It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman was originally a flopped 1966 musical about Superman. In 1975, ABC aired a TV special which was a heavily truncated version of the play.
Synopsis for "It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman"
Appearing in "It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman"
Featured Characters:
- Superman (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Abner Sedgwick
- Hoods
- Boss
- Jimmy
- Tommy
- Max Mencken
Other Characters:
- Al Capone (Mentioned only)
- Daily Planet
- Perry White
- Sydney Carlton
- Jerry
- Joe
- Jonathan Kent (Flashback only)
- Marlon Brando (Mentioned only)
- Martha Kent (Flashback only)
- Ray Clive
Locations:
- United States of America
- L.A. (Mentioned only)
- Florida (Mentioned only)
- Metropolis (Flashback and main story)
- Daily Planet
- Metropolis Institute of Technology
- Mexico (Mentioned only)
- Sweden (Mentioned only)
- Tokyo (Mentioned only)
Items:
Vehicles:
Cast
- David Wilson - Superman/Clark Kent
- Lesley Ann Warren - Lois Lane
- David Wayne - Dr. Abner Sedgwick
- Malachi Throne - Boss
- Kenneth Mars - Max Mencken
- Loretta Swit - Sydney Carlton
- Geoffrey Horne - Ray Clive
- Allen Ludden - Perry White
- Stuart Goetz - Jerry
- Michael Lembeck - Joe
- George Chandler - Jonathan Kent
- Irene Tedrow - Martha Kent
- Phil Leeds - MIT Technician
- Al Molinaro - Gangster
- Harvey Lembeck - Gangster
- Lou Wills, Jr. - Gangster
Notes
- This TV-movie adaptation of the stage musical was aired on the ABC television network on February 21, 1975.
See Also
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