The Underground World

The Underground World

1943 · 8 min · ★ 6.3 · Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery

Superman has to save Lois Lane from a cult of hawk-people in an homage to Edgar Rice Burroughs's "At the Earth's Core".

Directed by Seymour Kneitel · Written by Jay Morton

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