...John Doucette
Mrs. Williams...Virginia Carroll
Perkins...Jack Daly
- The Mind Machine
- Three congressional witnesses are killed by a hypno-therapy machine run by Lou Cranek, "Kingpin of Crime."
Directed by..Lee Sholem
Written by..Dennis Cooper & Lee Backman
Extra Cast:
Dr. Stanton...Griff Barnett
Dr. Hadley...Steve Carr
Curley...Ben Welden
Cranek...Dan Seymour
Al...Harold Kruger
Wagner...Harry Hayden
Senator Taylor...James Seay
Buss Driver...Lester Dorr
- Rescue
- When Lois tries to rescue a coal miner who is trapped in a mine, she becomes trapped as well.
Directed by..Tommy Carr
Written by..Monroe Manning
Extra Cast:
Pop Polgase...Housely Stevenson
D.K. Sims...Fred Sherman
Stan...Ray Bennett
Harry...Milt Kibbee
- The Secret of Superman
- Evil Dr. Ort tries to drug Superman and control his will; he captures Lois and Jimmy.
Directed by..Tommy Carr
Written by..Wells Root
Extra Cast:
Mr. Olsen...Helen Wallace
Henchman...Larry Blake
Cook...Steve Carr
Herman...Joel Friedkin
Dr. H.L. Ort...Peter Brocco
- No Holds Barred
- A young wrestling champ tries to expose crooked wrestling. Superman breaks up the ring and rescues him.
Directed by..Lee Sholem
Written by..Peter Dixon
Extra Cast:
Bad Luck Brannigan...Dick Reeves
Wayne...Malcom Mealey
Murray...Herb Vigran
Ramm...Tito Renaldo
Crusher...Henry Kulky
Adonis...Karl Davis
Sam Bleaker...Richard Elliot
- The Deserted Village
- A "killing fog" and a strange sea monster drive people away from their village. A druggist and his son have discovered a deposit of hydrozite, and element of the hydrogen bomb.
Directed by..Tommy Carr
Written by..Dick Hamilton & Ben Peter Freeman
Extra Cast:
Operator...Ann Tyrrell
Dr. Jessup... Fred Sherman
Matilda Taisey...Maude Prickett
Peter Godfrey...Ed Cobb
Godfrey's son Alvin...Malcolm Mealey
- The Stolen Costume
- A thief steals Clark's Superman costume and tries to sell it. Clark uses a clever trick to get it back.
Directed by..Lee Sholem
Written by..Ben Peter Freeman
Extra Cast:
Simms...Norman Budd
Policeman...Bob Williams
Ace...Dan Seymour
Connie...Veda Ann Borg
Candy...Frank Jenks
- Mystery in Wax
- Madame Selena, operator of a wax museum, predicts deaths that come true. When Mr. White disappears, Superman investigates.
Directed by..Lee Sholem
Written by..Ben Peter Freeman
Extra Cast:
Dr. John Hurley...Steve Carr
Madame Selena...Myra McKinney
Andrew...Lester Sharpe
- Treasures of the Incas
- Looking for Incan treasure, Lois and Jimmy are seized by desperate gunmen
Directed by..Tommy Carr
Written by..Howard Green
Extra Cast:
Prof. Laverra...Hal Gerard
Mendosa...Leonard Penn
Driver...Julian Rivero
Police Captain...Martin Garralaga
Anselmo...Steve Carr
Dr. Cuesta...Juan Duval
- Double Trouble
- The Von Klaven twins steal a million-dollar radium core from the U.S. Medical Corps. When one brother is murdered, Superman cracks the case and brings the other to justice.
Directed by..Tommy Carr
Written by..Eugene Solow
Extra Cast:
Fischer...Howland Chamberlin
Otto Von Klaben...Steve Carr
Heavy...Ross Ford
Dr. Albrecht...Ruldolph Anders
Jake...Mickey Mouse Club leader Jimmy Dodd
Colonel Redding...Selmer Jackson
Dr. Schumann...Howland Chamberlin
Major Lee...Tom Keene
- The Runaway Robot
- A Daily Planet correspondent invents a robot which is stolen by robbers to use for looting banks.
Directed by..Tommy Carr
Written by..Dick Hamilton
Extra Cast:
Rocco...Dan Seymour
Mousie...John Harmon
Horatio Hinkle...Lucien Littlefield
Jail Keeper...Herman Cantor
Chopper...Russell Johnson
Marvin...Bob Easton
- Drums of Death
- Haitian voodoo worshipers capture Jimmy and Perry White's sister.
Directed by..Lee Sholem
Written by..Dick Hamilton
Extra Cast:
Mr. Bergeré...Milton Wood
William Johnson...Henry Corden
Leland Masters...Leonard Mudie
Kate White...Mabel Albertson
Dr. Jerrod...George Hamilton
- The Evil Three
- Three strange men try to scare Jimmy and Mr. White out of an abandoned hotel.
Directed by..Tommy Carr
Written by..Ben Peter Freeman
Extra Cast:
Colonel Brand...Jonathan Hale
Macey Taylor...Rhys Williams
Elsa...Cecil Elliott
- Riddle of the Chinese Jade
- An expensive figurine is stolen before it can be presented to the National Museum. Superman uncovers the thief.
Directed by..Tommy Carr
Written by..Ben Peter Freeman
Extra Cast:
Greer...James Craven
Harry Wong...Victor Sen Yung
Lu Sung...Paul E. Burns
Lilly...Gloria Saunders
- The Human Bomb
- "Bet-A-Million" Butler, a racketeer and gambler, schemes to keep Superman helpless while robbing the Metropolis Museum.
Directed by..Lee Sholem
Written by..Richard Fielding
Extra Cast:
Butler...Trevor Bardette
Conway...Lou Krugman
Receptionist...Aline Towne
Sam...voice of Steve Carr
Inspector Hill...Marshall Reed
Officer Riley...Dennis Moore
Henchmen...Lou Lubin & Ted Ryan
- Czar of the
Underworld
- Clark and Inspector Henderson are warned by a gang leader to "lay off" of a film about crime. After murder and sabotage on the set, Superman sees that the film is completed.
Directed by..Tommy Carr
Written by..Eugene Solow
Extra Cast:
Luigi Dinelli...Tony Caruso
Ollie...Paul Fix
Guard...John Maxwell
- The Ghost
Wolf
- Lumberjacks leave their job, fearing a werewolf. A forest fire enlivens the plot.
Directed by..Lee Sholem
Written by..Dick Hamilton
Extra Cast:
Sam Garvin...Stanley Andrews
Jacque Olivier...Lou Krugman
Worker...Harold Goodwin
Babette...Jane Adams
- Crime Wave
- The Unknown People #1
- Investigating the world's deepest oil well, Clark and Lois find that it dug into a world in the center of the earth.
Directed by..Lee Sholem
Written by..Richard Fielding
Extra Cast:
Bill Corrigan...Walter Reed
Eddie...Steve Carr
John Craig...Ray Walker
Pop Shannon...J. Farrell MacDonald
Sheriff...Stanley Andrews
Doc Sanders...Harry Harvey
Luke Benson...Jeff Corey
Esther Pomfrey...Irene Martin
Jeff Regan...Byron Foulger
Matt...John Phillips
Mole Men...Jerry Maren, Tony Boris, John Banbury, and Billy Curtis
- The Unknown People #2
- A strange creature emerges from the well and is wounded by the excited citizens. Superman helps him and gains his trust.
Directed by..Lee Sholem
Written by..Richard Fielding
Extra Cast:
Narrator...Jack Narz
Chuck Weber...Hal K. Dawson
Deputy Jim...Phil Warren
Doctor Reed...John Baer
Nurse...Adrienne Marden
Administrator...Frank Reicher
EPISODES 1953
- Five Minutes
to Doom
- The Big
Squeeze
- An ex-con has been rehabilitated, but he is threatened with blackmail by a former jail-mate. Guest Star: Hugh Beaumont (The Beavers Father in Leave it to Beaver)
Directed by..Tommy Carr
Written by..Roy Hamilton
Extra Cast:
Mr. Foster...Harry Cheshire
Dan Grayson...Hugh Beaumont
Luke Maynard...John Kellogg
Peggy Grayson...Aline Towne
Tim Grayson...Bradley Mora
Al...Ted Ryan
- The Man Who Could Read Minds
- While investigating a series of robberies, Lois and Jimmy are captured when they encounter the mysterious Swami Amada.
Directed by..Tommy Carr
Written by..Monroe Manning
Extra Cast:
Sergeant...Russell Custer
Phantom...Richard Karlan
Swami...Lawrence Dobkin
Laura...Veola Vonn
Copyboy Doug...Tom Bernard
- Jet Ace
- Spies attempt to wrest flight secrets from a convalescent test pilot. The pilot is trapped in a burning cabin.
Directed by..Tommy Carr
Written by..David Chantler
Extra Cast:
General Summers...Selmer Jackson
Chris White...Lane Bradford
Martin...Larry Blake
Nick...Ric Roman
Frenchy...Dick Reeves
Tim Mallory...Jim Hayward
- Shot in the Dark
- An old lady and her photographer nephew get an infra-red photo of Clark becoming Superman.
Directed by..George Blair
Written by..David Chantler
Extra Cast:
Harriet Harper...Vera Marshe
Alan...Billy Gray
Tulip Man...John Eldredge
Henchman Hank...Frank Richards
Henchman Bill...Alan Lee
- The Defeat
of Superman
- Happy King, a vengeful crook, discovers Kryptonite, the one substance that can harm Superman.
Directed by..Tommy Carr
Written by..Jackson Gillis
Extra Cast:
Happy King...Peter Mamakos
Meldini...Maurice Cass
Ruffles...Sid Tomack
...
- Superman in Exile
- Superman stops a nuclear explosion, but becomes radioactive. He must leave for a time, and criminals have a field day.
Directed by..Tommy Carr
Written by..Jackson Gillis
Extra Cast:
Ferdinand...Leon Askin
Director...Joe Forte
Regan...Phil Van Zandt
Skinny...John Harmon
Sheriff...Gregg Barton
- A Ghost for Scotland Yard
- Superman is called to dispel a British ghost.
Directed by..Tommy Carr
Written by..Jackson Gillis
Extra Cast:
Vendor...Clyde Cook
Sir Arthur...Colin Campbell
Mabel...Norma Varden
Betty...Evelyn Halpern
Brockhurst...Leonard Mudie
Farrington...Patrick Aherne
- The Dog Who Knew Superman
- When a dog senses that Clark and Superman are one and the same, his adoration threatens to give the secret away.
Directed by..Tommy Carr
Written by..David Chantler
Extra Cast:
Corky...Dog
Joyce, Corky's owner...Dona Drake
Hank...Ben Welden
Louie...Billy Nelson
Dog Catcher...John Daly
- The Face and the Voice
- A gangster's face is altered to look like Superman so he can perpetrate crimes and lay the blame on our hero.
Directed by..George Blair
Written by..Jackson Gillis
Extra Cast:
Fairchild...Carleton Young
Boulder...George Reeves
Scratchy...George Chandler
T-Bone...Stanford Jolley
Hamlet...Percy Helton
Store Clerk...William Newell
Watchman...Nolan Leary
Psychiatrist...Hayden Rorke
- The Man in the Lead Mask
- A criminal escapes detection by donning a lead mask.
Directed by..George Blair
Written by..Leroy H. Zehren & Roy Hamilton
Extra Cast:
Canfield...Frank Scannell
Doc...John Merton
Pawley...Louis Jean Heydt
Scotty...Paul Bryer
Morrell...John Crawford
Waitress...Lyn Thomas
Mitchell...Joey Ray
- Panic in the Sky
- A runaway asteroid gives Superman amnesia. The asteroid also causes floods and earthquakes.
Directed by..Tommy Carr
Written by..Jackson Gillis
Extra Cast:
Husband...Thomas Moore
Professor Roberts...Jonathan Hale
Farmer...Jane Frazee
Roberts assistant...Clark Howat
- Machine That Could Plot Crimes
- Crooks use a machine to plot perfect crimes, but Superman uses it to turn the tables.
Directed by..Tommy Carr
Written by..Jackson Gillis
Extra Cast:
Larry McCoy...Bily Nelson
Radio Announcer...Sam Balter
Uncle Oscar...Sterling Holloway
Nosey...Ben Welden
Bank Teller...Sherry Moreland
Pinky...Stan Jarmen
Policeman...Russell Custer
- Jungle Devil
- While searching for a lost scientist, Lois, Jimmy and Clark are captured by jungle natives. Superman wrestles a gorilla.
Directed by..Tommy Carr
Written by..Peter Dixon
Extra Cast:
Pilot...James Seay
Dr. Harper...Damian O'Flyn
Gloria Harper...Doris Singleton
Alberto...Nacho Galindo
Witch Doctor...Leon Lontoc
Chief...Al Kikume
Natives...Henry Escalante, Bernard Gozier
- My Friend Superman
- To avoid protection racketeers, Tony, proprietor of the diner near the Daily Planet, boasts of a friendship with Superman.
Directed by..Tommy Carr
Written by..David Chantler
Extra Cast:
Tony...Tito Vuolo
Gangsters... Paul Burke, Terry Frost, Joseph Vitale
Teenagers...Ruta Kilmonis (later changed her name to Ruta Lee)sdf, Edward Reider
Elaine...Yvette Dugay
George...Ralph Sanford
- The Clown Who Cried
- A popular clown is impersonated by his former partner-turned-criminal, Crackers, who steals money from a benefit.
Directed by..George Blair
Written by..David Chantler
Extra Cast:
Rollo...William Wayne
Crackers...Peter Brocco
Hercules...Mickey Simpson
Magician...Harry Mendoza
Security Guard...George Douglas
Tim...Charles Williams
- The Boy Who Hated Superman
- Frankie wants to help his jailed uncle by spying on Clark and Jimmy. Instead, he learns about honor and trust.
Directed by..George Blair
Written by..David Chantler
Extra Cast:
Judge Allen...Charles Meredith
Frankie...Tyler MacDuff
Duke Dillon...Roy Barcroft
Fixer...Leonard Penn
Babe...Dick Reeves
- Semi-Private Eye
- A private detective is kidnapped. Jimmy tries to step in and solve the case himself, only to be captured.
Directed by..George Blair
Written by..David Chantler
Extra Cast:
Homer Garrity...Elisha Cook, Jr.
Cappy Leonard...Richard Benedict
Noodles...Douglas Henderson
Murray...Alfred Linder
Fingers...Paul Fix (listed as Peter Fix on credits)
- Perry White's Scoop
- A mysterious diver's corpse appears on the main street of Metropolis.
Directed by..George Blair
Written by..Roy Hamilton
Extra Cast:
Max...Jan Arvan
Maria...Bibs Borman
Bingham...Robert Wilke
Lynch...Steve Pendleton
- Beware the Wrecker
- The "Wrecker" is an unknown enemy who may be destroying planes, trains and ships. The sound of a bell is the only clue.
Directed by..George Blair
Written by..Royal Cole
Extra Cast:
Mr. Crane...William Forrest
Mr. Kilgore...Pierre Watkin
Mr. Morgan...Tom Powers
Carnival Barker...Renny McEvoy
Emil Hatch...Denver Pyle
- The Golden Vulture
- The master of the tramp ship "Golden Vulture" turns stolen gold into recovered treasure. Lois and Jimmy are captured.
Directed by..Tommy Carr
Written by..Jackson Gillis
Extra Cast:
Captain McBain...Peter Whitney
Scurvy...Vic Perrin
Bennet...Robert Bice
Sanders...Murray Alper
Dock Worker...Wes Hudman
Ship Hands...Saul Gorss, Carl Saxe, Dan Turner, William Vincent
- Jimmy Olsen, Boy Editor
- Jimmy gets to be editor for a day and fakes a story to catch a crook; his plan backfires.
Directed by..Tommy Carr
Written by..David Chantler
Extra Cast:
Custodian...Jack Pepper
Legs Leemy...Herburt Vigran
Henchman...Keith Richards
Toots...Dick Rich
Hospital Director...Anthony Hughes
Junior Mayor...Ronald Hargrave
Junior Police Chief...Bob Grosson
- Lady in Black
- Jimmy is baffled by a gang of art thieves. Who is the Lady in Black?
Directed by..Tommy Carr
Written by..Jackson Gillis
Extra Cast:
Mr. Frank...Frank Ferguson
Scarface...John Doucette
Glasses...Rudolph Anders
Police Officer...Mike Ragan
Mrs. Frank...Virginia Christine
- Star of Fate
- A cursed Egyptian sapphire is auctioned off; the jewel contains a hidden needle that poisons Lois and others.
Directed by..Tommy Carr
Written by..Roy Hamilton
Extra Cast:
Ahmed...Ted Hecht
Dr. Barnack...Lawrence Ryle
Mr. Whitlock...Paul Burns
Alma...Jeanne Dean
March...Tony De Mario
Dr. Wilson...Arthur Space
- The Whistling Bird
- A doctor teaches his parakeet the formula for an explosive, and the bird is captured by a spy.
Directed by..Tommy Carr
Written by..David Chantler
Extra Cast:
Nancy Quinn...Allene Roberts
Uncle Oscar...Sterling Holloway
Dorothy Manners...Toni Carroll
Speck...Joseph Vitale
Scientist...Otto Waldis
Security Agent...Marshall Reed
- Around the World
- Superman helps restore vision to a blind child and reunites an estranged couple for a promotion stunt.
Directed by..Tommy Carr
Written by..Jackson Gillis
Extra Cast:
Elaine Carson...Kay Morley
Ann Carson...Judy Ann Nugent
Dr. Anderson...Raymond Greenleaf
Murray...Patrick Aherne
Radio Operator...Max Wagner
Ann's Father...James Brown
Special Episode "Stamp Day for Superman" Made for the US Treasury Dept.
Directed by...Tommy Carr
Written by...David Chantler
Extra Cast:
Principal...Tris Coffin
Blinky...Billy Nelson
EPISODES 1954
- Through the Time Barrier
- Professor Twiddle invents a time machine which takes Jimmy, Lois, Clark and a thug back 50,000 years.
Directed by..Harry Gerstad
Written by..David Chantler
Extra Cast:
Professor Twiddle...Sterling Holloway
Turk Jackson...Jim Hyland
Cavelady...Florence Lake
Caveman...Ed Hinton
- The Talking Clue
- The Inspector's son is collecting sounds with a tape machine and records a safe being opened. When two crooks use the tape to their advantage, the son becomes an unwitting accomplice.
Directed by..Harry Gerstad
Written by..David Chantler
Extra Cast:
Glaude James...Julian Upton
Inspector Henderson's son Ray...Richard Shackleton
Officer...Brick Sullivan
McGurk...Billy Nelson
- The Lucky
Cat
- The Anti-Superstition Society is being threatened, and Superman uses a cat to help find the culprit.
Directed by..Harry Gestad
Written by..Jackson Gillis
Extra Cast:
Botts...Harry Tyler
Mr.Fredricks...Ted Stanhope
Bill Green...Charles Watts
Charlie King...Carl Harbord
- Superman Week
- While plans are made to celebrate "Superman Week," Sy Horton's mob forces Jimmy to reveal the secret of Kryptonite.
Directed by..Harry Gerstad
Written by..Peggy Chantler
Extra Cast:
Si Horton...Herbert Vigran
Tips...Paul Burke
Artist...Tamar Cooper
Vandeglas...Jack George
- Great Caesar's Ghost
- Perry White is a key witness in a gangster trial. But on the eve of his testimony, he believes he hears a ghost. Superman must restore the the editor's credibility.
Directed by..Harry Gerstad
Written by..Jackson Gillis
Extra Cast:
Delivery Man...Jim Hayward
Jarvis...Olaf Hytten
Julius Caesar...Trevor Bardette
- Test of a Warrior
- Superman Helps an Indian leader through superhuman ordeals to win the chief's bonnet of the tribe.
Directed by..George Blair
Written by..Leroy H. Zehren
Extra Cast:
John Tall Star...George Lewis
Medicine Man...Ralph Moody
Great Horse...Francis McDonald
Red Hawk...Maurice Jara
Indian...Lane Bradford
- Olsen's Millions
- When Jimmy inherits millions overnight, he becomes the target of swindlers.
Directed by..George Blair
Written by..David Chantler
Extra Cast:
Miss Peabody...Elizabeth Patterson
Big George...George Stone
Stacey Tracey...Richard Reeves
Herbert...Leonard Carey
Delivery Boy...Tyler MacDuff
- Clark Kent Outlaw
- Clark Kent pretends to join a gang of diamond thieves in an undercover scheme.
Directed by..George Blair
Written by..Leroy H. Zehren
Extra Cast:
Foster...John Doucette
Curtis...Sid Tomack
Wingate...George Eldredge
Nurse...Lyn Thomas
Stoddard...Tris Coffin
Bennet...Pat O'Moore
- The Magic Necklace
- Lois writes an article about the discovery of an ancient necklace that is said to protect its wearer from harm. A gangster reads the article and kidnaps Lois.
Directed by..George Blair
Written by..Jackson Gillis
Extra Cast:
Jake Morrell...Lawrence Ryle
Clicker...John Harmon
Lazy...Frank Jenks
Dispatcher...Cliff Ferré
Professor Jody...Leonard Mudie
Correspondent...Ted Hecht
Akbar...Paul Fierro
- The Bully of Dry Gulch
- Lois and Jimmy visit a rodeo. Jimmy gets on the bad side of a gunfighter who warns him to leave town by sundown.
Directed by..George Blair
Written by..David Chantler
Extra Cast:
Gunner Flinch...Myron Healey
Sagebrush...Raymond Hatton
Pedro...Martin Garralaga
Bartender...Eddie Baker
- Flight to the North
- Sylvester J. Superman, a backwoods character, reads an ad intended for Superman and mistakenly embarks on a mission.
Directed by..George Blair
Written by..David Chantler
Extra Cast:
Sylvester J. Superman...Chuck Connors
Manager...George Chandler
Leftover Louie Lyman...Ben Welden
Buckets...Ralph Sanford
Margie...Marjorie Owens
Steve...Richard Garland
- The Seven Souvenirs
- A curio dealer sells daggers supposedly bent by Superman himself. When they are used for violence, Superman investigates.
Directed by..George Blair
Written by..Jackson Gillis
Extra Cast:
Mr. Willie...Phil Tead
Mr. Jasper...Arthur Space
Lady...Louise Lewis
Scar Man...Rick Vallin
Louie...Steve Calvert
- King for a Day
- Jimmy is mistaken for a young king, and the country's ruthless dictator tries to execute him.
Directed by..George Blair
Written by..Dwight Babcock
Extra Cast:
Prince Gregori...Chet Marshall
Maral...
Phil Van Zandt
Rigor...Jan Arvan
Colonel Gubeck...Stephen Bekassy
Baroness...Carolyn Scott
Vallin...Leon Askin
Marcel...Peter Mamakos
EPISODES 1955
- Joey
- The Daily Planet buys a racehorse from Perry White's old friend. But the horse can't race without Alice, the little girl who used to take care of him.
Directed by..Harry Gerstad
Written by..David Chantler
Extra Cast:
Pete Thomas...Tom London
Alice...Janine Perreau
Luke Palmer...Mauritz Hugo
Sulley...Billy Nelson
- The Unlucky Number
- A young boy thinks his brother Dexter is really Superman, but Dexter is actually a racketeer.
Directed by..Harry Gerstad
Written by..David Chantler
Extra Cast:
Slippery Elm...Russell Conklin
Clara Exbrook...Elizabeth Patterson
Mr. Kelly...Alan Reynolds
Boots...Jack Littlefield
Dexter...John Berardino
Bobby...Henry Blair
Vendor...Tony Demario
Collector...Alfred Linder
- The Big Freeze
- Crooked politicians take over Metropolis and try to freeze Superman.
Directed by..Harry Gerstad
Written by..David Chantler
Extra Cast:
Duke Taylor...George E. Stone
Little Jack...Richard Reeves
Dr. Watts...Rolfe Sedan
Guard...Eddie Baker
Citizen...John Phillips
- Peril by Sea
- Perry White discovers a formula that can extract uranium from seawater. Crooks discover it and torpedo his cottage.
Directed by..Harry Gerstad
Written by..David Chantler
Extra Cast:
Ace Miller...Claude Akins
Barney...Julian Upton
Guard...Ed Penny
- Topsy Turvy
- A man invents a machine that gives people the illusion of being turned completely upside down. The device falls into the hands of a crook who uses it to rob a bank.
Directed by..Harry Gerstad
Written by..David Chantler
Extra Cast:
Man sitting on platform...Charles Williams
Professor Pepperwinkle...Phil Tead
Carney...Ben Welden
Yoyo...Mickey Knox
- Jimmy the
Kid
- Clark gets evidence against a gang of phony investment operators who hire Jimmy Olsen's double for Jimmy to break into the Daily Planet.
Directed by..Phil Ford
Written by..Leroy H. Zehren
Extra Cast:
Thugs...Rick Vallin, Steve Conte
J.W. Gridley...Damian O'Flynn
Kid Collins...Jack Larson
Macey...Diana Darrin
Mrs. Cooper...Florence Ravenel
- The Girl
Who Hired Superman
- A wealthy young lady tries to hire Superman to entertain at a party. Her guardian uses the distraction to steal counterfeit plates.
Directed by..Phil Ford
Written by..David Chantler
Extra Cast:
Jonas Rockwell...John Eldredge
Orresto...Maurice Marsac
Mara Van Cleaver...Gloria Talbott
Milly...Lyn Guild
Casper...George Khoury
- The Wedding of Superman
- Lois dreams that she gets engaged to Superman.
Directed by..Phil Ford
Written by..Jackson Gillis
Extra Cast:
Mr. Farady...Milton Frome
Mabel...Julie Bennett
Poole...Doyle Brooks
Assistant...Date of birth (location)
26 November 1918,
Swainsboro, Georgia, USA
Justice of the Peace...Nolan Leary
- Dagger
Island
- Clark and Lois are umpires in a treasure hunt on Dagger Island. One of the heirs is ruthless in his quest and endanger the rest of the party.
Directed by..Phil Ford
Written by..Robert Leslie Bellem
Extra Cast:
Mickey...Dean Cromer
Jeff...Ray Montgomery
Paul...Myron Healey
Jonathan Scag...Raymond Hatton
- Blackmail
- Inspector Henderson pretends to take a bribe so he can catch a crime boss. Superman intervenes to clear the cop's name.
Directed by..Harry Gerstad
Written by..Oliver Drake & David Chantler
Extra Cast:
Arnold...Herbert Vigran
Bates...George Chandler
Eddie...Sid Tomack
Commissioner...Selmer Jackson
- The Deadly
Rock
- A racketeer gets Kryptonite from a fallen meteor but mistakes Clark's friend Gary Allen for Superman.
Directed by..Harry Gerstad
Written by..Jackson Gillis
Extra Cast:
Gary Allen...Robert Lowery
Baggage Man...Jim Hayward
Van Wick...Steven Geary
Doctor...Vincent Perry
Big Tom Rufus...Bob Foulk
The Dutchess...Lyn Thomas
Snorkel...Ric Roman
Thug...Sid Melton
- The Phantom Ring
- Gangsters use a machine to become invisible and execute mysterious robberies.
Directed by..Phil Ford
Written by..David Chantler
Extra Cast:
The Spectre...Peter Brocco
Al...Lane Bradford
Rosey...Paul Burke
Koe...Ed Hinton
Luke...Henry Rowland
Clerk...George Brand
- The Jolly
Roger
- When Jimmy and Lois investigate a "deserted" island which is intended for Navy bomb practice, they find that it's not deserted.
Directed by..Phil Ford
Written by..David Chantler
Extra Cast:
Captain Blood...Leonard Mudie
Mates...Myron Healey, Patrick Aherne, and Eric Snowdon
Tyler...Ray Montgomery
Riffles...Dean Cromer
Admiral...Pierre Watkin
Lieutenant...Chet Marshall
EPISODES 1956
- Peril in
Paris
- Tin Hero
- A meek bookkeeper inadvertently captures a bank robber. He becomes a crime-busting reporter, which brings more trouble than he can handle.
Directed by..George Blair
Written by..Wilton Schiller
Extra Cast:
Frank Smullens...Carl Ritchie
Fingers Danny...Sam Finn
Marty...Frank Richards
Big Jack...Jack Lomas
- Money to
Burn
- The Daily Planet's newsprint warehouse has a fire, and the payroll disappears. Perry White is accused of embezzlement and arson.
Directed by..Harry Gerstad
Written by..David Chantler
Extra Cast:
Slim...Mauritz Hugo
Slim's Partner...Dale VanSickel
- The Town That Wasn't
- Jimmy and Lois are victimized by a phony speed trap and held in a mysterious vanishing town.
Directed by..Harry Gerstad
Written by..Wilton Schiller
Extra Cast:
Policeman...Charles Gray
Judge...Richard Elliot
Truck Driver...Phillip Barnes
Waiter...Jack Littlefield
Policeman...Terry Frost
- The Tomb of Zaharan
- Near Eastern visitors mistake Lois for their lost queen. They induce her and Jimmy to come to Beldad, then seal the two inside the Tomb of Zaharan.
Directed by..George Blair
Written by..David Chantler
Extra Cast:
Abdul Ben Bey...Ted Hecht
Ali Zing...Jack Reitzen
Airport Robber...Jack Kruschen
Villain...Gabriel Mooradian
- The Man
Who Made Dreams Come True
- A mysterious villain called the Dreamer convinces a superstitious king to perform fatal acts.
Directed by..George Blair
Written by..David Chantler
Extra Cast:
King Leo...Cyril Delevanti
The Dreamer...Keith Richards
Ruby...Laurie Mitchell
Mike...Hal Hoover
Bronsky...John Banner
- Disappearing Lois
- Lois disguises herself as a maid to get an interview with a gangster. He orders his henchman to dispose of her and Jimmy.
Directed by..Harry Gerstad
Written by..David Chantler & Peggy Chantler
Extra Cast:
Sara Green...Yvonne White
Garrett...Milton Frome
Lefty...Ben Welden
- Close Shave
- Notorious gangster Rick Sable tips Jimmy off to a robbery his gang will commit. (Rick's barber has convinced him to go straight.)
Directed by..Harry Gerstad
Written by..Steven Post & Ben Crocker
Extra Cast:
Tony...Richard Benedict
Rick Sable...Rick Vallin
Harry...Donald Diamond
Lefty...Harry Fleer
Trigger...John Ferry
Mickey...Jack Littlefield
- The Phony Alibi
- A professor invents a machine to transport people by telephone wire. Crooks use the machine to send Lois and Jimmy to Alaska.
Directed by..George Blair
Written by..Peggy Chantler
Extra Cast:
Professor Pepperwinkle...Phillips Tead
Benny...Frank Kreig
Ed Crowley...John Cliff
Clippy...William Challee
Moe...Harry Arnie
- The Prince Albert Coat
- A ten year old donates a coat for flood relief--but the coat contained his great-grandfather's life savings. Lois and Jimmy attempt to recover the coat.
Directed by..Harry Gerstad
Written by..Leroy H. Zehren
Extra Cast:
Mr. Jackson...Raymond Hatton
Jackson's Grandson Bobby...Steve Wooton
Butch...Dog
Cueball...Phil Arnold
Mike...Daniel White
Mrs. Graig...Claire DuBrey
Mr. McCoy...Ken Christy
Mortimer Vanderlip...Frank Fenton
Tom Summerfield...Jack Finch
- The Stolen Elephant
- A baby elephant is stolen from the circus. Clark, Lois, and Jimmy get involved, with help from young Johnny Wilson.
Directed by..Harry Gerstad
Written by..David Chantler
Extra Cast:
Mr. Haley...Thomas Jackson
Johnny Wilson...Gregory Moffett
Johnny's Mom...Eve McVeagh
Butcher...Gregg Martell
Spike...I Sanford Jolley
- Mr.Zero
- A little man from Mars appears. He has the unwitting power to freeze people with his finger, and criminals trick him into helping them.
Directed by..Harry Gerstad
Written by..Peggy Chantler
Extra Cast:
Martian...Billy Curtis
Georgie Gleap...Herburt Vigran
Clerk...Leon Alton
Slouchy Magoo...George Barrows
Martian Leader...George Spotts
- Whatever Goes Up
- Jimmy accidentally discovers an anti-gravity fluid, but then he can't remember the formula.
Directed by..Harry Gerstad
Written by..Wilton Schiller
Extra Cast:
Gannis...Milton Frome
Major Osborne...Tris Coffin
EPISODES 1957
- The Last Knight
- The leader of "The Society for the Preservation of Knighthood and Dragons" steals a suit of armor and plans to do away with the other members to steal their money.
Directed by..Tommy Carr
Written by..David Chantler
Extra Cast:
Guard...Thomas Dillon
Sir Arthur...Marshall Bradford
Sir Gawaine...Paul Power
Sir Lancelot...Pierre Watkin
Sir Henry...Jason Johnson
- The Magic Secret
- An eccentric professor discovers a way to focus space-borne Kryptonite particles into a beam to disarm Superman.
Directed by..Phil Ford
Written by..Robert Leslie Bellem & Whitney Ellsworth
Extra Cast:
Kramer...Jack Reynolds
Burns...Kenneth Alton
Grizwald...Freeman Lusk
Eddie...Buddy Lewis
Professor Von Bruiner...George Selk
- Divide and Conquer
- An assassination attempt is made on the president of a Latin American country which the Daily Planet is visiting. Superman saves the president, but is accused to the crime.
Directed by..Phil Ford
Written by..Robert Leslie Bellem & Whitney Ellsworth
Extra Cast:
Hernando Obreon...Robert Tafur
Felipe Gonzales...Jack Reitzen
Presidente Bateo...Donald Lawton
Professor Lucerne...Everett Glass
Jail Keeper...Jack Littlefield
- The Mysterious Cube
- A criminal creates a steel cube in which to imprison himself so that he can be declared legally dead and absolved of his crimes.
Directed by..George Blair
Written by..Robert Leslie Bellem & Whitney Ellsworth
Extra Cast:
Paul Barton...Bruce Wendell
Steve...Keith Richards
Jody...Ben Welden
Man...Joel Riordan
Professor Lucerne...Everett Glass
Admiral...John Ayres
- The Atomic Captive
- Lois and Jimmy attempt to rescue Dr. Ladislav, a nuclear scientist, from foreign agents.
Directed by..George Blair
Written by..Robert Leslie Bellem & Whitney Ellsworth
Extra Cast:
Latislov...Raskin BenAri
Nicolai...George Khoury
Igor...Mark Sheeler
Miss Collins agent x-29...Elaine Riley
Zarinski agent x-249...Jan Arvan
General Barrow...Walter Reed
- The Superman Silver Mine
- Mr. Pebble, a prospector, donates a silver mine to a children's fund. A crook impersonates him and captures Mr. Pebbles, Lois, and Jimmy.
Directed by..George Blair
Written by..Peggy Chantler
Extra Cast:
Mr Pebbel...Dabbs Greer
Boris...Charles Maxwell
Dan...Dabbs Greer
- The Big Forget
- Lois and Jimmy try to use an anti-memory vapor to go after a criminal. The crook captures them and gets the vapor to use for holdups. Clark reveals his identity to save his friends.
Directed by..George Blair
Written by..David Chantler
Extra Cast:
Professor J.J. Pepperwinkle...Phil Tead
Mugsy Maple...Herburt Vigran
Knuckles Nelson...Billy Nelson
- The Gentle Monster
- A kind professor's robot is stolen by racketeers, who use it to their advantage. The robot's power unit uses Kryptonite.
Directed by..Howard Bretherton
Written by..David Chantler
Extra Cast:
Professor Pepperwinkle...Phil Tead
Duke...John Vivyan
Scientist...Orville Sherman
Blade...Ben Welden
Mr. McTavish...Wilkie DeMartel
- Superman's Wife
- Superman proposes to a beautiful blonde sergeant on the police force. Lois is heartbroken, but reports the story. A gang leader kidnaps Mrs. Superman.
Directed by..Lew Landers
Written by..Robert Leslie Bellem & Whitney Ellsworth
Extra Cast:
Mr. X...John Eldredge
Duke Barlow...Wayne Heffley
Helen O'Hara...Joi Lansing
Blinky...Harry Arnie
Dugan...John Bennes
- Three in One
- A circus is forced to close because two performers steal the operational funds. Superman is arrested for the crime.
Directed by..Lew Landers
Written by..Wilton Schiller & Whitney Ellsworth
Extra Cast:
Tex Dawson...Craig Duncan
Pallini...Rick Vallin
Harmon...Sid Tomack
Atlas...Buddy Baer
- The Brainy Burro
- Lois and Jimmy investigate a Mexican story of a burro who can read minds. Crooks use the burro to rob a bank.
Directed by..George Reeves
Written by..David Chantler
Extra Cast:
PePe...Marc Cavell
Tiger...Mauritz Hugo
Albert...Ken Mayer
Jaun Luque...Edward LeVeque
Tomayo...Natividad Vacio
- The Perils of Superman
- A master criminal plans terrible traps for each of Superman's friends: Lois, Jimmy, Perry White and Clark Kent.
Directed by..George Reeves
Written by..Robert Leslie Bellem & Whitney Ellsworth
Extra Cast:
Ethel...Yvonne White
- All That Glitters
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