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Superman: Terror on the Midway

Original title: Terror on the Midway
  • 1942
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Superman: Terror on the Midway (1942)
SuperheroActionAdventureAnimationFamilyFantasySci-FiShort

When the circus' animals escape and threaten disaster, Superman must take action.When the circus' animals escape and threaten disaster, Superman must take action.When the circus' animals escape and threaten disaster, Superman must take action.

  • Directors
    • Dave Fleischer
    • Orestes Calpini
  • Writers
    • Joe Shuster
    • Jerry Siegel
    • Jay Morton
  • Stars
    • Joan Alexander
    • Jackson Beck
    • Jack Mercer
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    997
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Dave Fleischer
      • Orestes Calpini
    • Writers
      • Joe Shuster
      • Jerry Siegel
      • Jay Morton
    • Stars
      • Joan Alexander
      • Jackson Beck
      • Jack Mercer
    • 16User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Joan Alexander
    Joan Alexander
    • Lois Lane
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    • (uncredited)
    Jackson Beck
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Mercer
    Jack Mercer
    • Sideshow Barker
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Lee Royce
    • Clark Kent
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
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    • Directors
      • Dave Fleischer
      • Orestes Calpini
    • Writers
      • Joe Shuster
      • Jerry Siegel
      • Jay Morton
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      [last lines]

      Clark Kent: Lucky Lois. Always gets her story.

      Lois Lane: And luckily she lived to write it.

      Clark Kent: Thanks to... Superman?

    • Alternate versions
      The 2004 Delta Entertainment DVD release uses freeze-frames from the opening pan across the circus (which includes the fire-eater and stiltwalker moving, plus a balloon and duck-shooting range). This is presumably an effort to conceal a short segment of distracting tramline film damage, as seen in other versions. The caption card's roving spotlight motion is similarly omitted.
    • Connections
      Featured in Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews: The Top 10 Scariest Animated Monsters (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Marche Militaire No 1 in D
      Written by Franz Schubert
      Heard at the circus

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    5/10

    Terror on the Midway

    It is Superman versus Kong in this atypical Fleischer Brothers cartoon. It looks rather dark and murky.

    A trip to the circus sees the animals run amok. Lois Lane gets into trouble as she goes to save a child.

    It is a job for Superman. The first thing to do is to take on the black panther. The fight is not a marvel.

    Then the big gorilla gets testy as it starts to go up a ladder which can strangely supports its weight.

    Somehow Superman struggles with Donkey Kong but does manage to save Lois as a fire rages.
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    • Release date
      • August 30, 1942 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • YouTube - Video
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Terror a mitad de camino
    • Production company
      • Fleischer Studios
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    • Runtime
      8 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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