The first Superman movie serial appeared in 1944 and starred Kirk Alyn as Superman and Clark Kent (although Superman was billed as playing himself) and Noel Neill as Lois Lane.
This first, classic movie starred Christopher Reeve as Superman and Clark Kent, Margot Kidder as Lois Lane, and Gene Hackman as the villainous Lex Luthor.
The Superman movies were recently released on DVD. The first movie's disc has a lot of special features, including screen tests for Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder, as well as several other actresses who wanted the part. Some extra footage has been reinserted, including a very charming sequence with Kirk Alyn and Noel Neill!
In this sequel to the first Superman movie, Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder return, this time facing Terrance Stamp, Sarah Douglas, and Jack O'Halloran as three Kryptonian prisoners escaped from the Phantom Zone.
Christopher Reeve's Clark Kent returns to Smallville, where he meets up with Anette O'Toole as high school sweetheart Lana Lang, and faces Richard Pryor as computer programmer Gus Gorman and Robert Vaughn as megalomaniac Robert Webster.
In this final movie starring Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder, Superman once again faces Gene Hackman's Lex Luthor and Luthor's horrible creation, the Nuclear Man (Mark Pillow). Christopher Reeve co-wrote the story.
In the 1940s, Max and David Fleischer, pioneers in the animation industry, developed sixteen cartoons for the movies. These animated classics have been captured on several VHS and DVD releases.

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