The huge, kinda goofy looking trex goes on a rampage predating the kaiju and giant monster films of the 50s and 60s. The arctic giant 1942 is the fourth of seventeen animated technicolor short films based upon the dc comics character of superman, originally created by. The arctic giant 1942 superman theatrical cartoon series. Arctic film services by experts in the canadian arctic. Volcano is the eighth of the seventeen animated technicolor short films based upon the dc comics character of superman, originally created by jerry siegel and joe shuster. Dave and max fleischer man its a shame i missed this one as a kid. Nov 10, 2009 the arctic giant is the fourth of seventeen animated technicolor short films based upon the dc comics character of superman, originally created by jerry siegel and joe shuster. Later in 1954, the japanese film godzilla was released, followed by rodan in 1956. The arctic giant is the fourth of seventeen animated technicolor short films based upon the dc comics character of superman, originally. The museum engineer, who is busy talking to lois, carelessly sets his oil can down on a ledge while looking at her legs as she climbs the stairs. The film influenced many giantmonster films in its wake, including many produced in japan, starting with the adaptation king kong appears.
This animated short was created by fleischer studios. The arctic giant 1942 02261942 us fantasy, animation 9m user score. This is an alphabetical list of films featuring giant monsters, known in japan as kaiju. A handsomely produced childrens film that was right behind frozen and how to train your dragon 2 in norways 2014 box office top ten. Henry bergman played the owner and edna purviance the owners daughter. Aug 31, 2010 the arctic giant is the fourth of seventeen animated technicolor short films based upon the dc comics character of superman, originally created by jerry siegel and joe shuster.
The film premiered at the 2018 cannes film festival, and was released in theaters on 1 february 2019. Until a restoration by the bfi was unveiled at the london film festival in 2010, the footage of the great white silence had been unseen since the 1950s. Eleventh hour 1942 12 out of 4 number twelve in the paramountsuperman series this time takes place in japan during ww2. Awakening untamed beauty and the lure of the north have drawn artist cory trepanier to paint the canadian arctic for over a decade. The story runs nine minutes and covers supermans adventures defeating a dinosaur esque monster that. Fleischers superman the arctic giant 1941 e04 full. These are extremely fun cartoons, full of vitality even after all these years. Superman 1940s cartoons the arctic giant season episode 1 4 airdate february 27, 1942. Complete fleischer studios filmography 19151942 page 17. Lois has to go and ask what would happen if the ice melts. A frozen tyrannosaurus rex is found and put on display in a museum, but when he.
The arctic giant 1942, dave fleischer the stop button. May 29, 20 an expedition unearths a frozen tyrannosaurus in the siberian tundra and brings it back to the usa. Superman was the final animated series initiated by fleischer studios, before. A list of 1,488 films compiled on letterboxd, including metropolis 1927, night of the living dead 1968, m 1931, nosferatu 1922 and a trip to the moon 1902. On the phone, a professor tells the chief of the daily planet of the dangers of potential thaw. The story runs nine minutes and covers supermans adventures defeating a dinosauresque monster that terrorizes the city. The story runs nine minutes and covers supermans adventures defeating a godzillalike monster that terrorizes the city. The arctic giant 1942 is the fourth of seventeen animated technicolor short films based upon the dc comics character of superman, originally created by jerry siegel and joe shuster. The official document of captain scotts fateful expedition to the south pole, captured by the selftaught filmmaker herbert g. Production was assumed in may 1942 by famous studios, a successor company to fleischer, who produced eight more cartoons in 1942 and 1943. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. They could escape, but the arctic storm of the century is upon us.
The arctic giant 1942 0226 1942 us fantasy, animation 9m user score. Pages in category films set in the arctic the following 82 pages are in this category, out of 82 total. The arctic giant 1942, dave fleischer leave a comment 1942, cartoon, film, recommended bill turner, bud collyer, dave fleischer, jerry siegel, joan alexander, joe shuster, max fleischer, paramount pictures, the arctic giant 31 january 2014 31 january 2014. Arctic giant superman serial released in 1942 now public domain. Sep 02, 2015 the pilot and first eight shorts were produced by fleischer studios from 1941 to 1942, while the final eight were produced by famous studios, a successor company to fleischer studios, from 1942 to. Superman the arctic giant 1942 cartoon video dailymotion. And id have gotten it here, with superman having to rein in a big ol frozen trex from the arctic that ended up thawing out at a museum in downtown metropolis. Superman returns deleted opening scene images 06 june 2011. The eightminute animated short, directed by dave fleischer and produced by fleischer studios, features supermans adventures in saving a small island community from a volcanic eruption, and is therefore the second short. Volcano 1942 film hey kids comics wiki fandom powered. An expedition unearths a frozen tyrannosaurus in the siberian tundra and brings it back to the usa. Lois and clark are there doing something but at night superman is out becoming a saboteur.
The arctic giant 1942 letterboxd social film discovery. Welcome to the midnight sun film festival, where top directors, upandcoming talent, an international audience and everyday folk come together under the midnight sun. It was originally released on july 10, 1942 by paramount pictures. Volcano 1942 is the eighth of seventeen animated technicolor short films based upon the dc comics character of superman, originally created by jerry siegel and joe shuster. However, after a tragic accident, his opportunity is lost and he must then decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his camp or embark on. But he finds things have changed while he was gone, and he must. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news.
Because we so lovingly droped the bomb on japan the makers of the film cut and reedited the film so as not to offend us, hired raymond burr wrote his part and then edited his parts into the film which was then renamed godzilla king of the monsters it is this film. Chaplin played the role of assistant to the pawnshop owner. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The 1953 american film the beast from 20,000 fathoms featured a giant dinosaur that awakens due to nuclear tests in the arctic 42 the 1954 film them. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The first appearance of the iconic daily planet building in the the arctic giant, the fourth episode of the superman cartoon created by fleischer studios. We can coordinate and manage every facet of your film project, no matter the size of production. The pawnshop was charlie chaplins sixth film for mutual film company. Voices by bud collyer, joan alexander, jackson beck, and julian noa. Preparing for a touring exhibition to premiere in washington dc, he now heads back on an expedition to complete his vision. The film follows a man mads mikkelsen stranded in the arctic, who is finally about to receive his long awaited rescue. May 31, 2015 the arctic giant is the fourth of seventeen animated technicolor short films based upon the dc comics character of superman, originally created by jerry siegel and joe shuster.
Arctic giant, the 1942 12 out of 4 fourth film in the original paramount series borrows from the lost world and king kong to create a mildly entertaining short. This eightminute animated short, produced by fleischer studios, features supermans adventures in saving a small island community from a volcanic eruption. The arctic giant 1942 page 17 of 17 previous next page. This was a minor improvement over a few of the previous shorts but this still isnt a complete winner due to a rather bland and straightforward story. Dec 03, 20 the arctic giant is the fourth of seventeen animated technicolor short films based upon the dc comics character of superman, originally created by jerry siegel and joe shuster. With bud collyer, joan alexander, jackson beck, jack mercer. In the timehonored tradition of family adventure films. Suddenly, the volcano begins to erupt, and lava spews out of its top, flowing towards the town. Superman the arctic giant 1942 dave fleischer full movie. The giant is a tyrannosaur, but about four times larger than an actual one and sporting plates down its back. The first version was released in japan only in 1954 under the name gojira.
Ponting, it was previously reconstituted into the more widely seen feature, 90 degrees south 1933, trimmed down. Superman theatrical series fleischer studios by big cartoon database is licensed under. The arctic giant not rated 9min animation, short, fantasy 26 february 1942 usa superman versus a thawedout tyrannosaurus. At long last, that dvd is here in the form of a 2disc collection from warner bros max fleischers superman. Jan 17, 2008 arctic giant superman serial released in 1942 now public domain. Watch the arctic giant 1942 internetanimationdatabase on dailymotion.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Max fleischers superman e04 the arctic giant 1942 youtube. A tyrannosaurus is found in the arctic, brought back the new york city where it accidentally thaws out and goes on a rampage. Albert austin played an alarm clock owner who watches charlie in dismay as he checks out the. A tyrannosaurus rex is found frozen in a block of ice in the arctic. Superman animated theatrical cartoon series fleischer studios 1941 1942. Superman the arctic giant full length cartoon hd 1942. But he finds things have changed while he was gone, and he must once again prove himself important to the world.
With bud collyer, joan alexander, jackson beck, julian noa. While clark kent is in wartime japan, superman becomes a saboteur. This was at a time when giant creatures created by nuclear radiation became. Superman returns to earth after spending five years in space examining his homeworld krypton. One of the first films involving giant monsters was the 1933 classic king kong, as developments in cinema and animation enabled the creation of realistic giant creatures. A frozen tyrannosaurus rex is found and put on display in a museum, but when he thaws out and revives, superman has to stop his rampage. Two men on the other side of the volcano scramble to get to the machinery which will blow a hole in its side, but a giant boulder cuts the wire connecting the dynamite to the machine, rendering it useless. Jun 12, 20 the first appearance of the iconic daily planet building in the the arctic giant, the fourth episode of the superman cartoon created by fleischer studios. A scary truth behind the original bible story full documentary duration. Jan 31, 2014 the arctic giant 1942, dave fleischer leave a comment 1942, cartoon, film, recommended bill turner, bud collyer, dave fleischer, jerry siegel, joan alexander, joe shuster, max fleischer, paramount pictures, the arctic giant 31 january 2014 31 january 2014. Of note is that superman mostly leaps great distances in this film and flies only once. Arctic film services taking you from script to screen, we provide turnkey solutions for even the most complex film projects in the arctic. The fleischer superman cartoons are a series of seventeen animated short films released in technicolor by paramount pictures and based upon the comic book character superman, making them his first animated appearance they were originally produced by fleischer studios, who completed the initial short and eight further cartoons in 1941 and 1942. The pilot and first eight shorts were produced by fleischer studios from 1941 to 1942, while the final eight were produced by famous studios, a.
At first the brothers did not want to do this series. The arctic giant is the fourth of seventeen animated technicolor short films based upon the dc comics character of superman, originally created by jerry siegel and joe shuster. Its brought to metropolis and kept in a special refrigerated museum. Every public domain film available to stream now, a list of. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. A refrigerated freighter brings it back where it can be put on exhibit at metropoliss museum of natural history. General notes modern audiences see the arctic giant and think of godzilla, but that film wouldnt be made until 1954. Your results click the show my results button above to calculate your results. It was done as an anti nuke film and deamed to hard for the u. On the phone, a professor tells the chief of the daily planet of. May 22, 2016 superman the arctic giant 1942 cartoon the arctic.