The Fleischers and Paramount rang in 1942 with this Superman short, "Billion Dollar Limited". The Man of Steel (Bud Collyer) has to stop a runaway train carrying a fortune in gold.
I first discovered these shorts in the early 80's when a local cable system carried the now-defunct Satellite Programming Network (SPN, not to be confused with, of course, ESPN), which used these shorts on an irregular basis.
Rating: A-.
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I remember watching SPN in the early '80s - they ran a lot of really obscure B-films, a few British quota quickies, and plenty of public domain fare. Incidentally, SPN somehow morphed into CNBC.
NBC bought SPN in order for that to happen. Thanks for reminding me.
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