George Reeves Was A Household Name Reeves first graced the screen as the Man of Steel in 1951 in the 58-minute film Superman and the Mole Men. The first theatrical release based on the Kryptonian ...

5) The George Reeves Suit courtesy of Lippert pictures. Before he lit up TV sets as the hero, George Reeves played Superman in Superman and the Mole Men in 1951. (Yes, that is the movie’s actual ...

Corenswet becomes the fifth actor to play Superman on the big screen in live-action, following in the footsteps of George Reeves, Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh, and Henry Cavill.

The DC Studios head, plus actors Nathan Fillion and Winchester native Anthony Carrigan, talk about making the new "Superman" movie.

Since then, the stars of the franchise, like George Reeves, Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder, have faced a multitude of problems.