Superman: Terror on the Midway

1942

Action / Adventure / Animation / Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi

4
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 1108 1.1K

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Plot summary

When things go wrong at the circus, it's up to Superman to stop the escaped animals.

Director

Dave Fleischer Photo
Dave Fleischer

Top cast

Jack Mercer Photo
Jack Mercer as Sideshow Barker
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
77 MB
986*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
12 hr 8 min
Seeds 1
142.85 MB
1480*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
12 hr 8 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by utgard14 6 / 10

Superman vs Gigantic

I love the Fleischer Superman cartoons. The animation is smooth and fluid with vivid colors. The distinct art-deco style, vintage science fiction imagery, and use of noirish shadows gave them a look unlike any other cartoons. The music and voice work is superb. They're fun, accessible, enduring animation classics.The ninth in the series (and last for Fleischer) is a very simple story about Lois and Clark on assignment covering a circus when things go haywire and a large gorilla named Gigantic escapes and begins to attack people. Clark takes his sweet time about it but eventually changes into Superman, where he battles the gorilla, as well as other animals, to restore order to the circus.I have mixed feelings on this one. There is a certain laziness about the story and, for a nine minute cartoon, it does seem to inexplicably have some padding. Still, the sequences with the animals are well-animated and exciting. It's entertaining, as the whole series is, but clearly something is missing. This would be the last Superman cartoon to be done by Fleischer Studios. Paramount would seize control of the studio, fire Dave and Max Fleischer, and rename it Famous Studios. Many of the same artists and animators would carry over, as would the voice talent. But the Fleischers would no longer be making Superman cartoons.
Reviewed by planktonrules 7 / 10

Lucky Lois?

As is the case with the other Superman cartoons from the Fleischer Brothers, this cartoon can often be found in multi-cartoon packs for little money. However, you can also download them for free at archive.org--legally, since they are in the public domain.The short begins with Lois and Clark at the circus. Lois is doing a story and taking photos and Clark decides to head back to work. However, just as he's about to enter the Daily Planet Building, he sees a commotion and rushes back to the circus. An enormous ape (Kong-sized) escaped and in the process freed a lot of other dangerous animals. So, it's up to Superman to round up the beasts and save Lois.As usual, Superman saves Lois--though at least here she isn't being stupid but ends up in harm's way because she's trying to save a child. The plot is interesting and a bit atypical for the series. Worth a look.
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