The highs and lows of the film were accentuated beautifully by Leonard Rosenman""s expressive musical score.The film""s budget of $4 million made it one of the most expensive B/W films of its time, and although it was a popular and well-received film, it was met with mixed reviews and responses, and didn""t become profitable for United Artists until its home video release and later re-releases.As before, Superman intercepted the missile in space and hurled it into the sun, but this time, the explosion""s fireball erupted from the sun""s surface and discharged a newly-energized, solar-powered super-human in a black and gold costume with a cape -- known as "Nuclear Man" (Mark Pillow, in his sole performance ever in a film), who flew to Earth""s Metropolis.On his way to a performance of he London Symphony, his first victim in the fog-shrouded streets is a flower girl who offers: "A flower for your buttonhole, sir? Here""s a nice one.As Hedare""s new chief executive, Laurel held a press conference to pay tribute to her dead husband, and to announce the launch of the new beauty product.