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Writers:
Bob Kane (comics)
George H. Plympton (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
26 May 1949 (USA) more
Tagline:
Based On The Well-Known Batman Comic Magazine Feature appearing in "Detective Comics" and "Batman" Magazines more
Plot:
The caped crusaders versus The Wizard, black-hooded mastermind. full summary | add synopsis
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Holy childhood Robin! more (27 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Robert Lowery | ... | Batman / Bruce Wayne | |
| Johnny Duncan | ... | Robin / Dick Grayson (as John Duncan) | |
| Jane Adams | ... | Vicki Vale | |
| Lyle Talbot | ... | Commissioner Jim Gordon | |
| Ralph Graves | ... | Winslow Harrison [Chs. 7-8] | |
| Don C. Harvey | ... | Henchman Nolan [Chs. 1-6] (as Don Harvey) | |
| William Fawcett | ... | Prof. Hammil | |
| Leonard Penn | ... | Carter - Hammil's valet | |
| Rick Vallin | ... | Barry Brown | |
| Michael Whalen | ... | Private Investigator Dunne [Chs. 2, 9, 12] | |
| Greg McClure | ... | Henchman Evans [Chs. 1-6] | |
| House Peters Jr. | ... | Henchman Earl [Chs. 7-15] | |
| Jim Diehl | ... | Henchman Jason [Chs. 3-15] | |
| Rusty Wescoatt | ... | Henchman Ives [Chs. 3-13] |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
The Adventures of Batman and Robin
The New Adventures of Batman and Robin
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Runtime:
263 min (15 episodes)
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1.37 : 1 more
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USA:Approved (PCA #13671-13685)
Filming Locations:
George Lewis Mansion - Benedict Canyon Drive, Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA more
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Vicki Vale would become a common character in the Batman comics after this film. Bob Kane based her on Marilyn Monroe, whom he met during the film's banquet. more
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Revealing mistakes: When some of the remote-controlled cars are supposed to be run without drivers, the stuntman can be seen slumping low in the seat. more
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Crime, striking our city night and day, is on the increase. Our undermanned police force is helpless to cope with the situation, but they have an ally - Batman - who with the faithful Robin, wages unending war against all criminals!
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Featured in Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman (2005) (V) more
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I don't profess to be in a position to objectively judge the artistic merits of this series since the last (and only) time I saw it, was in 1952, when I was 7. Fifty years tends to warp perspectives! I will therefore comment only as to what it meant to me all those years ago!
It meant everything!! Shown at our local Saturday morning pictures, my friends and I would rock on down to our local Odeon theater in South East London. After Laurel and Hardy, The "Purple People Eaters" and a Jackie Coogan flick the session would close off with this serial. This was as good as jaw dropping excitement got! I didn't pay too much attention to the authenticity of the dialog or sets...just the incessant biffing. Having to wait a WHOLE WEEK to find out how Batman or Robin escaped from their impending fate...be it a bomb or approaching steam train, was exquisite torture!
In hindsight, this serial probably WAS the inspiration behind the 1960's Adam West/Burt Ward revival. It was campy but Oh, such fun. You have no idea just how MUCH fun - to a seven year old!