Another reason for the decline was that tv shows available for free at home began to adopt and coopt the serial format, in series such as sky king, captain video, hopalong cassidy, commando cody. Batman and robin the complete 1949 movie serial collection the 10 worst batman costumes of all time. See more ideas about batman, vintage movies and batman robin. Its success inspired the actioncomedy lampoon series batman and its 1966 theatrical feature film. The plot of these serials adheres to common practices of u. Im really glad that i bought this batman series from the 1940s. 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. Carol naish, has enlisted a number of 5th columnists to subvert american interests, on u. Well, thats the way john and jim beard are looking at this series as colton continues to be much more interesting character than either of the dynamic duo.
The original negative seems to have been sourced, as the fullframe, black and white image is very sharp with deep blacks. The fourth upload in the 1943 batman serial, chapter. A while back, i purchased the 1943 and 1949 batman serials on dvd and finally got around to watching them over the last couple of weeks. From the serials of the 1940s to the christopher nolan blockbusters, watch. Batman 1940 series batman 2011 on batman and robin.
See more ideas about batman, im batman and superhero. Batmans first movie was a wwii antijapan serial video the 1943 batman serial put the caped crusader in the role of u. Daka was batmans only villain all 15 chapters of the serial revolved around batman and robins efforts to find him and bring him to justice. Batman serials from 1940s the superherohype forums.
Batman is a 15chapter serial, released in 1943 by columbia pictures. Rounding out the cast were shirley patterson as linda page bruce waynes love. Batmans first bigscreen appearance came in a 1943 serial by columbia pictures, who produced another in 1949. The complete 1949 movie serial collection looks very good. The sequel to batmans film debut, the 1943 movie the batman, batman and robin was released in 1949 by columbia pictures and served as a sequel serial, consisting of fifteen chapters in a similar way as the original. The first live action batman film was a serial produced by columbia in 1943. It was made during wii and nobody cared about political correctness. The 49 batman serial, while closer to the tv version, than the high budgeted movie spectacular, for me, is somewhere in between. The movie 1966 the first full length movie, starring adam west as batman. As i watched this 1943 batman serial, i could just imagine how young boys and girls of the time would anxiously await the next exciting episode each week at the theaters. William austin as alfred pennyworth uncredited robert fiske as foster uncredited gus glassmire as uncle martin. There were two serials released in the 1940s pertaining to the character batman.
Furthermore a great movie even for younger batman fans like me. Buy batman the complete 1943 movie serial collection at. The complete 1949 movie serial collection looks really nice, and shows how much better vintage serials look when their authorized and not a budget public domain release. Vintage movies old movies great movies bob kane dark knight batman pictures dc icons batman tv series old movie posters.
Personally batman is my favourite hero because he is just a normal bloke with nice gadgets,some muscle and a brain. My dad bought me volume 1 to the 1943 batman serial and both volumes to the 1949 serial and much like the original burton batman movie i watched these movies over and over and over again in my youth to the point that they forever have a soft spot in my heart. While the film brings quite a lot of 1980s flair, a new fanmade trailer. Join superheroes batman robert lowery and robin john duncan as they help commissioner gordon. Here is a chronological list of batman stand alone movies. Batman y robin, batman and superman, batman stuff, bob. Republics serials, by contrast, are generally dupeylooking on dvd, often with very poor contrast.
The complete 1940s movie serials collection batman batman and robin at a low price. Christian bale, michael caine, gary oldman, morgan freeman, and cillian murphy appeared in all three movies. The 1943 serial, titled batman, is a single story with 15 chapters and ran for over 4 hours. The dark knight trilogy simple english wikipedia, the. The design was created nearly whole cloth, with only a passing resemblance to real cars of the time. Daka, a japanese spy who invented a device that turns people into pseudozombies. It was hardly unusual to see the theater patrons herded into the geometry of the seat rows only to stare less like watchers of a movie and more like zombies in that direction their minds, thoughts, and unannounced offerings of prayer focused so far distant. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Batmans grounded portrayal was universally acclaimed.
It includes batman begins 2005, the dark knight 2008, and the dark knight rises 2012. Originally a radio action crime drama series from 1936 to 1953, it was also the basis of two universal pictures movie serials in 1940. The action is superb and storyline for me gets an a. It is a sequel to the 1943 serial batman, although with different actors. There were 2 early 1940 s serials 1943 was lewis wilson note. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The evolution of batman in cinema from early 1940s serials to today. It was about a japanese agent named tito daka who runs a. Batman is a 1943 blackandwhite 15chapter theatrical serial from columbia pictures. Carrol naish a white guy in makeup, is the most compelling character in the entire serial and the only one who, including batman and robin, displays any consistency from episode to episode.
Supporting players included jane adams as vicki vale and veteran character actor lyle talbot as commissioner gordon. Directed by lambert hillyer and starring lewis wilson. The dark knight series is a set of three christopher nolan batman movies. Carrol naish played the villain, an original character named dr. The colton movie serial guest starring batman and robin continues with a shocking cliffhanger ending for episode eight. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The complete 1943 and 1949 serial collection this set includes the complete 1943 and 1949 serial collection.
Batmans first movie was a wwii antijapan serial video. A movie that the current crop of batfans might not like, but nevertheless an important part of the c. The costumes looks funny and many jokes about batman started probably out of this. The original batman serial from the early 1940s follows the development ofcaped crusader during his early days, as he fights to find his place in society.
Three columbia serials with the occasional mascot serial were usually shown. Your email address will never be sold or distributed to a third party for any reason. The serial squadron cliffhanger movie serial archive. This is a 2 disc set containing all 15 episodes of the original batman 1943 theatrical series including teasers. The fictional superhero batman, who appears in american comic books published by dc comics, has appeared in various films since his inception. The second uploaded installment in the 1943 batman serial chapter 11. A few months after bill finger coined the term batmobile, artist jerry robinson drew what would be come the first definitive design of the car. Here at, we are committed to protecting your privacy. Rounding out the cast were shirley patterson as linda page bruce waynes love interest. The batman animated series by bruce timm and eric radomski in the nineties came out when schumacher was camping it up.
The result was a combination of speed, style, and brute force that continues to influence batmobile designs today. Enjoying the 1943 batman movie serial from columbia pictures on dvd. That said, the racism in the batman serial is so overthetop that it becomes comic. Tooned up s4 e26 the evolution of batman animated series channel frederator. The trilogy is considered by many to be one of the best of all times. Apparently culled from the original negative, the fullframe, black and white transfer is sharp, welldetailed and has deep blacks.
The 1943 batman movie serial, starring lewis wilson as the batman and lewis. It was fun to see how batman was done in these early years. Quant a cette cadillac series 75 pour etre precis, elle a ete creee au general motors par le styliste harley j. Best of rifftrax batman episodes 1 thru 4 1940s serial. Batman 1943 batman and robin 1949 batman 1966 batman 1989 batman returns 1992 batman. The reason is, that i saw this serial for the first time as an 8 year old matinee movie goer in florida during its first release. Tim burtons batman gets even better in this 1940s style.
The films plot dealt with batman and robins struggle against dr. Although i am a big movie buff of films made during the 1920s 1950s, this was one of the first serials that i had watched. Who played batman in the 1940s cinema serials answers. The character also appeared in the 1966 film batman, which was a feature film adaptation of the 1960s batman tv series starring adam west and burt ward, who also starred in. Lacking the funding of later batman projects, the batmobile was simply a factorystock convertible. The serial squadron is a multimedia archive the home on the web of the original male and female cinema action heroes, and our goal is to preserve and restore and make available for viewing or study the jungle, mystery, western and scifi cliffhangers that inspired star wars and the hollywood superhero blockbusters of today. Depending on who you ask, tim burtons batman is regarded as the best liveaction portrayal of the caped crusader.
Created by bob kane and bill finger, the character first starred in two serial films in the 1940s, batman and batman and robin. Batman the 1943 serial collection dvd, 2005, 2disc set. The 1943 batman movie serial, starring lewis wilson as the batman and lewis croft as robin, is definitely one of my favorites. Robert lowery played batman, while johnny duncan played robin.
The character also appeared in the 1966 film batman, which was a feature film adaptation of the 1960s batman tv series. Sky marshall of the universe, the gene autry show, batman, and the lone ranger. Discovering the batman serial and the strip cartoon at the age of eight must have shaped warped. What are the titles and order of the various batman movies. Legacy of the batman how the animated series influenced the 1940s columbia batman serials batman on film batman 75 glorious years of bat vehicles deano in america.