The Arctic Giant (1942)

Directed by

Dave Fleischer

Genre

fantasy, animation, action, adventure, family, science fiction

Country

United States

Runtime

9 min

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 55 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Superman battles a giant dinosaur that wakes up after being frozen and rampages through the city. The short shows the hero using his powers to stop the creature.

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What happens

The Arctic Giant is the fourth of seventeen animated Technicolor short films based upon the DC Comics character of Superman, created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster. This animated short was created by Fleischer Studios. The story runs nine minutes and covers Superman's adventures in defeating a giant defrosted dinosaur that terrorizes the city. It was released on February 27, 1942. The short depicts a Godzilla-esque scenario while predating the 1954 film by 12 years. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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