George Reeves Superman Kellogg's Corn Flakes Test Footage Commercial at his home.

[@MultiJimmyb]

George will always be the best Superman of all time!

[@epic5945]

What a sweet and gentle man, a true gentleman. May God rest his soul.

[@jamesdunn9714]

Very 50's and very cool. I recall my childhood from that era and watching George in "The Adventures Of Superman" on Saturday morning. RIP George.

[@anitahermalin3045]

Loved Geotge. The only true Superman.

[@MovieMakingMan]

George Reeves was such a good man. He was charitable and considerate of others feelings. I’m so glad he will live on forever as being the first real Superman in history. I wish life was better for him.

[@MrImiller07]

From all accounts, including interviews with Jack Larson and Noel Neill, Reeves was a generous and decent man who appreciated his fans and what the Superman series had done for his career, but simply wanted to move on to other projects, including directing features and acting in non-Superman projects. Today, Henry Cavill, the current Man Of Steel, is playing Napoleon Solo in the Man From UNCLE movie and Robert Downey acts in Sherlock Holmes films and other roles. Reeves was unappreciated.

[@valerieaugustine8083]

I think back in the 1950's when he was so popular the actors then became more typecast because television was still so young and they didn't really have much to move on too. Today it is different and one who is so popular in a series can become sort of typecast but not for long they go to other venues. Tom Selleck is a good example. Magnum to movies etc and Blue Bloods. Dean Cain moved on from Superboy, Michael Landon from Little Joe, Pernell Roberts from Adam, Robert Conrad from James West, Robert Horton from Flint, Farrah Fawcett from Charlie's Angels, and so on. Back then not so many shows and gosh George Reeves had it hard to transition. Too bad he didn't live now and could have gone on to many things.

[@ericdreizen1463]

@@valerieaugustine8083 Bob Crane's career went downhill after Hogan's Heroes. He really WAS typecast & had to go on the road doing dinner theater to pay the bills, & ultimately & sadly died doing so.

[@JG1570]

George Reeves lived a very odd life. He had an affair with a married woman he had no future with. He didn’t have children and Hollywood took his career away from him and the press ruined his identity by always calling him Superman in the newspapers. George Reeves had fun playing Superman but Hollywood made his life difficult because of it. That’s a lot of weight for the poor guy to carry. I wish he stuck around to see all the out pouring of love that came his way after his passing. Little did he know Superman and superhero projects were the future for entertainment popularity. If only he’d known 😢

[@rickyrichards7596]

@@ericdreizen1463 But if Bob was not murdered, he would have been the richest actor for he had tons of royalties that would have come in! He was smart to set that up!

[@rickyrichards7596]

@@JG1570 George did have a small part in 'Gone with the Wind' but George was murdered. He was NOT Saved, it would seem, for his spirit still haunts his upstairs bedroom... where his body was found. His spirit is earth-bound! The owners can straighten up his upstairs bedroom and the next thing you know everything is thrown against the wall. The owners just don't go up there anymore! Very SAD!

[@moonchildluvsbobcrane]

Nice to see him as himself in his home. Makes me sad the way he died though. Rip George Reeves.

[@orkycathcart6397]

@carolinafan2016 I KNOW HE WAS MURDERED AND BY SOMEONE HE KNEW MOST LIKELY A JEALOUS FEMALE !!!!!!!

[@shakeyraware6147]

He was murder either by lennore lemmon or Eddie and Toni hitman friend and the police cover it up and he was embombed in Eddie mannix funeral home that’s why he was because it was going to reveal what happened and how he died

[@moonchildluvsbobcrane]

@@shakeyraware6147 hmm didn't know they owned the funeral home

[@shakeyraware6147]

Amber G yup

[@gargantuaism]

@@shakeyraware6147 I thought Bob Hoskins killed him .

[@sparkysmom7149]

I will love this man til the day I die. He represented such hope in life for me as an abused child. I'm sure he's with the Lord's very best angels now

[@jamesb.9155]

❤‍🩹

[@lovestorytexas5388]

In "Hollywoodland" this footage allegedly shows how old and put of shape Reeeves was said to be. He seems very spry and fit in this real footage.

[@KonElKent]

Hollywoodland, though a good neo-noir in its own right, plays fast and loose with a few facts in Reeves' life. -Stories of From Here to Eternity being cut due to the heckling of his scenes are verifiably false. All extant copies of the shooting script contain the same scenes for his character as are in the finished film. There is no record of an alternate cut being released in the 1950s when Reeves was alive. It might stem from changes from the novel where the character appears more, but they made a LOT of changes for the adaptation. -Though some sources attribute the story of the kid bringing a real, loaded gun to a public appearance and only being dissuaded from shooting at him because the bouncing bullets might hurt someone else to Reeves himself, the lack of records of it happening make it apocryphal at best. -George Reeves actually did tour in a wrestling show with Gene LeBell. It proved successful enough that another tour was planned after his wedding. -Fellow cast members have said that he was reasonably upbeat about returning to film another season of Superman; largely because he was going to direct more episodes, which he hoped would further help him move behind the camera in career. But then the movie is really about Louis Simo finding his own contentment in life, so take the whole thing with a grain of salt.

[@ralphsorrenti1602]

Best Superman ever.

[@jgstargazer]

I still feel a little thrill as I see him flying through the air on TV with the familiar song playing in the background.

[@edgardoluciocrocetta2437]

Me too!

[@stephenzies8867]

George Reeves / Superman Was My Hero Growing Up In The 50's And 60's Good Memories R . I .P George

[@Brace67]

Absolutely great rare footage of George Reeves doing a Kelloggs Corn Flakes commerical. Never saw it before. Thanks for posting it. I was a great fan of Superman on TV when I was a kid.

[@BabyBoomerChannel]

The judo flip scene was represented in “Hollywoodland”. A very good film about Reeves and his death.

[@markgiardina1303]

Not many people were aware that George Reeves hair was prematurely gray. He had to dye it black to play Superman.

[@donraczak817]

Mark, he wouldn't have to dye his hair if he was on Krypton!

[@ClaudeSpeedGTA3]

So that's why in some episodes his hair was gray.

[@fjbutch]

You Tube...best thing since sliced bread....fantastic....

[@dinomate01]

That was awesome :) Never seen this before !

[@FireCracker3240]

I love this man. George = my dream man. If I could've been born in the 30's to have had the opportunity to meet George, I would have done so in a heartbeat. I'm sorry that those that took him from us never paid.

[@LPJack02]

RIP George Reeves (January 5, 1914 - June 16, 1959), aged 45 You will be remembered as a legend.

[@fossie32]

Makes me want to go out and buy some Corn Flakes right now!

[@SenorZorrozzz]

He shot two examples of this idea; a visit with a celebrity who enforces a product. He took the rough films to an advertising agency but they turned him down. The commercials were too long, the idea wasn't something they'd buy, it's their business to create something like that etc...

[@terrystrand]

Thanx for posting!

[@Davegoode23]

Great to see "Judo George" going through his paces.Trained by legendary judoka Gene LeBell.

[@robertcastelli5693]

yes gene labell did a good job teaching george and did not believe for one second that george killed himself

[@danarowe8924]

Its Truly Sad That George Reeves Was Murdered By Eddie Mannix And His Mob Connections For Gilting Toni Mannix RIP George We Miss You Dana Rowe

[@MultiJimmyb]

I believe what you said is true. See the movie "Hollywoodland" and you can figure it out for yourself!

[@ianmeadows537]

MultiJimmyb that movie is good in fact I’m watching it now but also more fiction than facts.

[@Lee-Darin]

I'm thinking that Lenore Lemmon was the killer. She never went to his funeral some grieving fiancee

[@marysanders4231]

@@Lee-Darin Lenore said he was out of work with no possibility of getting work. What was she hanging around for she was a gold digger they don’t go for out of work actors. Also his dog was stolen just before he was killed. I think somebody didn’t want that dog barking when they were sneaking around George’s house

[@joeswanson733]

@@Lee-Darin she went back to the house which was still a crime scene and allowed in by the police, took 4000.00 of travelers check from georges room, packed up her suitcase, and flew back to new york never to return.

[@moviereviews4life]

The judo scene is what Adrian Brody is watching in Holywoodland

[@patbyrne3076]

His natural voice was interesting.

[@bandini22221]

Poor man. I guess we'll never know what happened to him.

[@spiderman9027]

This is the first time I'd heard of this information. I was always under a suspicion of wrong doing. Toni seemed to me the type that if she couldn't have George, no one would. George, even though he was down, had a lot to live for if you ask me. He was just a victim of a obsessed crazed woman. He was marked. Stardom and money got him into it. I thought that he was a fantastic actor. Talented and well read. They, Hollywood should've used more of his talents. To heck with all stereotyping.

[@gymnastix]

But there were two other actors in "Superboy" series' of the 1980s & '90s, as well Kirk Alyn (prior to Reeves) in "Superman" theatrical reels of the 1940s, plus two other actors in big screen versions more recently. Bud Collyer, longtime radio & TV game show host, also voiced "Superman" twice--on radio in the 1940s, in TV cartoons of the 1960s.

[@JENDALL714]

I start my day with Great Value Corn Flakes!

[@MultiJimmyb]

You know George loved Kelloggs! That's all he has in his cupboard! ha!

[@alanstein3394]

A truly great man with a million dollar smile that could light up Metropolis. A shame he didn’t live long enough to realize how much he was loved by so many. Suicide? Yeah, tell me another story.

[@smith4496]

Some people said that he was murdered.

[@m.f.m.67]

George was great. So sad he never lived to see how popular he would have been with viewers as they grew up.

[@valerieaugustine8083]

Odd, he is in the bed he later died in...not sure when or how much longer he lived after this was shot. Shame he trusted so many people and these crazy women he let in his life he could have done without.

[@poolboyinla]

Very cool.

[@bobbysands6923]

I know anyone can have a mental illness and hide it well, therefore anyone could commit suicide. But this guy had everything to live for, and he wanted to be a director, and his career was about to go that way. Why would he kill himself? I will never believe it was a suicide. This was a murder covered-up by by the LAPD.

[@danarowe8924]

100 Percent Correct

[@markgiardina1303]

I've always maintained that Reeves and his girlfriend, Lenore Lemmon got into a heated argument and that she accidentally shot him. I read that Lemmon left California the day after Reeves died. Kind of odd when considering that the couple were to be married in a few weeks before Reeve's death. She didn't even stick around for the funeral.

[@Ripleys_mom]

@@markgiardina1303 why would the police cover for her? Did she have any connections that would pressure them?

[@charleswinokoor6023]

Lee Harvey Oswald shot him. I’m surprised all of you smart people didn’t know that.

[@jakemay637]

There was likely big corruption in the LAPD... And why no one in the entire PD never spoke even anonymously is another hmmm moment.

[@shakeyraware6147]

Rip beautiful angel

[@robertscott9172]

To me George Reeves was the original Superman.😉

[@travels129]

Absolutely by far the best

[@abouteverything2654]

He is my Superman. The first Superman i ever saw. But not to many merchandise on him outthere. No busts or statues. Dont get it.

[@jakemay637]

Reeves had acting charisma and knew how to project fun, which some screen actors today don't get. Michael Caine wrote a book on film acting. You can see his technique.

[@orkycathcart6397]

WONDER HOW MUCH GEORGE LIKED DOING THIS ????? DOUBTFUL !!!

[@greato80]

Judo scene was in hollywoodland..was sad because it represented his last attempts at being taking seriously (in the movie) before his death. Good movie.

[@Michaelbos]

The best Superman and Clark Kent ever. Play them as it should have been play if indeed the characters were real. And he was a handsome guy.

[@ladynfsoffice]

Interesting footage...seeing him with the camera reminds me of my Dad and his filming us as toddlers. Looks like he and my Dad also had graying in common too. Still very sad he was gone way too soon. As far as I am concerned George was the real and only SUPERMAN I ever knew...in addition to my Dad of course!

[@fjbutch]

Feel like some cornflakes now..

[@poolboyinla]

@fromthesidelines Thanks for the backstory.

[@petersilecchio4417]

What a Nice Man. You can tell.

[@fromthesidelines]

This was the prototype of a "Kellogg's Candid Reporter" commercial that was intended for "THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN" (which was originally sponsored by Kellogg's during the '50s). It got no further than this 1955 "test footage". By this time, George Reeves' hair was thinning AND turning grey- and he had to dye it every time he appeared as "Clark Kent"/"Superman".

[@joeswanson733]

george was 45 when he died. with the smokin that he did over the years, the drinking, late nights, partying etc it was gonna take a toll on him. we know now that if you want to have longevity as a actor you need your sleep, eat clean, exercise all that stuff.

[@jakemay637]

That time was a carryover of the Hollywood where stars drank and smoked a lot, like Bogart, Flynn ...

[@james5460]

That looks like his own house, from what I've seen of the ... crime scene.

[@chuckfrost5624]

YOU CAN TELL GEORGE WAS A VERY SPECIAL PERSON

[@davidhunt8456]

Is this in the home he died in? The Benedict canyon house.

[@winny1203]

First, it wasn't "her priest" who she confessed to, but was some Publicist named Edward Lozzi (and claimed to live with her until she died), who claimed she made her "death bed confession" to him. And she said nothing about her personally having ordered it, but only said, "Eddie had George taken care of". It's on utube. And secondly, your belief as fact that Alzheimers "takes away the short term memory and leaves only the long", is as nonsensical as Toni "having had confessed" to her Priest!

[@judyv3246]

Well, Toni Mannix confessed on her deathbed to her priest that she personally hired the hit on George... She later suffered from Altzheimers, which takes away the short term memory and leaves only the long, so she had to live with what she had done. The bullet she ordered fired shattered his skull, and the karma broke her mind. I'd call that karma, wouldn't you?

[@peterlederman861]

that was very cool.....I loved it...….

[@Wurdswurth]

"One armed push-ups."

[@Nyrua]

I wonder how many people are watching this and thinking to themselves. 'look, it's the real Superman".

[@theodorecarter6601]

George Reeves truly was a swell guy. Rip.

[@doloreshuntoon7698]

Yes!

[@bobbly7132]

Impressive biceps and athleticism

[@marysanders4231]

A woman predicts someone she loves is getting ready to kill himself and does nothing. She then leaves town immediately and doesn’t bother going to his funeral. I wish they would have a trial and let a jury decide. That suicide decision needs to be reversed.

[@georgcantor7172]

Why didn't George Reeves, Noelle Neil, Jack Larson, Phyllis Coates, the directors, film crews hold a Superman Convention for fans? I bet they would've made a lot of money in the conventions. George Reeves, instead of wrestling because he couldn't find work when the Adventures of Superman (AOS) got cancelled, could've made money signing autographs, holding talk, and Q & A seminars of behind-the-scenes going on in the filming. He could've also have written a book about his life and the special effects used in the AOS filming.

[@judyv3246]

Firstly, I have a masters in psychology, and do have some background in work with Alaheimers...it takes the short term memory, leaves the long term... Secondly, I have contacted Mr. Lozzi and he confirmed that Toni confessed to her priest the murder. He is a publicist now, but at that time, he was her caretaker for two years, during which she prayed for forgiveness for the murder. Before attacking me, you should take psych 101, and contact the man yourself... He was there, you were not.

[@kristin1533]

The judo footage is fascinating.

[@Mynamesalexa]

TAG? Tagg was Jimmy Hawkins. Played Annie Oakley's brother.

[@larryaldrich4351]

In the wake of his break-up with Toni, his schnauzer suffered a sad fate.

[@vintagesavoiur]

God Bless you George

[@mitchellmitchell564]

Was this commercial filmed in 1956 1957 or 1958.Was Superman in production and George Reeves a member of t hgv e director's guild yet.He dyed his hair 1955 and 56 and let it go gray in 57 when M it was thinning so I'd guess it was filmed in late 56 or 57 but I'm really not sure I

[@danielshottopics8187]

George Reeves Did Judo I Did not Know he was into Martial Arts.

[@andrewlankford9634]

That's a ridiculous amount of sugar he threw on his cornflakes.

[@huseman21]

uncut? it has cuts all over the place.

[@robertlosicco5578]

No hero promotes any cereal now

[@iamnewfie1]

toni no doubt did it.....

[@gymnastix]

Let us hope Tom Welling will not have the same bad fate befall him. He played "Superboy" on the WB/CW "Smallville" television series for several years, in fact longer than George Reeves or Christopher Reeve played the "Man of Steel."

[@danarowe8924]

Strange Coincidence Reeves And Reeve Both Played Superman And Died In Their 40s

[@jakemay637]

Was there a curse of Superman? His creators were cheated huge time, and I believe his estate received a trickle as compensation from the film company...and what did the comic book publishers compensate?

[@walkergillette3918]

it was always strange when the bad guy shot at Superman the bullets bounced off him, when the bad guy ran out of bullets he threw the gun at superman, the funny thing was, superman ducked

[@gargantuaism]

Did Kelloggs ever put him on the box?

[@yowzephyr]

Naa. If you commit suicide (or people think you committed suicide) you're not gonna be put on a cereal box.

[@stokepogue]

"Arch, you're putting on weight" lol

[@ericdreizen1463]

His hobby of judo would've certainly served him well in his very physical television role. Seemed so stable & decent here. No hint of his UPCOMING, CONTROVERSIAL, MYSTERIOUS & UNTIMELY DEATH!! UH HUH!!

[@travels129]

Was this the bedroom he was killed in??

[@flashesofblack4128]

Wasn't there an episode where some low life crook made a machine where every thing was upside down?

[@spockmcqueen]

sugar THAN milk or milk Than sugar? Most people are the latter right?

[@catholicpriest1]

Sugar then milk!

[@tjp2109]

Milk then sugar....always for me!

[@ShannonLee1956]

Milk first, otherwise the sugar just sinks to the bottom of the bowl.

[@yowzephyr]

George Reeves' ultimate fate was certainly lousy. But Christopher Reeve's fate was even lousier. If you're an actor with a name that is anything like Reeve/Reeves, you're crazy to play Superman.

[@FreshPrincex4]

If i was an actor with either last name, I'd stay far away from Superman related films or shows But then again, I'm black lol

[@yowzephyr]

@@FreshPrincex4 I understand that the actor Idris Elba has seriously been considered for playing James Bond. I think the world is also ready for a black Superman. More ready than they are for a brown, red, or yellow Superman. ("Yellow" for Asians may be politically incorrect now. But anyway you know what I mean.)

[@pexxos1]

why does he pick up his nappie, place it over his mouth briefly and then places it over his lap...is this some kind of 1950s Midwest thing?

[@jimmyr9468]

I believe that's the actual bedroom and bed that he died in. Was it suicide of murder? Hollywoodland is one of my favorite movies.

[@02chevyguy]

49jubilee I was somewhat surprised seeing George with gray hair as well.

[@robertszvetics210]

HE TURNED GRAY VERY YOUNG

[@spacepeanut5723]

+robert szvetics I think you meant gay not gray.

[@spacepeanut5723]

robert szvetics Sorry to joke Mr. PC:(

[@captaintruth3219]

Is that the same bed that he shot himself in the head?🔫🕯️

[@carydavidhoffson6014]

That night was very different to eat out in a restaurant and having a fight with the woman he was to get married to and then he got home and the fighting ended when he went to bed for the night and she had people over to the house that got drunk that started a fight that lead to George reeves being killed and was covered up by people who had know business being in the house and a night he made up with the woman he loved over the phone that made him happy and getting work again doing superman and movies and he called off the wedding to get back with his ex girlfriend

[@joeswanson733]

how george might have survived and i stress might. 1.) not date toni mannix 2.) not marry or get involved with leonore lemon

[@robphilll22]

He like to add beer to his cereal SNAP, Crackle,BURP!

[@02chevyguy]

+robertgoldman I had to think about that line, but then it came to me, Hawkeye. :)

[@billthestinker]

He had it made why did he off himself?

[@spacepeanut5723]

You sure it was him?

[@davidc3857]

@billthestinker, he didn't kill himself, he was murdered! Watch a few documentaries and you'll understand why....

[@JohnKennedy-zi5oi]

Someone killed him

[@kayrenee228]

George use to play russian roulette with a unloaded handgun.,,He did this as a way to relieve stress,..,he would put a unloaded gun to his head and pull the trigger,,, .it was just a game that George liked to play,,,,.Everyone who knew him ,,, knew he did that,,,,Someone loaded that gun, George thought it was unloaded.,,,,,There's a good book out on George called twin souls merging by jean Cline ,,,she talks about his murder in the book..

[@michaelmantle6043]

Russian roulette can only be played with a revolver. The idea is to spin the cylinder and when it stops, the 'player' doesn't know if the chamber is empty or not. It can't be played with an automatic type weapon that was found at the scene. Maybe Ms. Cline also has a bridge that she wants to sell.

[@sojournersblues]

Didn't Reeves die from a bullet fired from a Luger?

[@RetroFan]

There was a bullet in the ceiling. He didn't kill himself.

[@ericdreizen1463]

Was that his home on Coldwater Canyon? Was that the bed HE DIED IN? George, u were so loved! Why George, WHY? :(

[@just_ben1951]

Yes, and the dog in video was abducted from his car.

[@freedomring6364]

Don’t seem like a man that was suicidal too me ??????????

[@yowzephyr]

You never know when someone might be super unhappy.

[@genericgeorge]

They're some serious guns there 2.44 lol