George will always be the best Superman of all time!

What a sweet and gentle man, a true gentleman. May God rest his soul.

Very 50's and very cool. I recall my childhood from that era and watching George in "The Adventures Of Superman" on Saturday morning. RIP George.

In "Hollywoodland" this footage allegedly shows how old and put of shape Reeeves was said to be. He seems very spry and fit in this real footage.

George Reeves was such a good man. He was charitable and considerate of others feelings. I’m so glad he will live on forever as being the first real Superman in history. I wish life was better for him.

From all accounts, including interviews with Jack Larson and Noel Neill, Reeves was a generous and decent man who appreciated his fans and what the Superman series had done for his career, but simply wanted to move on to other projects, including directing features and acting in non-Superman projects. Today, Henry Cavill, the current Man Of Steel, is playing Napoleon Solo in the Man From UNCLE movie and Robert Downey acts in Sherlock Holmes films and other roles. Reeves was unappreciated.

@valerieaugustine8083

5 жыл бұрын

I think back in the 1950's when he was so popular the actors then became more typecast because television was still so young and they didn't really have much to move on too. Today it is different and one who is so popular in a series can become sort of typecast but not for long they go to other venues. Tom Selleck is a good example. Magnum to movies etc and Blue Bloods. Dean Cain moved on from Superboy, Michael Landon from Little Joe, Pernell Roberts from Adam, Robert Conrad from James West, Robert Horton from Flint, Farrah Fawcett from Charlie's Angels, and so on. Back then not so many shows and gosh George Reeves had it hard to transition. Too bad he didn't live now and could have gone on to many things.

@ericdreizen1463

2 жыл бұрын

@@valerieaugustine8083 Bob Crane's career went downhill after Hogan's Heroes. He really WAS typecast & had to go on the road doing dinner theater to pay the bills, & ultimately & sadly died doing so.

@JG1570

2 жыл бұрын

George Reeves lived a very odd life. He had an affair with a married woman he had no future with. He didn’t have children and Hollywood took his career away from him and the press ruined his identity by always calling him Superman in the newspapers. George Reeves had fun playing Superman but Hollywood made his life difficult because of it. That’s a lot of weight for the poor guy to carry. I wish he stuck around to see all the out pouring of love that came his way after his passing. Little did he know Superman and superhero projects were the future for entertainment popularity. If only he’d known 😢

@rickyrichards7596

Жыл бұрын

@@ericdreizen1463 But if Bob was not murdered, he would have been the richest actor for he had tons of royalties that would have come in! He was smart to set that up!

@rickyrichards7596

Жыл бұрын

@@JG1570 George did have a small part in 'Gone with the Wind' but George was murdered. He was NOT Saved, it would seem, for his spirit still haunts his upstairs bedroom... where his body was found. His spirit is earth-bound! The owners can straighten up his upstairs bedroom and the next thing you know everything is thrown against the wall. The owners just don't go up there anymore! Very SAD!

Loved Geotge. The only true Superman.

Nice to see him as himself in his home. Makes me sad the way he died though. Rip George Reeves.

@orkycathcart6397

4 жыл бұрын

@carolinafan2016 I KNOW HE WAS MURDERED AND BY SOMEONE HE KNEW MOST LIKELY A JEALOUS FEMALE !!!!!!!

@shakeyraware6147

4 жыл бұрын

He was murder either by lennore lemmon or Eddie and Toni hitman friend and the police cover it up and he was embombed in Eddie mannix funeral home that’s why he was because it was going to reveal what happened and how he died

@moonchildluvsbobcrane

4 жыл бұрын

@@shakeyraware6147 hmm didn't know they owned the funeral home

@shakeyraware6147

4 жыл бұрын

Amber G yup

@gargantuaism

3 жыл бұрын

@@shakeyraware6147 I thought Bob Hoskins killed him .

I will love this man til the day I die. He represented such hope in life for me as an abused child. I'm sure he's with the Lord's very best angels now

@jamesb.9155

Жыл бұрын

❤‍🩹

George Reeves / Superman Was My Hero Growing Up In The 50's And 60's Good Memories R . I .P George

Best Superman ever.

@jgstargazer

9 жыл бұрын

I still feel a little thrill as I see him flying through the air on TV with the familiar song playing in the background.

@edgardoluciocrocetta2437

7 жыл бұрын

Me too!

Not many people were aware that George Reeves hair was prematurely gray. He had to dye it black to play Superman.

@donraczak817

2 жыл бұрын

Mark, he wouldn't have to dye his hair if he was on Krypton!

The judo flip scene was represented in “Hollywoodland”. A very good film about Reeves and his death.

RIP George Reeves (January 5, 1914 - June 16, 1959), aged 45 You will be remembered as a legend.

Absolutely great rare footage of George Reeves doing a Kelloggs Corn Flakes commerical. Never saw it before. Thanks for posting it. I was a great fan of Superman on TV when I was a kid.

Makes me want to go out and buy some Corn Flakes right now!

He shot two examples of this idea; a visit with a celebrity who enforces a product. He took the rough films to an advertising agency but they turned him down. The commercials were too long, the idea wasn't something they'd buy, it's their business to create something like that etc...

Great to see "Judo George" going through his paces.Trained by legendary judoka Gene LeBell.

@robertcastelli5693

3 жыл бұрын

yes gene labell did a good job teaching george and did not believe for one second that george killed himself

I love this man. George = my dream man. If I could've been born in the 30's to have had the opportunity to meet George, I would have done so in a heartbeat. I'm sorry that those that took him from us never paid.

You Tube...best thing since sliced bread....fantastic....

That was awesome :) Never seen this before !

The judo scene is what Adrian Brody is watching in Holywoodland

Thanx for posting!

I start my day with Great Value Corn Flakes!

But there were two other actors in "Superboy" series' of the 1980s & '90s, as well Kirk Alyn (prior to Reeves) in "Superman" theatrical reels of the 1940s, plus two other actors in big screen versions more recently. Bud Collyer, longtime radio & TV game show host, also voiced "Superman" twice--on radio in the 1940s, in TV cartoons of the 1960s.

Its Truly Sad That George Reeves Was Murdered By Eddie Mannix And His Mob Connections For Gilting Toni Mannix RIP George We Miss You Dana Rowe

@MultiJimmyb

5 жыл бұрын

I believe what you said is true. See the movie "Hollywoodland" and you can figure it out for yourself!

@ianmeadows537

4 жыл бұрын

MultiJimmyb that movie is good in fact I’m watching it now but also more fiction than facts.

@Lee-Darin

3 жыл бұрын

I'm thinking that Lenore Lemmon was the killer. She never went to his funeral some grieving fiancee

@marysanders4231

3 жыл бұрын

@@Lee-Darin Lenore said he was out of work with no possibility of getting work. What was she hanging around for she was a gold digger they don’t go for out of work actors. Also his dog was stolen just before he was killed. I think somebody didn’t want that dog barking when they were sneaking around George’s house

@joeswanson733

2 жыл бұрын

@@Lee-Darin she went back to the house which was still a crime scene and allowed in by the police, took 4000.00 of travelers check from georges room, packed up her suitcase, and flew back to new york never to return.

His natural voice was interesting.

George was great. So sad he never lived to see how popular he would have been with viewers as they grew up.

You know George loved Kelloggs! That's all he has in his cupboard! ha!

Rip beautiful angel

A truly great man with a million dollar smile that could light up Metropolis. A shame he didn’t live long enough to realize how much he was loved by so many. Suicide? Yeah, tell me another story.

@smith4496

Жыл бұрын

Some people said that he was murdered.

Judo scene was in hollywoodland..was sad because it represented his last attempts at being taking seriously (in the movie) before his death. Good movie.

Odd, he is in the bed he later died in...not sure when or how much longer he lived after this was shot. Shame he trusted so many people and these crazy women he let in his life he could have done without.

This is the first time I'd heard of this information. I was always under a suspicion of wrong doing. Toni seemed to me the type that if she couldn't have George, no one would. George, even though he was down, had a lot to live for if you ask me. He was just a victim of a obsessed crazed woman. He was marked. Stardom and money got him into it. I thought that he was a fantastic actor. Talented and well read. They, Hollywood should've used more of his talents. To heck with all stereotyping.

Very cool.

I know anyone can have a mental illness and hide it well, therefore anyone could commit suicide. But this guy had everything to live for, and he wanted to be a director, and his career was about to go that way. Why would he kill himself? I will never believe it was a suicide. This was a murder covered-up by by the LAPD.

@danarowe8924

5 жыл бұрын

100 Percent Correct

@markgiardina1303

5 жыл бұрын

I've always maintained that Reeves and his girlfriend, Lenore Lemmon got into a heated argument and that she accidentally shot him. I read that Lemmon left California the day after Reeves died. Kind of odd when considering that the couple were to be married in a few weeks before Reeve's death. She didn't even stick around for the funeral.

@Ripleys_mom

3 жыл бұрын

@@markgiardina1303 why would the police cover for her? Did she have any connections that would pressure them?

@charleswinokoor6023

2 жыл бұрын

Lee Harvey Oswald shot him. I’m surprised all of you smart people didn’t know that.

@jakemay637

Жыл бұрын

There was likely big corruption in the LAPD... And why no one in the entire PD never spoke even anonymously is another hmmm moment.

What a Nice Man. You can tell.

Feel like some cornflakes now..

Poor man. I guess we'll never know what happened to him.

The best Superman and Clark Kent ever. Play them as it should have been play if indeed the characters were real. And he was a handsome guy.

Reeves had acting charisma and knew how to project fun, which some screen actors today don't get. Michael Caine wrote a book on film acting. You can see his technique.

WONDER HOW MUCH GEORGE LIKED DOING THIS ????? DOUBTFUL !!!

that was very cool.....I loved it...….

Yes!

George Reeves truly was a swell guy. Rip.

"One armed push-ups."

This was the prototype of a "Kellogg's Candid Reporter" commercial that was intended for "THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN" (which was originally sponsored by Kellogg's during the '50s). It got no further than this 1955 "test footage". By this time, George Reeves' hair was thinning AND turning grey- and he had to dye it every time he appeared as "Clark Kent"/"Superman".

@joeswanson733

2 жыл бұрын

george was 45 when he died. with the smokin that he did over the years, the drinking, late nights, partying etc it was gonna take a toll on him. we know now that if you want to have longevity as a actor you need your sleep, eat clean, exercise all that stuff.

@jakemay637

Жыл бұрын

That time was a carryover of the Hollywood where stars drank and smoked a lot, like Bogart, Flynn ...

YOU CAN TELL GEORGE WAS A VERY SPECIAL PERSON

@fromthesidelines Thanks for the backstory.

Impressive biceps and athleticism

God Bless you George

Is this in the home he died in? The Benedict canyon house.

I wonder how many people are watching this and thinking to themselves. 'look, it's the real Superman".

Why didn't George Reeves, Noelle Neil, Jack Larson, Phyllis Coates, the directors, film crews hold a Superman Convention for fans? I bet they would've made a lot of money in the conventions. George Reeves, instead of wrestling because he couldn't find work when the Adventures of Superman (AOS) got cancelled, could've made money signing autographs, holding talk, and Q & A seminars of behind-the-scenes going on in the filming. He could've also have written a book about his life and the special effects used in the AOS filming.

First, it wasn't "her priest" who she confessed to, but was some Publicist named Edward Lozzi (and claimed to live with her until she died), who claimed she made her "death bed confession" to him. And she said nothing about her personally having ordered it, but only said, "Eddie had George taken care of". It's on utube. And secondly, your belief as fact that Alzheimers "takes away the short term memory and leaves only the long", is as nonsensical as Toni "having had confessed" to her Priest!

The judo footage is fascinating.

That looks like his own house, from what I've seen of the ... crime scene.

Interesting footage...seeing him with the camera reminds me of my Dad and his filming us as toddlers. Looks like he and my Dad also had graying in common too. Still very sad he was gone way too soon. As far as I am concerned George was the real and only SUPERMAN I ever knew...in addition to my Dad of course!

Was this commercial filmed in 1956 1957 or 1958.Was Superman in production and George Reeves a member of t hgv e director's guild yet.He dyed his hair 1955 and 56 and let it go gray in 57 when M it was thinning so I'd guess it was filmed in late 56 or 57 but I'm really not sure I

TAG? Tagg was Jimmy Hawkins. Played Annie Oakley's brother.

In the wake of his break-up with Toni, his schnauzer suffered a sad fate.

"Arch, you're putting on weight" lol

uncut? it has cuts all over the place.

No hero promotes any cereal now

A woman predicts someone she loves is getting ready to kill himself and does nothing. She then leaves town immediately and doesn’t bother going to his funeral. I wish they would have a trial and let a jury decide. That suicide decision needs to be reversed.

To me George Reeves was the original Superman.😉

@travels129

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely by far the best

@abouteverything2654

3 жыл бұрын

He is my Superman. The first Superman i ever saw. But not to many merchandise on him outthere. No busts or statues. Dont get it.

Was this the bedroom he was killed in??

Did Kelloggs ever put him on the box?

@yowzephyr

3 жыл бұрын

Naa. If you commit suicide (or people think you committed suicide) you're not gonna be put on a cereal box.

His hobby of judo would've certainly served him well in his very physical television role. Seemed so stable & decent here. No hint of his UPCOMING, CONTROVERSIAL, MYSTERIOUS & UNTIMELY DEATH!! UH HUH!!

Well, Toni Mannix confessed on her deathbed to her priest that she personally hired the hit on George... She later suffered from Altzheimers, which takes away the short term memory and leaves only the long, so she had to live with what she had done. The bullet she ordered fired shattered his skull, and the karma broke her mind. I'd call that karma, wouldn't you?

George Reeves Did Judo I Did not Know he was into Martial Arts.

Let us hope Tom Welling will not have the same bad fate befall him. He played "Superboy" on the WB/CW "Smallville" television series for several years, in fact longer than George Reeves or Christopher Reeve played the "Man of Steel."

@danarowe8924

5 жыл бұрын

Strange Coincidence Reeves And Reeve Both Played Superman And Died In Their 40s

@jakemay637

Жыл бұрын

Was there a curse of Superman? His creators were cheated huge time, and I believe his estate received a trickle as compensation from the film company...and what did the comic book publishers compensate?

49jubilee I was somewhat surprised seeing George with gray hair as well.

@robertszvetics210

9 жыл бұрын

HE TURNED GRAY VERY YOUNG

@spacepeanut5723

7 жыл бұрын

+robert szvetics I think you meant gay not gray.

@spacepeanut5723

7 жыл бұрын

robert szvetics Sorry to joke Mr. PC:(

That's a ridiculous amount of sugar he threw on his cornflakes.

toni no doubt did it.....

+robertgoldman I had to think about that line, but then it came to me, Hawkeye. :)

Wasn't there an episode where some low life crook made a machine where every thing was upside down?

sugar THAN milk or milk Than sugar? Most people are the latter right?

@catholicpriest1

8 жыл бұрын

Sugar then milk!

@tjp2109

6 жыл бұрын

Milk then sugar....always for me!

@ShannonLee1956

6 жыл бұрын

Milk first, otherwise the sugar just sinks to the bottom of the bowl.

Firstly, I have a masters in psychology, and do have some background in work with Alaheimers...it takes the short term memory, leaves the long term... Secondly, I have contacted Mr. Lozzi and he confirmed that Toni confessed to her priest the murder. He is a publicist now, but at that time, he was her caretaker for two years, during which she prayed for forgiveness for the murder. Before attacking me, you should take psych 101, and contact the man yourself... He was there, you were not.

why does he pick up his nappie, place it over his mouth briefly and then places it over his lap...is this some kind of 1950s Midwest thing?

He like to add beer to his cereal SNAP, Crackle,BURP!

That night was very different to eat out in a restaurant and having a fight with the woman he was to get married to and then he got home and the fighting ended when he went to bed for the night and she had people over to the house that got drunk that started a fight that lead to George reeves being killed and was covered up by people who had know business being in the house and a night he made up with the woman he loved over the phone that made him happy and getting work again doing superman and movies and he called off the wedding to get back with his ex girlfriend

it was always strange when the bad guy shot at Superman the bullets bounced off him, when the bad guy ran out of bullets he threw the gun at superman, the funny thing was, superman ducked

George Reeves' ultimate fate was certainly lousy. But Christopher Reeve's fate was even lousier. If you're an actor with a name that is anything like Reeve/Reeves, you're crazy to play Superman.

@FreshPrincex4

2 жыл бұрын

If i was an actor with either last name, I'd stay far away from Superman related films or shows But then again, I'm black lol

@yowzephyr

2 жыл бұрын

@@FreshPrincex4 I understand that the actor Idris Elba has seriously been considered for playing James Bond. I think the world is also ready for a black Superman. More ready than they are for a brown, red, or yellow Superman. ("Yellow" for Asians may be politically incorrect now. But anyway you know what I mean.)

He had it made why did he off himself?

@spacepeanut5723

7 жыл бұрын

You sure it was him?

@davidc3857

5 жыл бұрын

@billthestinker, he didn't kill himself, he was murdered! Watch a few documentaries and you'll understand why....

@JohnKennedy-zi5oi

3 жыл бұрын

Someone killed him

how george might have survived and i stress might. 1.) not date toni mannix 2.) not marry or get involved with leonore lemon

They're some serious guns there 2.44 lol

I believe that's the actual bedroom and bed that he died in. Was it suicide of murder? Hollywoodland is one of my favorite movies.

Is that the same bed that he shot himself in the head?🔫🕯️

Was that his home on Coldwater Canyon? Was that the bed HE DIED IN? George, u were so loved! Why George, WHY? :(

@just_ben1951

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, and the dog in video was abducted from his car.

Don’t seem like a man that was suicidal too me ??????????

@yowzephyr

2 жыл бұрын

You never know when someone might be super unhappy.

George use to play russian roulette with a unloaded handgun.,,He did this as a way to relieve stress,..,he would put a unloaded gun to his head and pull the trigger,,, .it was just a game that George liked to play,,,,.Everyone who knew him ,,, knew he did that,,,,Someone loaded that gun, George thought it was unloaded.,,,,,There's a good book out on George called twin souls merging by jean Cline ,,,she talks about his murder in the book..

@michaelmantle6043

9 жыл бұрын

Russian roulette can only be played with a revolver. The idea is to spin the cylinder and when it stops, the 'player' doesn't know if the chamber is empty or not. It can't be played with an automatic type weapon that was found at the scene. Maybe Ms. Cline also has a bridge that she wants to sell.

@sojournersblues

8 жыл бұрын

Didn't Reeves die from a bullet fired from a Luger?

@RetroFan

6 жыл бұрын

There was a bullet in the ceiling. He didn't kill himself.