Batman and robin serial new adventures of batman and robin, the boy wonder, also known as simply batman and robin, is a 15chapter serial released in 1949 by columbia pictures. The serial was commercially successful and in 1949, four years after world war ii, spawned another columbia chapter serial, batman and robin. Lowery took on the role of batman in the batman and robin serial. By rob kelly dc comics dynamic duo made their liveaction debut in columbia pictures 15chapter 1943 movie serial batman, starring lewis wilson as batman bruce wayne, douglas croft as robin dick grayson, and j. Flothow, directed by lambert hillyer, that stars lewis wilson as batman and douglas croft as his sidekick robin. The 1943 batman serial airing on tcm comics worth reading.
Batman was a 15chapter serial released in 1943 by columbia pictures. The plot is based on batman, a us government agent, attempting. The fictional superhero batman, created by bob kane and bill finger has appeared in liveaction films. The 1943 batman movie serial, starring lewis wilson as the batman and lewis croft as robin, is definitely one of my favorites. According to wikipedia, the serial starred lewis wilson as batman and douglas croft as robin. Batman and robin is a 15chapter serial released in 1949 by columbia pictures. Lacking the funding of later batman projects, the batmobile was simply a factorystock convertible. Rounding out the cast were shirley patterson as linda page bruce waynes love interest, and william austin as alfred. In the serial, batman and robin were again realized in very poorly designed.
Like most other serials, these were lowbudget affairs that were run once a week, featuring cliffhanger type endings to draw audiences back for the next installment. This was the first of columbias two batman serials and was followed by the slightly better batman and robin 1949. Mar 18, 2016 batman is a 15chapter serial, released in 1943 by columbia pictures. Supporting players included jane adams as vicki vale and veteran character actor lyle. This was before the debut of batman on abc, january 12, 1966. Important to the way alfred the butler has been drawn for over 50 years for since that serial alfred has been drawn like the actor in said serial william austin. Rounding out the cast were shirley patterson as linda page bruce waynes love interest. Most critics will say that the 1943 serial is superior to the 1949 one, even if it was made with less money. He plays bruce flawlessly and batman as well as anyone else has ever played him. It is the fourth and final installment of warner bros.
Batman is a 1943 blackandwhite 15chapter theatrical serial from columbia pictures. The plot asserts that batman and robin are on special assignment for the u. An inside look at the boy wonders and his mentors first time on celluloid. Directed by joel schumacher and written by akiva goldsman, it stars george clooney replacing val kilmer as. Columbias twodisc set of batman the complete 1943 movie serial collection looks okay after a very bad start. Watch as mildmannered bruce wayne lewis wilson becomes batman. Directed by lambert hillyer and starring lewis wilson as batman and douglas croft as robin.
New adventures of batman and robin, the boy wonder, also known as simply batman and robin, is a 15chapter serial released in 1949 by columbia pictures. Which actor played batman in the 1943 batman serial answers. I had not seen this one before but the original 1943 batman serial should be watched in the context of what it was at the time. The plot is based on batman, a us government agent, attempting to defeat the japanese agent dr. Carrol naish played the villain, an original character named dr. Lewis wilson was the first actor to play batman on screen, with douglas croft joining him as the first robin in the 1943 film batman. Batman s screen debut, a series of 15 cinematic shorts, was notable for what it lacked. Over at the continental art these nights people are turning out to see something called an evening with batman and robin. And while this never happened in the comics, the film serial does show daka returning in 1943 in an effort to procure the.
Batman and robin serial the dark knight wore a long snout and flimsy ears that makes him look completely unrecognizable. The films plot dealt with batman and robin s struggle against dr. Requires ntsc region 1 compatible player gotham city serials. Batman 1943 and batman and robin 1949 15 chapter movie. The first ever live action batman was portrayed by lewis wilson in the 15 chapter serial the batman in 1943. Apr 14, 2015 here is the original 1943 trailer advertising columbia pictures bat man 15 chapter serial.
Based on the batman comic magazine feature appearing in detective comics and batman. The serial starredlewis wilson as batman and douglas croft as robin. Batman 1943 serial lewis wilson as bruce wayne batman douglas croft as dick grayson robin how the 1943 batman serial influenced the 1966 batman tv series batman wallpapers 2 from and internet by trivto on deviantart first batman results for yahoo image search results looking back at batman batman thecomplete 1943 movie serial collection. If you know the answer to this question, please register to join our limited beta program and start the. Batman and robin battle spymaster prince daka who runs a covert espionage organization located in gotham citys nowdeserted little tokyo which turns american scientists into pliable zombies. Batman the complete 1943 movie serial collection walmart. Feb 10, 2019 batman is a 1943 black and white 15 chapter theatrical serial from columbia pictures, produced by rudolph c. Comment has been made about the antijapanese racism that rears its head through the serial, however wwii was still going and the japanese threat was very real back then, so it was possibly understandable that such sentiment would be evident. Watch as mildmannered bruce wayne lewis wilson becomes batman, the classic superhero who, with robin douglas croft, protects gotham city from the evil. Batman 1943 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Batman started it all, and it s now available on dvd for the first time ever. Batman is a 1943 blackandwhite 15chapter theatrical serial from columbia pictures, produced by rudolph c.
The batman 1943 trailer first ever live action batman youtube. The 1943 serial collection see how batman really began. Carrol naish in batman 1943 lewis wilson in batman 1943 j. Bob kanes batman comic had only appeared a few years earlier may 1939 but was brought to the screen for the first time here.
The batman an evening with batman and robin 1943 rotten. The batman or simply batman was a 15chapter serial released in 1943 by columbia pictures. Batman is a 1943 blackandwhite 15 chapter theatrical serial from columbia pictures, produced by rudolph c. This is a 2 disc set containing all 15 episodes of the original batman 1943 theatrical series including teasers. Batman is a 1943 black and white 15chapter theatrical serial from columbia pictures, produced by rudolph c. Batman in live action in columbia pictures 15part series in 1943. There was a special showing of the fifteen chapters of the 1943 batman serial in a few big city movie houses. It seems to be complete along with the racist material.
The highs and lows of the dynamic duos screen debut. Batman 1943batman and robin 1949 dvd, 2014, 2disc set at the best online prices at ebay. Following up on the popular 1943 film serial the batman, this 15part serial is about a nefarious masked figure called the wizard, who swipes a diamondpowered remote control device that renders all of gotham citys machines immobile. He first appeared in 2 serials batman 1943 and batman and robin 1949.
Supermans arrival on earth in the 1948 serial superman duration. Reel retro cinema th dimension, comics, creators, culture. This serial was reissued under the title an evening with batman and robin in late 1965. Rounding out the cast were shirley patterson as linda page bruce waynes love interest, and william austin as alfred the film is notable for being the first filmed appearance of. It is a sequel to the 1943 serial batman, although with different actors. This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the serials batman and batman and robin and is an adaptation of batman. The chapterplay has a likable cast headed by lewis wilson as bruce wayne and batman.
The serial starred lewis wilson as batman and douglas croft as robin. Batman and robin this is the first ever liveaction production featuring the characters batman, robin, alfred and linda page. The batmanbruce wayne lewis wilson, and his ward, robindick grayson douglas croft, secret government agents following the japanese attack on. Furthermore, standards and practices required batman and robin to be fbi agents rather than vigilantes at. Batman and robin serial wikimili, the free encyclopedia.
I taped this from the amc channel back in 1994 shortly prior to when the serial began airing on. Batman 1943 15 chapter serial directed by lambert hillyer. The first live action batman film was a serial produced by columbia in 1943. Daka, a japanese spy who invented a device that turns people into pseudozombies. Superman and captain america, the batman movie serial is fun in places and certainly has its charms if youre willing to sit through the threehour plus running time. The films plot dealt with batman and robins struggle against dr. This one shows hints of the batman action to come in the late 60s.
The 1949 serial was a more of a gangster story spiced up with a colorless supervillain the wizard. The program simply consisted of all of the episodes complete with titles, credits and cliffhangersexactly as they were shown in theaters in 1943 presented one after the other in one sitting. The film is notable for being the first filmed appearance of. Rounding out the cast were shirley patterson as linda page bruce waynes love interest, and william austin as alfred the butler. Batman the 1943 serial collection dvd, 2005, 2disc set. Wilson, 23 at the time, perhaps had the most comfortable time in the costume, which was made of illfitting fabric.
Watch as mildmannered bruce wayne lewis wilson becomes batman, the classic superhero who, with robin douglas croft, protects gotham city from the evil schemes of dr. Robert lowery played batman, while johnny duncan played robin. The plot of these serials adheres to common practices of u. If you want to catch up before tomorrows airing of the bats cave, chapter two, you can buy batman. Which actor played batman in the 1943 batman serial. Dig this look back at 1943 s batman serial, by reel retro cinema columnist rob kelly. Children dying of heart trouble before they are 20 years old. The show is all 15 chapters of a 1943 serial film and it runs more than four hours plus an intermission. Batman 1943 serial lewis wilson as bruce wayne batman douglas croft as dick grayson robin how the 1943 batman serial influenced the 1966 batman tv series batman wallpapers 2 from and internet by trivto on deviantart first batman results for yahoo image search results looking back at batman. He assures another reader that daka has vowed to return in search of more weapons technology.
It is based on the dc comics character batman, introduced may 1939 in detective comics issue 27. Batman is a 15chapter serial, released in 1943 by columbia pictures. Furthermore, standards and practices required batman and robin to be fbi agents rather than vigilantes at odds with the law. This lowbudget, 15part weekly serial from columbia pictures was, as the opening credits stated. The batman serial had a different one sheet for each chapter but the only change would be the center image advertising the chapter title and the photograph that sometimes went with it. Carol naish, has enlisted a number of 5th columnists to subvert american interests, on u. The first episode is depressingly grainy and terminally contrasty in some scenes, such as the first establishing shot of batman sitting at a boring desk amid a bunch of bats in the bat cave. Batman was popular enough that it got a sequel in 1949, batman and robin. For the substantial cinematic legacy that batman has subsequently developed, this serial is an inauspicious screen debut.