| The Gladiator | |
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| Directed by | Edward Sedgwick |
| Written by | Philip Wylie (novel The Gladiator) Arthur Sheekman Charlie Melson |
| Produced by | David L. Loew Edward Gross (assistant producer) |
| Starring | Joe E. Brown Man Mountain Dean Dickie Moore June Travis Robert Kent |
| Cinematography | George Schneiderman |
| Edited by | Robert O. Crandall (as Robert Crandall) |
| Music by | Victor Young (uncredited) |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Gladiator is a 1938 American comedy and fantasy film starring Joe E. Brown, Dickie Moore and June Travis. The movie is an adaptation of Philip Gordon Wylie's 1930 novel Gladiator, which is often credited with having influenced the creation of Superman.[1]
- ^ Jones, Gerard. Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book. New York: Basic Books, 2004 (ISBN 0465036562), p.80. Also see Moskowitz, Sam Explorers of the Infinite: Shapers of Science Fiction, Cleveland, Ohio: The World Publishing Co., 1963 (ISBN 0-88355-130-6), pp.278–295