Ten months after the small California town of Midwich was struck by a mysterious event, 10 local women give birth to unfriendly alien children posing as humans, having abilities to read adults’ minds as well as force people to harm themselves.
The film depicts Superman’s origin, including his infancy as Kal-El of Krypton and his youthful years in the rural town of Smallville. When the evil Lex Luthor plans to take over the world, Superman is the only one who can stop him.
Young writer Richard Collier becomes smitten by a photograph of Elise McKenna at the Grand Hotel. Through self-hypnosis, he travels back in time to the year 1912 to find love with the famous stage actress from the early 1900s.