Adventures of Superman - Jimmy Olsen, Boy Editor

episode 2.22

USA 1954
produced by
Whitney Ellsworth, Robert Maxwell for Motion Pictures for Television
directed by Thomas Carr
starring George Reeves, Noel Neill, Jack Larson, John Hamilton, Herb Vigran, Keith Richards (II), Dick Rich, Charles Anthony Hughes, Ron Hargrave, Robert Crosson, Jack Pepper
screenplay by David T.Chantler, based on the comicbook created by Jerry Schuster, Joe Siegel, published by DC Comics

TV-series
Superman, Adventures of Superman, Superman (George Reeves)

review by
Mike Haberfelner

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As part of a program to inspire the youth, cub reporter Jimmy Olsen (Jack Larson) is made editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet for a day, and he plans to shine in this job by landing a big scoop: To find evidence against Legs Lemmy (Herb Vigran) and have him booked for a robbery that happened 7 years ago the very day before the statute of limitations runs out. Thing is, he can't come up with any evidence - so he prints a story about the alleged evidence anyways to force Legs to act ... and acting Legs does, as he and his two henchmen (Keith Richards, Dick Rich) take Jimmy and Lois Lane (Noel Neill) hostage in the editor-in-chief's office just to sit out the time until their crime expires and to make sure that the alleged evidence doesn't reach the police. In the hostage situation, both parties make one mistake after the other, but no matter which way the situation goes, they seem to be locked in a perpetual stalemate ... until Superman (George Reeves), who has been listening in on the intercom, gasses the office with a harmless narcotic gas and this way sees that justice prevails.

An unusual episode that's more of a situation comedy with a great ensemble cast than a superhero story - to at times hilarious results.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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