"The Haunted Lighthouse" | |
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Series The Adventures of Superman Season 1, Episode 2 | |
Air date | September 26th, 1952 |
Writers | Eugene Solow |
Director | Tommy Carr |
Producers | Bernard Luber; Robert J. Maxwell; Barney A. Sarecky |
Starring | George Reeves; Phyllis Coates; Jack Larson; John Hamilton |
Episode guide | |
Previous Superman on Earth |
Next "The Case of the Talkative Dummy" |
"The Haunted Lighthouse" is the second episode of the live-action Adventures of Superman television series. The episode was directed by Tommy Carr with a teleplay written by Eugene Solow. It first aired in syndication on September 26th, 1952. The series stars George Reeves in the role of Clark Kent, aka Superman, as well as Phyllis Coates as reporter Lois Lane, Jack Larson as Jimmy Olsen, and John Hamilton as Perry White.
Cast[]
Starring[]
Note: Listings marked with a (†) symbol indicate cast members who are credited in this episode, but their character does not make an appearance.
Actor | Role |
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George Reeves | Superman/Clark Kent |
Phyllis Coates | Lois Lane † |
Jack Larson | Jimmy Olsen |
John Hamilton | Perry White † |
Guest Starring[]
Actor | Role |
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Maudie Prickett | Parrot |
Jimmy Ogg | Chris Carmody |
Allen Roberts | Alice Horne |
Sarah Padden | Mrs. Carmody |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Superman was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster. He first appeared in Action Comics #1 in June, 1938 in a story called "Superman, Champion of the Opressed".
- This episode is narrated by George Reeves. It is the only episode in the series that he narrates.
- Director Thomas Carr is credited as Tommy Carr in this episode.
- Lois Lane does not appear in this episode.
- Perry White does not appear in this episode.
- This is the second episode of The Adventures of Superman directed by Thomas Carr. He directs thirty-two episodes of the series in total.
- This is the first of three episodes of The Adventures of Superman written by Eugene Solow.
- This episode aired one day after the birth of actor Christopher Reeve. Reeve will go on to play Superman in the Superman film series of the 1970s-80s.
Quotes[]
- Superman: Another minute and you'd have been food for the fishes.
See also[]
Media
The World of Superman
Superman miscellaneous
External Links[]
References[]
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