This is the ninth, and final, Superman cartoon made by Max and Dave Fleischer. While the rest of these initial series of animated shorts are virtually made by the same crew, the Fleischer brothers are nowhere near them since they would get ousted by Paramount due to financial and personal troubles between them. In this one, Lois and Clark are assigned to cover the circus which isn't one of their more exciting projects...until a gorilla is inadvertently let loose by a monkey and causes havoc to his surroundings. As always, Lois is the damsel in distress and it's up to Superman to rescue her...Quite exciting seeing all the animals reacting to the gorilla's presence and Superman struggling to keep the simian at bay though, as always, it all ends a bit too soon. Still, Terror on the Midway is well worth a look.
16 Reviews
Odd Superman cartoon
preppy-316 October 2004
Lois Lane and Clark Kent are sent to cover a circus (for some reason). They separate to cover more ground. While Lois is watching a show in the Big Top a HUGE (and very fierce-looking) gorilla (or ape) is accidentally let loose.
He proceeds to wreak havoc and, in the mayhem, other animals escape from their cages. Lois saves a little girl from the huge gorilla (or ape) but then it goes after her? Can Superman save her and the circus?
Very strange Superman cartoon. For once he isn't battling mad scientists or creatures--just animals. Also it seems kind of strange that he has trouble beating a large gorilla (even though it IS huge). And he doesn't even show up until 6 minutes in (this is only 8 minutes long). Still, it's pretty good.
He proceeds to wreak havoc and, in the mayhem, other animals escape from their cages. Lois saves a little girl from the huge gorilla (or ape) but then it goes after her? Can Superman save her and the circus?
Very strange Superman cartoon. For once he isn't battling mad scientists or creatures--just animals. Also it seems kind of strange that he has trouble beating a large gorilla (even though it IS huge). And he doesn't even show up until 6 minutes in (this is only 8 minutes long). Still, it's pretty good.
Lucky Lois?
planktonrules12 January 2014
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.
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.
Absolute favorite of a very good series.
tostinati9 February 2005
The band strikes up a march as playful kids wave pennants, Lois smiles and shifts her gaze lazily; clowns caper, elephants dance. It's a high moment of oblivion, humanity with its guard down. --The sort of scene Hitchcock laid out with such care, so that the mayhem, when it strikes suddenly, is fully felt.
Outside, a tiny monkey playing with a bright metal ring starts at a shadow. Jumping away, he doesn't release the ring in time; this pulls the cord that it's attached to, which springs open the latch on a circus wagon. Brief transition, and we hear a low growl at the entrance of the main tent, over the music and sounds of the crowd. We track reactions in montage as every person freezes in place. Then, only after we have been allowed take in the ripeness of the delicious moment of growing terror, are we shown what has paralyzed everyone.
The few minutes of this cartoon work exactly like prime early Hitchcock. It builds deliberately, lovingly toward a pivotal/revelatory brilliant set piece that is still exciting.
Before every large budget film tried to encompass the destruction of planet earth and the end of space time within its plot thread, choice nuggets of time-- like the one in this simple little cartoon-- were what cinema was all about. You'd wait for a moment. The moment built slowly and deliberately. Everything wasn't yielded at once. The experience was cumulative, not all sensory avalanche from first shot to last. Ultimately, the overdone-gasm sort of film doesn't last. It is seen through; the novelty, which is all it has, exhausts itself after a few viewings. Claptrap-- even well-mounted, noisy, big, breathless claptrap-- is still only that.
I see this great short as a wonderfully fresh, storyboard-like look at how feature films used to be put together. For that reason, I give it ten stars.
Outside, a tiny monkey playing with a bright metal ring starts at a shadow. Jumping away, he doesn't release the ring in time; this pulls the cord that it's attached to, which springs open the latch on a circus wagon. Brief transition, and we hear a low growl at the entrance of the main tent, over the music and sounds of the crowd. We track reactions in montage as every person freezes in place. Then, only after we have been allowed take in the ripeness of the delicious moment of growing terror, are we shown what has paralyzed everyone.
The few minutes of this cartoon work exactly like prime early Hitchcock. It builds deliberately, lovingly toward a pivotal/revelatory brilliant set piece that is still exciting.
Before every large budget film tried to encompass the destruction of planet earth and the end of space time within its plot thread, choice nuggets of time-- like the one in this simple little cartoon-- were what cinema was all about. You'd wait for a moment. The moment built slowly and deliberately. Everything wasn't yielded at once. The experience was cumulative, not all sensory avalanche from first shot to last. Ultimately, the overdone-gasm sort of film doesn't last. It is seen through; the novelty, which is all it has, exhausts itself after a few viewings. Claptrap-- even well-mounted, noisy, big, breathless claptrap-- is still only that.
I see this great short as a wonderfully fresh, storyboard-like look at how feature films used to be put together. For that reason, I give it ten stars.
Superman vs Gigantic
utgard1414 December 2013
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.
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.
Post-Production Tampering?
bok60210 June 2005
This has always been one of my all-time favorites of the original SUPERMAN series, but also one of the most puzzling to me.
It is very different in tone, feel, design and execution from all the rest of the series. Most particularly because of its "darkness." I mean this both literally and figuratively.
While all the others are, for the most part, bright and cartoonish in their color design, TERROR is dark, gloomy, murky and downright sinister -even in the opening scenes of what should be a bright, cheerful circus setting.
The opening shots of the circus posters and scenes appear to me more to be still-frames, rather than intended snapshots, as though the original footage has been replaced with these artificial still shots. I am strongly tempted to believe that these particular shots were modern substitutions for the original footage.
Later, when the gorilla makes his appearance, it is plainly evident (from the excessive graininess) that the original image has been photographically enlarged to produce the close-ups of Lois Lane and the gorilla.
The unusual (and uncharacteristic) lack of detail in the close-up of Lois, combined with the strange quality of the speed at which she moves suggests that the close-up was manipulated from a much longer shot and perhaps slowed down somewhat.
The initial close-up of the gorilla is even more extreme (and highly effective as a terror shot) and suffers more from darkness and lack of detail.
A later shot of Superman wrestling with the ape also shows signs of tampering, like the poorly framed shot of Superman and the ape which, because of the clumsy re-framing of the image, results in an awkward and lengthy close-up of Superman's backside. Surely this was NOT the original intent of the film-makers.
Can anyone provide any insight?
It is very different in tone, feel, design and execution from all the rest of the series. Most particularly because of its "darkness." I mean this both literally and figuratively.
While all the others are, for the most part, bright and cartoonish in their color design, TERROR is dark, gloomy, murky and downright sinister -even in the opening scenes of what should be a bright, cheerful circus setting.
The opening shots of the circus posters and scenes appear to me more to be still-frames, rather than intended snapshots, as though the original footage has been replaced with these artificial still shots. I am strongly tempted to believe that these particular shots were modern substitutions for the original footage.
Later, when the gorilla makes his appearance, it is plainly evident (from the excessive graininess) that the original image has been photographically enlarged to produce the close-ups of Lois Lane and the gorilla.
The unusual (and uncharacteristic) lack of detail in the close-up of Lois, combined with the strange quality of the speed at which she moves suggests that the close-up was manipulated from a much longer shot and perhaps slowed down somewhat.
The initial close-up of the gorilla is even more extreme (and highly effective as a terror shot) and suffers more from darkness and lack of detail.
A later shot of Superman wrestling with the ape also shows signs of tampering, like the poorly framed shot of Superman and the ape which, because of the clumsy re-framing of the image, results in an awkward and lengthy close-up of Superman's backside. Surely this was NOT the original intent of the film-makers.
Can anyone provide any insight?
Is it really?
Horst_In_Translation6 May 2016
Warning: Spoilers
This would be my response to the words Superman says in this 8-minute cartoons from 1942: "This is a job for Superman." The title sounds as if some super-villain gets loose and wreaks havoc on the highway, but the truth is it is just a bunch of circus animals who managed to flee from their prison. Sounds like a job for police and the local fire department perhaps if you ask me and not for the Man of Steel. Oh well, his priorities were clearly different back in the day looking at several other Fleischer cartoons from the years of World War II too. Sometimes he even struggles against random crooks and here he has to catch a couple animals then I guess. Not the Superman I like though and I wish he would finally stop saving Lois, the danger magnet. I don't recommend the watch. Thumbs down.
Superman Saves The Circus
Ron Oliver27 May 2000
A SUPERMAN Cartoon.
The Circus has come to town and girl reporter Lois Lane has been assigned to cover it. It's all pretty routine, until Gigantic, the huge & terrifying ape, escapes and spreads TERROR ON THE MIDWAY. With the enraged simian menacing Lois, it looks like a job for Superman...
This was another in the series of excellent cartoons Max Fleischer produced for Paramount Studio. They feature great animation and taut, fast-moving plots. Meant to be shown in movie theaters, they are miles ahead of their Saturday Morning counterparts. Bud Collyer is the voice of Superman; Joan Alexander does the honors for Lois Lane. And isn't that the voice of Jack Popeye' Mercer as the first sideshow barker?
The Circus has come to town and girl reporter Lois Lane has been assigned to cover it. It's all pretty routine, until Gigantic, the huge & terrifying ape, escapes and spreads TERROR ON THE MIDWAY. With the enraged simian menacing Lois, it looks like a job for Superman...
This was another in the series of excellent cartoons Max Fleischer produced for Paramount Studio. They feature great animation and taut, fast-moving plots. Meant to be shown in movie theaters, they are miles ahead of their Saturday Morning counterparts. Bud Collyer is the voice of Superman; Joan Alexander does the honors for Lois Lane. And isn't that the voice of Jack Popeye' Mercer as the first sideshow barker?
Superman in the circus. Uhm, sure, why not?...
paul_haakonsen6 June 2023
Writers Bill Turner and Carl Meyer put together a storyline and script for the 1942 animated short "Terror on the Midway" that felt like it could effectively have been used for any cartoon character. Take out Superman and Lois and replace with any two other characters, and it would still work. On that account, then "Terror on the Midway" wasn't really the greatest of these 1940s "Superman" short adventures.
"Terror on the Midway" was still fun to watch though, and it was something I had watched back in the 1980s, during my childhood. So it was a nice trip down memory lane to revisit the 1942 animated short feature "Terror on the Midway".
The art and animation in "Terror on the Midway" was good. And it actually still holds up today, 81 years down the late. So that is quite a good accomplishment.
Watchable for what it was, "Terror on the Midway" was lacking that particular thrill and excitement you would otherwise expect from a "Superman" adventure.
My rating of directors Seymour Kneitel, Dave Fleischer and Myron Waldman's 1942 animated short feature "Terror on the Midway" lands on a five out of ten stars.
"Terror on the Midway" was still fun to watch though, and it was something I had watched back in the 1980s, during my childhood. So it was a nice trip down memory lane to revisit the 1942 animated short feature "Terror on the Midway".
The art and animation in "Terror on the Midway" was good. And it actually still holds up today, 81 years down the late. So that is quite a good accomplishment.
Watchable for what it was, "Terror on the Midway" was lacking that particular thrill and excitement you would otherwise expect from a "Superman" adventure.
My rating of directors Seymour Kneitel, Dave Fleischer and Myron Waldman's 1942 animated short feature "Terror on the Midway" lands on a five out of ten stars.
Superman vs King Kong!
youroldpaljim19 February 2003
While Clark and Lois are at an amusement park, the parks main attraction Gigantic the gorilla escapes and wrecks havoc. This a job for Superman! Superman helps the police round up the escaped animals and saves Lois from the clutches of Gigantic the gorilla.
Sort of "Superman vs King Kong" except the giant ape doesn't fall in love with Lois and take her atop the tallest building in Metropolis. What can be said about this entry in the Superman cartoon series can be said about the series as a whole; superb animation and art work, fast pace and action, and beautiful vivid technicolor. These forties Superman cartoons are highly recommended to those enjoy good cartoon animation.
Sort of "Superman vs King Kong" except the giant ape doesn't fall in love with Lois and take her atop the tallest building in Metropolis. What can be said about this entry in the Superman cartoon series can be said about the series as a whole; superb animation and art work, fast pace and action, and beautiful vivid technicolor. These forties Superman cartoons are highly recommended to those enjoy good cartoon animation.
Monkey Business
Hitchcoc27 December 2016
I really enjoyed the fact that the producers were able to put a little different offering before us. The usually simplistic plot is jazzed up. Apparently, the Fleischer Brothers were on their way out, and further Superman episodes would be watched over by someone else. In this one there is a circus in town. For some reason Lois and Clark are sent to cover it. Most of the episode has to do with atmosphere and circus images. That is until some carelessness leads to a huge gorilla being released, putting Lois in danger and causing a bunch of dangerous animals to be released. Superman must attempt to quell the scattered carnivores and rescue Lois. I thought the suspense and the realism of this episode was good. No outer space attacks. No misguided or mad scientists. No weird science.
Terror on the Midway
Prismark1027 March 2021
It is Superman versus Kong in this atypical Fleischer Brothers cartoon. It looks rather dark and murky.
A trip to the circus sees the animals run amok. Lois Lane gets into trouble as she goes to save a child.
It is a job for Superman. The first thing to do is to take on the black panther. The fight is not a marvel.
Then the big gorilla gets testy as it starts to go up a ladder which can strangely supports its weight.
Somehow Superman struggles with Donkey Kong but does manage to save Lois as a fire rages.
A trip to the circus sees the animals run amok. Lois Lane gets into trouble as she goes to save a child.
It is a job for Superman. The first thing to do is to take on the black panther. The fight is not a marvel.
Then the big gorilla gets testy as it starts to go up a ladder which can strangely supports its weight.
Somehow Superman struggles with Donkey Kong but does manage to save Lois as a fire rages.
Superman vs King Kong, the last cartoon produced by Fleischer Studios
betina-189547 March 2018
Warning: Spoilers
This cartoon is not only the last of the Superman cartoons produced by Fleischer. But the last animated short Fleischer Studios ever produced. This is one of the Superman cartoons i remember the most, of the 8 Fleischer cartoons, and 4 Famous Studios cartoons i had on DVD as a kid. It scared the crap out of me when i was little. But despite all these facts, this is still one of my least favorite of the cartoons produced by Fleischer, along with Volcano. But it's still great and enjoyable. Let's see why.
The story is about this circus that Lois is sent to review. Later that night, as Lois attends the clown performance, a monkey wanders from the main tent and accidentally opens the cage of a giant gorilla (That looks an awful lot like King Kong). Growling, the Gorilla named "Gigantic" wanders into the tent, sending everyone into pandemonium, as the Gorilla goes on a rampage. Circus workers try to stop the Gorilla, but are overpowered by it's strength. Now it's up to Superman to save the day.
So this is one of my lesser favorite Superman cartoons. It seems kinda weird that Superman is challenged by King Kong. I know it has a name, but i'll just refer to it as King Kong. I mean, he has been up against giant robots, death rays, and Godzilla. And destroyed them all with little challenge, and with ease. But he seems to have the same challenge against King Kong, as he had against all his other foes. Many of the action scenes in this one, also aren't quite as good as in the other cartoons. So what do i like about this cartoon?? Well i like that the animation isn't as colorful in this one, but darker. Fitting the tone of the cartoon. So this cartoon has great animation. An although i find it silly that Superman is challenged by an animal, i still find alot of the scenes with King Kong, and the other animals exciting. Even though they aren't the best action scenes in the series. And Lois proves to be very brave in this one. She doesn't get into trouble because of some selfish reason, but because she is trying to save a child. I also really like that they pay tribute to King Kong in this one.
So although not one of the best, still highly recommended. 8/10
Like i said above, this was not only the last of the Superman cartoons produced by Fleischer. It was the last cartoon that Fleischer Studios produced in general. Leaving behind a legacy of experimentation, wacky visuals, gags, and sensual appeal.
Starting out with the groundbreaking Out of the Inkwell series, being the first animated films to use the rotoscope. An animated series made to demonstrate his invention of this technique.
And later the Betty Boop cartoons, starring the first animated sex symbol. with they're dark and etchy humor, and surreal gags, these cartoons i sometimes think were superior to the old black and white Mickey Mouse cartoons.
And of course the Popeye cartoons. Which alot of times i think were funnier than both the old Mickey Mouse cartoons and Donald Duck cartoons. Atleast the ones made by the Fleischers were. I especially love Popeye's voice, it cracks me up.
They also created the Color Classics series, which i will admit were far from the quality of the Silly Symphony cartoons, which they were made to compete with. I will still admit alot of these cartoons still have they're own charm, and kept with the fleischer tradition of showing a grimmer reality than that of they're Disney counterparts.
They also made 2 very good animated feature films. The second animation studio to make feature films in fact. These were Gulliver's Travels, and Mr. Bug Goes to Town. Although i will admit these films were not as good as the ones Disney made. They still had alot of charm to them.
And finally the Superman cartoons. The first action cartoons ever.
And they made other cartoon series as well, but the ones i mentioned seems to be the most famous, and i'm not even going to get into them all, i mean i could go on about this forever, i just love this stuff.
When Fleischer Studios closed down, Paramount replaced the studio with Famous Studios. Which would continue the Popeye and Superman cartoon series' and would make other cartoon series' as well.
Anyways, Terror on the Midway wasn't the best Superman or Fleischer cartoon, but it was a decent cartoon to end the studio off with.
The story is about this circus that Lois is sent to review. Later that night, as Lois attends the clown performance, a monkey wanders from the main tent and accidentally opens the cage of a giant gorilla (That looks an awful lot like King Kong). Growling, the Gorilla named "Gigantic" wanders into the tent, sending everyone into pandemonium, as the Gorilla goes on a rampage. Circus workers try to stop the Gorilla, but are overpowered by it's strength. Now it's up to Superman to save the day.
So this is one of my lesser favorite Superman cartoons. It seems kinda weird that Superman is challenged by King Kong. I know it has a name, but i'll just refer to it as King Kong. I mean, he has been up against giant robots, death rays, and Godzilla. And destroyed them all with little challenge, and with ease. But he seems to have the same challenge against King Kong, as he had against all his other foes. Many of the action scenes in this one, also aren't quite as good as in the other cartoons. So what do i like about this cartoon?? Well i like that the animation isn't as colorful in this one, but darker. Fitting the tone of the cartoon. So this cartoon has great animation. An although i find it silly that Superman is challenged by an animal, i still find alot of the scenes with King Kong, and the other animals exciting. Even though they aren't the best action scenes in the series. And Lois proves to be very brave in this one. She doesn't get into trouble because of some selfish reason, but because she is trying to save a child. I also really like that they pay tribute to King Kong in this one.
So although not one of the best, still highly recommended. 8/10
Like i said above, this was not only the last of the Superman cartoons produced by Fleischer. It was the last cartoon that Fleischer Studios produced in general. Leaving behind a legacy of experimentation, wacky visuals, gags, and sensual appeal.
Starting out with the groundbreaking Out of the Inkwell series, being the first animated films to use the rotoscope. An animated series made to demonstrate his invention of this technique.
And later the Betty Boop cartoons, starring the first animated sex symbol. with they're dark and etchy humor, and surreal gags, these cartoons i sometimes think were superior to the old black and white Mickey Mouse cartoons.
And of course the Popeye cartoons. Which alot of times i think were funnier than both the old Mickey Mouse cartoons and Donald Duck cartoons. Atleast the ones made by the Fleischers were. I especially love Popeye's voice, it cracks me up.
They also created the Color Classics series, which i will admit were far from the quality of the Silly Symphony cartoons, which they were made to compete with. I will still admit alot of these cartoons still have they're own charm, and kept with the fleischer tradition of showing a grimmer reality than that of they're Disney counterparts.
They also made 2 very good animated feature films. The second animation studio to make feature films in fact. These were Gulliver's Travels, and Mr. Bug Goes to Town. Although i will admit these films were not as good as the ones Disney made. They still had alot of charm to them.
And finally the Superman cartoons. The first action cartoons ever.
And they made other cartoon series as well, but the ones i mentioned seems to be the most famous, and i'm not even going to get into them all, i mean i could go on about this forever, i just love this stuff.
When Fleischer Studios closed down, Paramount replaced the studio with Famous Studios. Which would continue the Popeye and Superman cartoon series' and would make other cartoon series' as well.
Anyways, Terror on the Midway wasn't the best Superman or Fleischer cartoon, but it was a decent cartoon to end the studio off with.
Favorite Superman episode
ryanward-4503922 December 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Lois Lane has an assignment to cover the circus with Clark Kent keeping a watchful eye on her while reporting his own story. Later that night as Lois attends the clowns performance, a monkey wanders from the main tent and accidentally opens the cage of a giant gorilla named Gigantic (perhaps a homage to King Kong). Growling, the beast wanders into the big top, stopping all acts and sends people into pandemonium. Workers attempt to tie the gorilla down with ropes, but are overpowered by his strength, while other workers struggle to keep the other animals under control. Some of them stampede or rested up against their owners, knocking other cages open. The gorilla then goes after Lois, but Superman arrives in the nick of time, rounding up the loose animals before confronting Gigantic to rescue Lois.
I will say this is one of my favorite episodes of classic 1940's Fleischer Superman cartoons and Gigantic resembles King Kong and he's inspired by another ape called Gargantua the captive gorilla.
I will say this is one of my favorite episodes of classic 1940's Fleischer Superman cartoons and Gigantic resembles King Kong and he's inspired by another ape called Gargantua the captive gorilla.
We're Gonna Need A Bigger Banana...
azathothpwiggins13 April 2022
TERROR ON THE MIDWAY is a great monster-on-the-loose short. When a gigantic go-rilla escapes from his cage, mayhem breaks out, including the release of other circus animals. Lois finds herself cornered by the angry ape, bringing Superman into the picture.
As the final entry by the Fleischer bros., this is a good one. The fierce go-rilla is well-realized and Superman actually takes it easy on the big lug, when he could simply turn him into oatmeal.
More fantastic animation, and so much action crammed into 8 minutes! Great fun for kids and adults...
As the final entry by the Fleischer bros., this is a good one. The fierce go-rilla is well-realized and Superman actually takes it easy on the big lug, when he could simply turn him into oatmeal.
More fantastic animation, and so much action crammed into 8 minutes! Great fun for kids and adults...
Superman #9
Michael_Elliott17 May 2009
Terror on the Midway (1942)
** (out of 4)
Ninth film in the Superman series has Lois and Clark going to the circus to write a story on it when a large gorilla breaks loose and starts causing damage. When Lois finds herself in trouble it's up to Superman to save the day. This is a pretty weak short in the series as Superman actually doesn't show up until the six-minute mark, which is even stranger when you consider the short doesn't even run nine-minutes. It's nice seeing him not having to battle some sort of mad scientist but instead just a large gorilla. It's also nice seeing him take a beating from the creature, which was another new touch to the series. With that said, that's pretty much all there is here because the rest is pretty dull. Not enough action to make the film worth viewing and as with the rest there isn't any comedy.
** (out of 4)
Ninth film in the Superman series has Lois and Clark going to the circus to write a story on it when a large gorilla breaks loose and starts causing damage. When Lois finds herself in trouble it's up to Superman to save the day. This is a pretty weak short in the series as Superman actually doesn't show up until the six-minute mark, which is even stranger when you consider the short doesn't even run nine-minutes. It's nice seeing him not having to battle some sort of mad scientist but instead just a large gorilla. It's also nice seeing him take a beating from the creature, which was another new touch to the series. With that said, that's pretty much all there is here because the rest is pretty dull. Not enough action to make the film worth viewing and as with the rest there isn't any comedy.
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