Superman's father (Marlon Brando) Jor-El tries to convince the council that governs the planet Krypton that it is doomed, but they refuse to listen or allow him to warn others. Jor-El constructs a spacecraft and sends his child off to Earth, even though it is a primitive planet. The craft crash lands and the son is raised as Clark Kent by Martha and Jonathan Kent (Glenn Ford) in Smallville, where Jonathan teaches him to conceal his powers and wait for the time when he can use them. When Jonathan dies, Clark (Jeff East)goes on a journey to the North Pole, where an image of his father teaches him about his powers and Krypton.![]()
