George Reeves’ million dollar smile could light up Metropolis. So sad he didn’t live to see how truly loved he was. As Superman, no other actor could hold his cape.
@albertcarr574 Жыл бұрын
I totally agree with you, not Christopher Reeves, not any other actor, don't care how many other actors you get to play the man of steel, no other actor could ever light a candle to George Reeves, just my opinion.
@ECO473 Жыл бұрын
@@albertcarr574 I'm with you. George is irreplaceable.
@joseph5220006 жыл бұрын
I've been watching The Adventures of Superman since i was 4 years old. Im now 66 and still watching it even though i've seen every episode at least 30 times.
@lamontcranston31772 ай бұрын
I once watched a good compilation of clips with Reeves/Superman pulling up his underwear every time he "landed".
@dennisjump86555 жыл бұрын
I loved this show as a kid and the older I get the more I appreciate George Reeves as Superman. Superman was just good. A good guy who helped people. Reeves was terrific.
@billellis7236 Жыл бұрын
Loved this show. Superman was great. Heavenly Father and the kids 🙏
@thommeinert90724 жыл бұрын
Taking the little crippled girl around the world should be one of the greatest scenes in history of film- A Classic Beautiful Scene RIP George Reeves
@Lovemeoldtimemusic3 ай бұрын
My favorite episode too!!
@johnhummer26517 күн бұрын
I remember that as a kid....am now 75 .....ancient history........
@mjpowell101a2 жыл бұрын
Good ole George "Honest George Reeves" The People's Friend!!! He was known to be an easy touch and for it was given that nickname by his friends. He was a real Superman. God I pray has rewarded him greatly. Amen!!!
@jimmiehamilton62416 жыл бұрын
Season 1& Season 2 Were the Two Greatest Years Of The Series.
@jimmiesmith58116 жыл бұрын
yeah these were the best out of the whole series 3-4-5-6 they took the action out to it make more kid friendly
@richardwhite99753 жыл бұрын
Black and white versions were better
@steveneisen50847 жыл бұрын
"Magnificent" is the only word to describe George Reeves, and his portrayal of the Man of Steel. Even though the funds for special effects was on the slim side, one can truly believe that Reeves could fly, and he played the part as a very exceptional person, and actor, that he was. May he be remembered forever, and god bless him for eternity. RIP, with love from a true fan. Steve Eisen in Md.
@w.w.schwoodson36706 жыл бұрын
Steven Eisen I too a TRUE FAN forever George Reeves was a True SUPERMAN...HE is not forgotten. He sure had his flying down and also his takeoffs and landings. Just great.
@GaryMoffatt-pg1dq Жыл бұрын
We need a awesome superman today like Reeves to get everyone together with the right mindset again for America 🇺🇸.
@robertbowman9843 жыл бұрын
He showed superman was a real hero because he had heart. Not just muscle. And George's smile said it all.
@lorenzomaximo1818 Жыл бұрын
Loved watching Superman in the 50s. George Reeves was the best. And the Superman theme . So super charged. It’s so upbeat.
@MrMark20247 жыл бұрын
Superman is and always will be my favorite superhero. His shows always kept me on the edge of my seat. I just couldn't rest until the bad guy or guys were put away for good. Thank you Superman. You were the best.
@stevedandy9736 жыл бұрын
Superman is my FAVORITE superhero. He had it all: He could fly; super-strength, xray vision, heat vision and he was invulnerable. In a word: "Jeepers."
@randaljbatty6 жыл бұрын
I miss the sound of Superman flying through the air like some guided missile. I miss the Reeves' style of flying, as if aerodynamics were of any consequence. But mostly, I miss Reeves himself. He had this bulked-up look (which certainly wasn't muscle and more likely padding), but he was a consummate actor. And no matter how cheesy the script, he handled each and every episode with grace and sincerity. Many look back at Christopher Reeve as being the embodiment of Superman. Reeve was outstanding, but for many of us George Reeves was the Man.
@JohnnyGNV5 жыл бұрын
Very well stated...and I agree!
@ECO4734 жыл бұрын
Amen, Thor. George IS the standard that no one can touch.
@TomTimeTraveler4 жыл бұрын
Very kind words for one of the real childhood heroes. If there was a "Hall of Fame" for childhood heroes, Reebes would be #1.
@dcaru574 жыл бұрын
george reeves was superman and clayton moore was the lone ranger. don' accept any substitute.
@craiglaw75783 жыл бұрын
George Reeves was the best Superman. Even with the poor special effects he really sold that he was the man of steel. It also helped that George Reeves had a smile and charisma that was unstoppable! It never bothered me that he wasn’t all bulked up…Superman got his strength and abilities from the yellow ☀️ and not massive muscles!
@batch2000 Жыл бұрын
With all the countless innovations in television and cinematic technology, I still find George's flying the most interesting
@caroltenge51477 жыл бұрын
superman, everybodys hero. We need him now more than before.
@onlythewise13 жыл бұрын
sadly realty is not in tv
@JohnnyGNV5 жыл бұрын
George Reeves was absolutely, unequivocally the best SUPERMAN ever ~
@ECO4735 жыл бұрын
George Reeves is just irreplaceable, and I miss him. God love him!
@JosephRGrych4 жыл бұрын
I always liked his Clark Kent best, even better than what had originally been portrayed in the comics. Reeves put a lot into his role in this show; especially the take-off and landing scenes. It looked great.
@ECO4734 жыл бұрын
@@JosephRGrych I agree, and I'm happy that George had the presence of mind to play Kent as one of the boys you'd like to shoot pool with. His Kent was understated enough that no one would connect him to Superman, and Kent wouldn't need the fumbling buffoon routine to compensate for the double identity. I'm so sorry that George didn't live long enough to see just how beloved he truly was...and still is.
@JosephRGrych4 жыл бұрын
@@ECO473, yes, Reeve's Kent was sharp, smart, acted sensibly--and had wit. I don't know how much Reeves contributed to the writing, but also I liked the way the character was written; his excuses for not being present were never cowardly, but useful and crucial to resolving the situation. This Clark was respectable as a person.
@wb95064 жыл бұрын
@@ECO473 he played Clark Kent better than Christopher Reeves not so nerdy
@ECO4734 жыл бұрын
@@wb9506 I couldn't agree more.
@carydavidhoffson60146 жыл бұрын
The greatest superman ever made
@doginstine7 жыл бұрын
I've always loved this Superman. Loved watching it growing up in the late 50's and early 60's
@robinsmith21186 жыл бұрын
Superman was definitely part of my childhood and I am so grateful to have that is a part of my childhood thank you Superman
@brucerobinson72955 жыл бұрын
Robin Smith Alway liked it when The Superman Theme came on when flying always got me plumped up when it was in tv back in the day I had a superman costume would put it on every show it even had a warning on the bottom of the shirt saying this costume will not make you fly only superman can fly also had a line drawing of superman with his arm around a young man times have changed and not for the better look for Detrotkidsshow.com it has a list of a lot of the tv shows from the 60' S it even has the sign off when tv went on the air for the night back m-t it went off at 1 am Friday and Saturday it went off at 2 or 3 am and didn't came back on till 4 in the morning check it out hope you like it also look up the 1948 superman KZbin has a post covering superman from 1948 to present Stay the course Bruce
@geneleslieblum35264 жыл бұрын
Hello Robin. I'm Gene. I was born in ,1953,,, I'm single
@butalina3 жыл бұрын
George Reeves, The one, the only greatest Superman ever to portray the "Man Of Steel"
@davewanamaker36905 жыл бұрын
George Reeves was great! I miss the old days of hurrying home from first grade to watch re-runs in the afternoon! The best of times.
@kjkmo4 жыл бұрын
The ONLY real Superman EVER was George Reeves! I am just as thrilled as ever watching clips from my favorite tv show ever. Thank you George and God bless.
@JohnnyGNV8 жыл бұрын
Great job putting together his best flying scenes - I loved this show as a kid....and the kid in me STILL loves Superman - and George Reeves made an imposing Superman for certain. Perhaps some of the flying looks a tad primitive compared with the computerized antics of today, but life was simpler then and the heart of this show did come across with sincerity ~
@longstreet478 жыл бұрын
Great technology for the time period. Season two had the best flying effects. The flying effects were different during the color years as what was done in B&W couldn't be reproduced in color.
@ECO4735 жыл бұрын
@@longstreet47 I certainly agree that season 2's flying effects were the best by far. Also, the closeups showing the intensity in George's face left no doubt that the Super Dude had to get somewhere in a hurry. Bravo, just...bravo!!!
@mikegagne32636 жыл бұрын
Flight around the world with the little girl. Heartwarming. a
@healthnets8 жыл бұрын
I am sitting at home in the mid 1950s with my older brother watching George Reeves on a 13 inch black and white Philco television amazed to see him fly and rescue people and or animals. Nostalgia or not these were good times.
@robertszvetics2107 жыл бұрын
up up and away
@healthnets7 жыл бұрын
A sequence of memories defines a life. These were good ones.
@healthnets7 жыл бұрын
Life was a tad more pure and innocent. in the 1950s. There was safety in our blankets and pillows as we watched Superman, dressed in what looked to a kid pajamas, jump into the air each week and get the bad guys. I miss those times.
@healthnets7 жыл бұрын
Amen
@whothefoxcares6 жыл бұрын
#MAGA -- *Donald J. Trump*
@robertszvetics2108 жыл бұрын
the little girl is priceless
@caroltenge51474 жыл бұрын
starting at 1:44 the greatest superman scene ever filmed. The spirit of George reeves and his character Superman!
@garysouza95 Жыл бұрын
Superman flies so children can walk.
@stephenbrooks51593 жыл бұрын
I still enjoy Superman today even at almost 68 years old
@bobbova87084 жыл бұрын
the music and the visuals were ahead of the time.a few more interesting angles as Supes flies than in the later seasons.imagination and talented cast and crew.
@ECO4735 жыл бұрын
The black & white flying scenes were so much better than the color episodes.
@jimmiesmith58114 жыл бұрын
They slacked up when they went to color
@mikedrown27213 жыл бұрын
So was the background music especially season 1
@jimmiehamilton62416 жыл бұрын
George Reeves Was One Cool 😎 SUPERMAN, Yes He Was!!
@sarissegarra9072 Жыл бұрын
I agree with the gentleman about the episode where Superman (George Reeves) flies around the world with the crippled girl. I still tear up every time I watch it because of how wonderful Reeves acts in the scene. The little girl actress kills it when she kisses Reeves and his always charming smile. He is still the greatest actor to ever portray the role, followed by Christopher Reeves.
@fred369562 ай бұрын
Christopher REEVE.
@MikeSmith-dt4qf3 жыл бұрын
George Reeves was the one and only original greatest superman of all time..class at it's very best
@markkeats6302 Жыл бұрын
What an incredible compilation of Superman flying. Thank you!! I have so many wonderful memories of watching The Adventures of Superman. Superman use to come on around 5 PM when I was 6 years old. I'm now 69 & still love this show just as much after all these years. George Reeves was so charismatic & that smile was precious & looked like he was really enjoying himself in light of some bad scripts. If he had lived George he would have found out how his fans loved him so much & would have probably had a statue erected of him someplace. There will never be another Superman as good as George Reeves. RIP George
@thomastaylor65112 жыл бұрын
George reeves was the best superman. could you imagine how good the series would have been with today's technology advances mind blowing what he could have accomplished
@jerrionshipp27524 жыл бұрын
I wasn't born in the 1950's but I love this show
@carydavidhoffson6014 Жыл бұрын
This was a head of its time
@m.f.m.672 жыл бұрын
I find it sad that George didn't live long enough to experience how extraordinary popular he would have been as his many fans grew into adults. He could have lectured about the show to sold out crowds, signed autographs at $100 a pop and the line would have stretched around the block. His many fans (like me) would have idolized him...oh what might have been.
@jayrosen66637 жыл бұрын
They didn't have the special effects and budget of today, they used imagination!!
@georgemarsilio51226 жыл бұрын
He was a great superman...better than all
@dalebaker91095 жыл бұрын
Absolutely, for nearly 70 years old, this is pure magic, don't get me wrong, I love the new Superman films. But these guys did the impossible, with nothing, remember no technology in them days. With nothing, they did a damn lot. Is this on DVD?
@lamonthamilton6674 жыл бұрын
Which is just Plain lacking to day!!
@DavidNicholson1013 жыл бұрын
I dunno. I think the special effects look pretty good myself for it to be so old.
@jayrosen66636 жыл бұрын
The ending of "The Birthday Letter" is still the best!!!
@brucerobinson72955 жыл бұрын
If this didn't move you better check your pulse you have no heart one of the greatest superman episodes ever the other one is when superman crashes thru the wall and Jimmy says theirs a door and superman says yeah but I thought this would be dramatic stay the course Bruce
@RonaldVaughan8 жыл бұрын
Wow...especially the "Panic In The Sky" clip....extraordinary extended flying sequence and special music...
@solomonfrazier65862 жыл бұрын
After watching the adventures of superman when I was about 4. I was convinced I could fly, I was so impressed...in my bedroom I stood up on the edge of my open window ready to fly across the streets, just a short trip. At that exact moment before l leaped out , mom opens my bedroom door, seen where I was and calmly said "come on down Robbie, I have some candy for you. Boy, I didn't know candy could hurt... I wasn't allowed to watch superman again in my youth. Great show for kids and adults...I watch whenever it makes a comeback. Still can't fly through.
@loumitch17 жыл бұрын
I've always wanted to fly like that. I still have dreams sometimes where I'm able to. Great video.
@551027 жыл бұрын
i remember running and doing the jumping with a towel thinking that i was Superman ha!
@DavidNicholson1013 жыл бұрын
To be so old, these effects actually look pretty good.
@robertszvetics2108 жыл бұрын
awesome wish they put it on the dvds
@longstreet477 жыл бұрын
Glad you deleted your comment as it was not the least bit necessary!!!!
@w.w.schwoodson36706 жыл бұрын
robert szvetics THEY DID YEARS AGO ALL THE SEASONS. I HAVE THEM .
@moboutmen9 ай бұрын
How I wish John Williams would conduct a full orchestra to the score of this wonderful memory of my childhood! Could you imagine, the harps, violin, tympami and cello at the start, followed by the heralding trumpets?!?
@metrometro98055 жыл бұрын
We sure need Superman these days,,,
@chadboydarkness21164 жыл бұрын
THE ONE AND ONLY SUPERMAN.
@wb95064 жыл бұрын
George Reeves was never nerdy playing Clark Kent probably of the era manly both characters
@onlythewise13 жыл бұрын
yep men back then ,i put on gloves once my dad said whats with the gloves .
@森雅史-j2r Жыл бұрын
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@richio17636 жыл бұрын
2:30 My favorite.
@lennieklebanoff31889 күн бұрын
I think these scenes of Superman flying look so much more realistic than what you see with computer-generated imagery today. Especially the ones of him flying amongst the clouds with the sun shining on him. It just looks so realistic! And done before computers.
@fredderf3152Ай бұрын
Must have been a big hit on television 📺
@robertyglesias30643 жыл бұрын
Definitely as a young kid my first childhood hero
@jessfrankel52123 жыл бұрын
As a kid over fifty years ago, I'd run home from school to watch this show. Panic In The Sky was my favorite episode. Who cared if the asteroid had strings on top of it? Who cared that a bird was chirping on it? It didn't matter. Note how Reeves' breastplate that they used to string him up with guy-wires bulges out when he carries the bomb to the asteroid. They did a special shot for that. Reeves was the first Superman I ever saw. (I saw the serial with Kirk Alyn much later on). To me, he was Superman. Period. Modern day, toss-up between Reeve and Cavill, but this show brings back great memories.
@georgeplagianos64875 жыл бұрын
Wow his takes offs are fantastically performed by him I guess wearing in those Keds can do wonders when you need that extra bounce to take off
@tomcarrollsusinaperstek26023 жыл бұрын
It is 2021. How come we all can't do this now? I loved this as a kid and assumed some day we could all do it.
@WilliamHamer-gx7jo3 ай бұрын
The late great "George Reeves # 1 Superman of all time !
@claudes.whitacre1241 Жыл бұрын
I rememer watching this every Saturday morning as a kid. I believed it. i believe it all. And when i started hearing that music, I knew Superman was on his way.
@duanearcher7576 Жыл бұрын
You the (Super)man, George Reeves. RIP.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries4 жыл бұрын
I can't believe the save that test footage from 70 years ago. That is fantastic
@spockboy6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the compilation.
@doughelms5586 жыл бұрын
Looks like actual test footage from the actual show... Funny to see him talking to someone in that first clip.
@carydavidhoffson6014 Жыл бұрын
This was the greatest èver done of all time
@LargestClassifieds5 жыл бұрын
2:42 anyone noticed the stitches on his left torso?
@daveorbach8 жыл бұрын
Thank you Johnny
@fernandohuerta87796 жыл бұрын
George Reeves was the best, Helluva Actor! Great Stories, I've been watching the series since 3or 4 years old back in the early 60's, I was born in 1960. I still watch the show today ! I have the DVD's at home! Fernando Huerta
@rasmokey4 Жыл бұрын
I like the wind speed sounds! That is something missing from recent movies!
@jimmiehamilton62416 жыл бұрын
The STOLEN COSTUME EPISODE was A CLASSIC AMONG CLASSICS!!!
@rongendron87054 жыл бұрын
If you're referring to the episode where Superman first commits kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment & finally two counts of manslaughter, when his captives fall to their death, then yes, it was a unique episode!
@spockboy4 жыл бұрын
The rear screen projection looked really good. 1:53 Wish they used it more.
@apagan656 жыл бұрын
And you saved the best for last.
@onlythewise13 жыл бұрын
i love orange county back in those days LA was cool to
@wb95065 жыл бұрын
I think he was the oldest Superman in his early 40's
@jimmiesmith58114 жыл бұрын
He was 36 when he got the part
@richardwhite99753 жыл бұрын
Things you don't realize when your a kid..its sunny in space, there are birds on a astroid, and win flying to Germany he fly's west instead of east and vice- versa ..and that the daily plants is actually Parker center polices dept and court house..but the music is what gets it, close your eyes and listen and its you dreaming about flying
@LuisMartinez-sp5vk Жыл бұрын
I could just imagine how many people hopped out the window that year. Oh Geez..
@rayjohnson47415 жыл бұрын
Reeves was the only Superman the others are just copies
@02WIFE5 жыл бұрын
Chris Reeves was the best Superman
@dignerds4 жыл бұрын
Attitudes like that damage the character. And is very selfish toward new generations
@Scripts3604 жыл бұрын
Agreed. George IS Superman
@albertwells85033 жыл бұрын
George Reeves was my favorite. Kirk Alyn was my second favorite. Then Chris Reeve. I didn’t care for the rest.
@truck9moon100 Жыл бұрын
"fighting a never-ending battle for truth, justice, and the American way."
@darrylruiz25732 жыл бұрын
to my generation George Reeves was Superman and always will be
@stevecannon47803 жыл бұрын
I always thought it would have made more sense for Superman to wear glasses when he was flying to keep the wind out of his eyes, but.... I sure miss this and wish they would do another series.
@damin99132 жыл бұрын
The music is awsome I rather watch this then todays superman
@z5123457 жыл бұрын
The flying sequence at 2:30 minutes is unbelievable, better than what we have now. A standing start. anyone know how that was done?
@daveorbach7 жыл бұрын
wires
@jimmiesmith58116 жыл бұрын
I agree to me that was his best flight scene second would be the closeup where he's flying over the city the wind helped make it more real with his hair blowing the with problem Christopher Reeve flight scenes were his hair and cape didn't move even at top speed
@222leeloo5 жыл бұрын
originally he was yanked into the by cable/pulley from a standstilll
@rucksackzen4 жыл бұрын
Wires, cables and pulleys. When wires eventually broke and George Reeves fell to the ground, they invented a body pan which Reeves could lay on and technicians could move and roll out of camera shot. The pan was against his body and beneath his suit. You can see it in some of these shots.
@robertzing99032 жыл бұрын
The one and only the original greatest of all time
@ULMDeskEnd5 жыл бұрын
Time 1:42 it doesn't get any better than this.
@alexfernandohuenten13746 жыл бұрын
exelent serie.
@joemurphy21774 ай бұрын
A lot was made of the flying effects in the superman movies with Christopher Reeves but the flying effects here are surprisingly just as good if not better
@richardwhite99755 жыл бұрын
My grandmother actually made a costume just like his and boots also, I was 5
@onlythewise13 жыл бұрын
life in the fifty's was great for most kids watching tv no more ww2 no more dads dieing
@lamontcranston31772 ай бұрын
If I was that little girl flying with Superman I would black out from fear.
@moboutmen9 ай бұрын
Brutal stitching job on the outfit at 2:43.
@sissydani7439 Жыл бұрын
Note that when Superman flies from left to right, it's just a mirror reverse of the right to left flight (revealed by the "S" shield on his chest being backwards).
@carydavidhoffson6014 Жыл бұрын
That is the greatest thing done that they can do everything like they do now
@carydavidhoffson60145 жыл бұрын
It was done so great that it does not matter when it was done anyone would think that it is great know matter when you see it it still going to be great and with the music from the show it was made to good it will stay that way to who ever see it at any time and the years to come will still be thinking the same about it
@moboutmen7 ай бұрын
Love how, even though he has super powers, he has to work at it to right the plane at 3:09. Laws of physics still apply to the Man of Steel.
@stephendiamond98932 жыл бұрын
I would love to see how they did the flying special effects scenes from behind the scenes
@edmarcaetano39405 жыл бұрын
esse ator na época divia ficar com os joelhos enchados de tanto pular é pousar 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@robertmurray03024 жыл бұрын
Everyone always forget about Mr. Kirk Alyn, he did the serials at the movies. They wouldn't him do Tv show.
@geneleslieblum35264 жыл бұрын
Missed a lot of homework,, thanks, George, Great Ceasers ghost
@AN-vt8qq3 жыл бұрын
The dummies are hilarious
@robertriquier20463 жыл бұрын
Season 1&2 had better special effects than the rest of the series.