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The Mechanical Monsters (1941)

The Mechanical Monsters poster
Directed by
Dave Fleischer
Genre
action, animation, adventure, family, fantasy, science fiction
Country
United States
Runtime
11 min
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 70 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mad scientist uses a fleet of flying robots to commit robberies. Superman stops the mechanical monsters and saves the day.

classicaction-packednostalgicwhimsicalheroicsuspensefulfast-pacedretro

What happens

The Mechanical Monsters is the second of seventeen animated Technicolor short films based upon the DC Comics character Superman. Produced by Fleischer Studios, the short details Superman opposing a villainous inventor and his army of robots. It was originally released by Paramount Pictures on November 28, 1941. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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