Superman: Showdown

1942

Action / Adventure / Animation / Crime / Family / Fantasy

4
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 983 983

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Plot summary

Superman's reputation is tarnished when a crook begins committing crimes in a Superman costume.

Director

Dave Fleischer Photo
Dave Fleischer

Top cast

Jack Mercer Photo
Jack Mercer as Office Boy / Fake Superman
Jackson Beck Photo
Jackson Beck as Narrator
Joan Alexander Photo
Joan Alexander as Lois Lane
Lee Royce Photo
Lee Royce as Clark Kent / Superman
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
76.92 MB
986*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
12 hr 8 min
Seeds 1
142.7 MB
1480*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
12 hr 8 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Hitchcoc 7 / 10

Ah! The Old Fake Superman Bit

In this one, the population believe that Superman has turned into a jewel thief. I suppose it's believable in that the poor guy probably has to live on Clark Kent's salary. But it is not true. Clark needs to get to the bottom of this and it turns out a look-alike guy has been doing the pillaging. Clark/Superman sees him at the opera and confronts him. It turns out there is a guy called the "Boss" (that Bruce Springsteen is everywhere) who is really behind all of this and apparently Superman and everyone else knows exactly where he is. This is more of a police episode and that's refreshing. I recently saw the dreadful movie, "Batman v Superman" so we know the poor guy can really be given a bad rap. Oh! Lois doesn't get captured by the bad guys. That should be on the cover of the Dailly Planet.
Reviewed by Horst_In_Translation 6 / 10

The one with the impostor

"Showdown" is a 1942 8-minute cartoon from the days of World War II again. But it is entirely unpolitical In here, Superman goes up against a man posing as Superman while robbing banks and stealing jewelery. Apparenty his (or better his master's) intention was to change the hero in the public eye. It is really a stupid idea though as, obviously, Superman would do his best to catch him quickly. We are talking about a man here who stops big dinosaurs and volcano eruptions. Anyway, I still kinda enjoyed this one and I believe it is one of the better entries to the franchise, perhaps because Lois is really supporting in here and does not play a great role, also won't get kidnapped this time. This one is Superman's battle and his battle only. I recommend the watch. By the way, this one had Izzy Sparber directing and not Dave Fleischer.
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