General montgomery is handed a scarf by his batman, corporal w english, in camp at eighth army headquarters in italy. Foi estrelado por lewis wilson como batman e douglas croft como robin. A lot of it was predictably crude even if not as disturbing as the batman serial released at the time. Carrol naish as the villain of the piece, theres hardly a major screen name associated with it. The 1943 columbia pictures serial batman was nowhere near the peak of the chapterplay genre. May 19, 2014 batman would follow with his liveaction serial in 1943 with a sequel in 1949, followed by captain america in 1944, and superman in 1948 and a sequel in 1950. First depiction of the batman at the screen, in 1943, during wwii. These shows from the pretelevision age include adventure, comedies, mystery shows, western dramas and shows from world war ii. Japanese spymaster prince daka operates a covert espionage organization located in gotham citys nowdeserted little tokyo which turns american scientists into pliable zombies. Flothow, directed by lambert hillyer, that stars lewis wilson as batman and douglas croft as his sidekick robin.
Unfollow batman 1943 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. 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. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Batman, the complete 1943 movie serial collection batman. Apr 14, 2015 here is the original 1943 trailer advertising columbia pictures bat man 15 chapter serial. Movie adaptation of the serial addeddate 20190612 04. The complete 1943 movie serial collection 1943 not rated dir. Flothow and directed by lambert hillyer, it was done on the cheap even by serial standards, and if the writing wasnt bad, the production was terrible. However, in the 1960s there were still batmen in the french army. In the german army the batman was known as ordonnanz orderly from the french ordonnance, or colloquially as putzer cleaner or as bursche boy or valet. Currently unsubstantiated rumors have it that alfred was also thomas waynes bruce waynes late father batman when both men were in military service. 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. Corporal english, from erith, has been the generals batman since alamein.
He assures another reader that daka has vowed to return in search of more weapons technology. The 1943 batman serial is the first rendition on screen of the famed caped crusader. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. In this propaganda serial, the batman fights against an evil known as dr daka. Em gotham city, batman lewis wilson luta contra dr. Generally, the film quality is good with occasional picture contrast instability as where dark shades appear as if the brightness dial has been turned up. The batman the complete 1943 serial collection by lewis.
The 1943 serial, titled batman, is a single story with 15 chapters and ran for over 4 hours. Daka, a japanese mastermind of a wartime espionagesabotage group. Very interesting original batman battling the new order or as it is called today the new world order. Batman the complete 1943 movie serial collection walmart. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Personally, i find the 1949 version more enjoyable and better produced, but thats not to say that the 1943 version isnt a hoot. This rare surviving batman audition show is more of a drawing room mystery than the dark knight we expect from the comic pages. Lewis wilson starred as batman and douglas croft portrayed robin.
Batmans first bigscreen appearance came in a 1943 serial by columbia pictures, who produced another in 1949. Daka has a radiumpowered death ray that pulverizes walls, and a classic alligator pit to dispose of enemies. Otr usually means radio broadcasting from the golden age of radio, mostly before 1964. 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. Batman adaptations are generally regarded as taking place in universes separate from those of the comics. There were also plenty of other nonsuperhero comic book characters in the serial business, most of whom have not survived into the present e. Staring shirley patterson, douglas croft, lewis wilson and j. 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.
Here is the original 1943 trailer advertising columbia pictures bat man 15 chapter serial. The first live action batman film was a serial produced by columbia in 1943. Batman 1943 seriado antigo completo legendado no mega sinopse. General bernard montgomery, commander of the eighth army, italy, 30 september 1943 imperial war museums. Batman e um seriado produzido em 1943 pela columbia pictures, em 15 capitulos. When batman comics were printed in italy after world war ii, somebody somewhere decided that batman in his gray long johns was just too scary for il ragazzi. Columbias twodisc set of batman the complete 1943 movie serial collection looks okay after a very bad start. The batman an evening with batman and robin 1943 rotten.
The 1943 batman movie serial, starring lewis wilson as the batman and lewis croft as robin, is definitely one of my favorites movie serials. The 1943 serial collection on dvd 043396119291 from sony pictures home entertainment. Jun 29, 2015 a lot of it was predictably crude even if not as disturbing as the batman serial released at the time. In the days before television when movie theaters provided the only audiovisual. Serial devotees seem mostly divided when comparing the 1943 and the 1949 batmans.
Gotham citys caped crusader never had his own show on old time radio, although he and robin were often featured on the adventures of superman. Batman would follow with his liveaction serial in 1943 with a sequel in 1949, followed by captain america in 1944, and superman in 1948 and a sequel in 1950. I taped this from the amc channel back in 1994 shortly prior to when the serial began airing on. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of.
Batmans first foray into liveaction was in a 15chapter movie serial in 1943. Batman started it all, and it s now available on dvd for the first time ever. 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. Find your perfect wallpaper and download the image or photo for free. The dynamic duo goes to gotham university and asks the worlds.
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. The episodes are presented in full frame, as intended. The twisted wreckage of powerful german mark iv tanks lines the route of the nazi retreat. 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. It seems to be complete along with the racist material. Batmans first movie was a wwii antijapan serial video. You can use it to filter works and to filter bookmarks. Batmen were officially abolished after world war ii. Mar 22, 2016 batmans first movie was a wwii antijapan serial video the 1943 batman serial put the caped crusader in the role of u. Jan 31, 2011 batmans first bigscreen appearance came in a 1943 serial by columbia pictures, who produced another in 1949. Batman through years 1943, 1949, 1989, 1992, 1995, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2016 duration. As world war ii rages on, the fate of the free world remains in doubt, but freedom faces enemies other than those theyre aware of. Carrol naish personificou o vilao, um personagem original denominado dr.
It was fun to see how batman was done in these early years. In dc comics media, alfred pennyworth batman s butler, created in 1943 has been referred to multiple times as batman s batman. In the french army the term for batman was ordonnance orderly. 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. Batman 1943 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Batmans first movie was a wwii antijapan serial video the 1943 batman serial put the caped crusader in the role of u. Use wallpapers on your phone, desktop background, website and more. I cannot recommend batmans 1943 serial enough, this is a well crafted serial and even if youre not a serial fan, youll love this one. Batman is a 1943 blackandwhite 15chapter theatrical serial from columbia pictures, produced by rudolph c. American observers watch the shelling of nazi positions in acerno, a town in the path of the american advance in southern italy. Carol naish, has enlisted a number of 5th columnists to subvert american interests, on u.