Stamp Day for Superman is a 1954 black-and-white short film starring George Reeves as Superman and Noel Neill as Lois Lane. It was produced by Superman Inc. for the United States Department of the Treasury to promote the purchase of U.S. Savings Bonds. Never shown theatrically, it was distributed to schools as a means of educating children about the program.

Due to its nature as a government film, Stamp Day for Superman is in the public domain and can often be found on inexpensive DVD sets. Warner Bros. also released the film as part of the Adventures of Superman Season 2 DVD set. It was a featured short and riffed on by the former cast members of Mystery Science Theater 3000 during the RiffTrax Live MST3K Reunion Show on June 28, 2016.

Stamp Day for Superman

Plot

When Lois and Clark come upon a robbery while shopping, Superman apprehends the burglar, who claims to have to steal because he never bothered to save his money.

Stamp Day for Superman

Cast

George Reeves as Clark Kent / Superman

Noel Neill as Lois Lane

Jack Larson as Jimmy Olsen

John Hamilton as Perry White

Tris Coffin as Principal Garwood

Billy Nelson as Blinky

See also

List of films in the public domain in the United States

References

External links

Superman films

1954 films

1954 short films

1950s English-language films

American black-and-white films

Short films based on DC Comics

United States Department of the Treasury

Films directed by Thomas Carr

1950s American films

Stamp Day for Superman