"Billion Dollar Limited"

"Billion Dollar Limited" (short), 1942. Superman vs. a train robbery.

Directed by Dave Fleischer. Written by Seymour Kneitel & Izzy Sparber, based on characters by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster. Starring Joan Alexander & Bud Collyer.

Concept: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Story: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Characters: 3/4 (Good). Lois Lane: Action Hero.
Dialog: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Pacing: 3/4 (Good)
Cinematography: 4/4 (Great)
Special effects/design: 3/4 (Good). Superman's up against more mundane challenges here - first a carload of gangsters, then a runaway train - which leaves less room for the brilliant science fiction design work the first two cartoons had.
Acting: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Music: 3/4 (Good)
Subjective Rating: 8/10 (Great, 4/4). It was nice of Superman to stop that train, but I'm pretty sure Lois had the bad guys under control.
Objective Rating (Average): 2.8/4 (Good)