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Christopher Reeve may be the most iconic in modern pop culture, but George Reeves was the pioneer that created the family-friendly boy scout image of the character on screen that built the way there. But before the Adventures of Superman show, there was a theatrical movie to pitch it! "Superman and the Mole Men" was a 58 minute feature with surprisingly progressive and thoughtful themes for the era. Does it succeed in executing them? Or does its low budget damper its ambitions?
By Brandon Hain5
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Christopher Reeve may be the most iconic in modern pop culture, but George Reeves was the pioneer that created the family-friendly boy scout image of the character on screen that built the way there. But before the Adventures of Superman show, there was a theatrical movie to pitch it! "Superman and the Mole Men" was a 58 minute feature with surprisingly progressive and thoughtful themes for the era. Does it succeed in executing them? Or does its low budget damper its ambitions?