Dir: Spencer Gordon Bennet
1950
*****
The second Superman mini-series is just as cheesy as the first, nothing much is new as far as the characters, pace, story etc is concerned but it does feel like Kirk Alyn has toned it down a bit, maybe a sign he didn't want to do it again quite early on. Noel Neill and Tommy Bond are still on form as annoying sidekicks though. The only thing that puts this series slightly higher than the first is the introduction of Lex Luthor (Atom man) played rather well by Lyle Talbot. The repeat of old footage does get annoying but it's B-movie making at its best.
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