Superman: The Mad Scientist

1941 animated Technicolor short film directed by Dave Fleischer
Movie animated_short_film Q1604699
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Summary

Superman: The Mad Scientist is an animated short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,127 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's instance of is recorded as The Mad Scientist — instance of (P31): animated short film[3].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist was directed by The Mad Scientist — director (P57): Dave Fleischer[4].
  • The Mad Scientist — screenwriter (P58): Seymour Kneitel wrote the screenplay for Superman: The Mad Scientist[5].
  • The Mad Scientist — screenwriter (P58): Isadore Sparber wrote the screenplay for Superman: The Mad Scientist[6].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's composer is recorded as The Mad Scientist — composer (P86): Sammy Timberg[7].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's genre is The Mad Scientist — genre (P136): science fiction film[8].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's based on is recorded as The Mad Scientist — based on (P144): Superman[9].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist was produced by The Mad Scientist — producer (P162): Max Fleischer[10].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's part of the series is recorded as The Mad Scientist — part of the series (P179): Superman (1941-1943)[11].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's production company is recorded as The Mad Scientist — production company (P272): Paramount Pictures[12].
  • The original language of Superman: The Mad Scientist was The Mad Scientist — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[13].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's Commons category is recorded as Superman (1941 film)[14].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's color is recorded as The Mad Scientist — color (P462): color[15].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's country of origin is recorded as The Mad Scientist — country of origin (P495): United States[16].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist was published on September 26, 1941[17].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's voice actor is recorded as The Mad Scientist — voice actor (P725): Bud Collyer[18].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's distributed by is recorded as The Mad Scientist — distributed by (P750): Warner Bros. Home Entertainment[19].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's main subject is The Mad Scientist — main subject (P921): superhero[20].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's nominated for is recorded as The Mad Scientist — nominated for (P1411): Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[21].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's title is recorded as Superman[22].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's duration is recorded as {'amount': '+11'}[23].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's CNC film rating is recorded as The Mad Scientist — CNC film rating (Romania) (P3402): A.G.[24].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's copyright status is recorded as The Mad Scientist — copyright status (P6216): public domain[25].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's P14449 is recorded as 173293[26].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's P14821 is recorded as 34247[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Superman: The Mad Scientist was produced by The Mad Scientist — producer (P162): Max Fleischer[10]. It was directed by The Mad Scientist — director (P57): Dave Fleischer[4]. Screenwriters include The Mad Scientist — screenwriter (P58): Seymour Kneitel[5] and The Mad Scientist — screenwriter (P58): Isadore Sparber[6].

Publication

Superman: The Mad Scientist was published on September 26, 1941[17]. The original language of it was The Mad Scientist — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[13]. Its genre is The Mad Scientist — genre (P136): science fiction film[8]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Mad Scientist — part of the series (P179): Superman (1941-1943)[11].

Subject and Themes

Superman: The Mad Scientist's main subject is The Mad Scientist — main subject (P921): superhero[20]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Mad Scientist — part of the series (P179): Superman (1941-1943)[11].

Why It Matters

Superman: The Mad Scientist ranks in the top 6% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,127 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · TalkTuahLunchly · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Video → Superman (1941).webm
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Video: Superman (1941).webm"
  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 34247
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 34247, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269901|batch #269901]]"
  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 24999
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 24999, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  4. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 173293
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
  5. 16w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → color
    Publication date → +1941-09-26T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → animated short film
    Nominated for → Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Part of the series: Superman (1941-1943), разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect Superman 1941-1943 → Superman (1941-1943) ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRed"
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