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Batman • 1943 • Serial
“Batman” is a 1943 black-and-white 15 chapter theatrical serial from Columbia Pictures, produced by Rudolph C. Flothow, directed by Lambert Hillyer. The serial is based on the DC Comics character Batman who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May of 1939. It stars Lewis Wilson as Batman and Douglas Croft as his sidekick Robin. The villain is an original character named Dr. Daka, a secret agent of the Japanese Imperial government, played by J. Carrol Naish. Rounding out the cast are Shirley Patterson as Linda Page, Bruce Wayne’s love interest, and William Austin as Alfred, the Wayne Manor butler. Directed by: Lambert Hillyer Produced by: Rudolph C. Flothow Written by: Victor McLeod, Leslie Swabacker, Harry L. Fraser Based on characters by: Bob Kane and Bill Finger (uncredited) Starring: Lewis Wilson Douglas Croft J. Carrol Naish Shirley Patterson Music by: Lee Zahler Cinematography: James S. Brown Jr. Edited by: Dwight Caldwell, Earl Turner Distributed by Columbia Pictures Release date: July 16, 1943 Running time: 15 chapters (260 minutes) Country: United States Language: English The serial’s storyline involves the Batman, a secret U. S. government agent, attempting to defeat the sabotage schemes of Japanese agent Dr. Daka operating in Gotham City at the height of World War II. Serving Daka are his traitorous American henchmen. Batman is notable for being the first appearance on film of Batman and for debuting serial story details that quickly became permanent parts of the Batman comic’s mythos: the Bat’s Cave and its secret entrance through a grandfather clock inside Wayne Manor. The serial also changed the course of how Alfred Pennyworth’s physical appearance was depicted in Batman stories. At the time Batman was released in theaters, Alfred was a portly gentleman in the comics. Subsequent issues suddenly portrayed Alfred as trim and sporting a thin mustache, following actor William Austin’s portrayal. The serial was commercially successful and in 1949, four years after World War II, spawned another Columbia chapter serial, Batman and Robin. The entire first Batman serial was re-released theatrically in 1965 as An Evening with Batman and Robin, and proved very popular. (Some theatres showed the chapters as a Saturday matinee.) Its success inspired the action-comedy lampoon series Batman (and its 1966 theatrical feature film spin-off) starring Adam West and Burt Ward.

For Batman Day 2023 !!Batman • 1943 • Serial“Batman” is a 1943 black-and-white 15 chapter theatrical serial from Columbia Pictures, produced by Rudolph C. Flothow, directed by Lambert Hillyer. The serial is based on the DC Comics character Batman who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May of 1939. It stars Lewis Wilson as Batman and…Read More– David Oshel (@superadmin) September 16, 2023