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Superman versus a thawed-out Tyrannosaurus.Superman versus a thawed-out Tyrannosaurus.Superman versus a thawed-out Tyrannosaurus.
Bud Collyer
- Clark Kent
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- …
Joan Alexander
- Lois Lane
- (uncredited)
- …
Jackson Beck
- Narrator
- (uncredited)
- …
Julian Noa
- Perry White
- (uncredited)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe thawed out Tyrannosaurus was the inspiration for Godzilla.
- GoofsAs the thermometer rises, it first goes past "Freezing" and then, a little later, past "Melting". Actually the freezing and melting points of water (or anything else for that matter) are always the same. The only difference between "freezing" and "melting" is in the "direction".
- Quotes
[first lines]
Voices: Up in the sky, look! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!
Narrator: Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, this amazing stranger from the planet Krypton, The Man of Steel: Superman! Possessing remarkable physical strength, Superman fights a never-ending battle for truth and justice, disguised as a mild-mannered newspaper reporter, Clark Kent.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Troldspejlet: Episode #6.5 (1992)
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But the Tyrannosaurus looked like Godzilla...
It was nice to revisit the 1942 animated short "Superman" story titled "The Arctic Giant" here in 2023. I have watched it before, back in my childhood somewhere in the early to mid 1980s.
The storyline, whilst running at only 9 minutes, was actually good. I am amazed how writers Bill Turner and Tedd Pierce could managed to concoct such a wholesome story in just 9 minutes to tell the tale. It worked and it definitely felt like a "Superman" story.
Now, it is said that it was a Tyrannosaurus that was unearthed and thawed, but truth be told it looked more like an ofspring from Godzilla than it did look like a Tyrannosaurus.
The art and animation style in "The Arctic Giant" was good.
If you enjoy "Superman" cartoons, then director Dave Fleischer's 1942 short animated movie "The Arctic Giant" is definitely well-worth sitting down to watch.
My rating of "The Arctic Giant" lands on a six out of ten stars.
The storyline, whilst running at only 9 minutes, was actually good. I am amazed how writers Bill Turner and Tedd Pierce could managed to concoct such a wholesome story in just 9 minutes to tell the tale. It worked and it definitely felt like a "Superman" story.
Now, it is said that it was a Tyrannosaurus that was unearthed and thawed, but truth be told it looked more like an ofspring from Godzilla than it did look like a Tyrannosaurus.
The art and animation style in "The Arctic Giant" was good.
If you enjoy "Superman" cartoons, then director Dave Fleischer's 1942 short animated movie "The Arctic Giant" is definitely well-worth sitting down to watch.
My rating of "The Arctic Giant" lands on a six out of ten stars.
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- paul_haakonsen
- Jun 6, 2023
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- Also known as
- Superman: El gigante del Ártico
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- Runtime9 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Superman: The Arctic Giant (1942) officially released in Canada in English?
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