Superman and the Mole Men

Superman and the Mole Men
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lee Sholem
Written by	Robert Maxwell Whitney Ellsworth
Based on	Superman by Jerry Siegel Joe Shuster
Produced by	Barney Sarecky
Starring	George Reeves Phyllis Coates Jeff Corey J. Farrell MacDonald Stanley Andrews
Cinematography	Clark Ramsey
Edited by	Albrecht Joseph
Music by	Darrell Calker Walter Greene
Distributed by	Lippert Pictures
Release date	November 6, 1951 (1951-11-06)
Running time	58 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Superman and the Mole Men (titled onscreen as Superman and the Mole-Men) is a 1951 American independent black-and-white superhero film released by Lippert Pictures. Produced by Barney A. Sarecky and directed by Lee Sholem, it stars George Reeves as Superman and Phyllis Coates as Lois Lane. It is the first feature film based on any DC Comics character.^[1]

The film's story centers on reporters Clark Kent (George Reeves) and Lois Lane (Phyllis Coates) arriving in the small town of Silsby to witness the drilling of the world's deepest oil well. However, the drill has penetrated the underground home of a race of small, bald humanoids who, out of curiosity, climb to the surface at night. They glow in the dark, which scares the local townspeople who form a mob intent on killing the creatures. Only Superman can intervene to prevent tragedy.