Volcano (1942)

Directed by

Dave Fleischer

Genre

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

Country

United States

Runtime

8 min

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 50 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Superman saves an island community from a volcanic eruption. The short film shows him using his powers to rescue people and stop the lava flow.

fast-pacedheroicaction-packedlightheartedclassicoptimisticenergetic

What happens

Volcano (1942) is the eighth of seventeen animated Technicolor short films based upon the DC Comics character of Superman, originally created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster. The eight-minute animated short, directed by Dave Fleischer and produced by Fleischer Studios, features Superman's adventures in saving a large island community from a volcanic eruption. It was originally released on July 10, 1942 by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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