Batman and Robin (1949) 6.2
The caped crusaders versus The Wizard, black-hooded mastermind. Director:Spencer Gordon Bennet (as Spencer Bennet) |
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Batman and Robin (1949) 6.2
The caped crusaders versus The Wizard, black-hooded mastermind. Director:Spencer Gordon Bennet (as Spencer Bennet) |
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Robert Lowery | ... | ||
Johnny Duncan | ... |
Robin /
Dick Grayson
(as John Duncan)
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Jane Adams | ... | ||
Lyle Talbot | ... | ||
Ralph Graves | ... | ||
Don C. Harvey | ... |
Henchman Nolan [Chs. 1-6]
(as Don Harvey)
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William Fawcett | ... | ||
Leonard Penn | ... |
Carter - Hammil's Valet
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Rick Vallin | ... |
Barry Brown
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Michael Whalen | ... | ||
Greg McClure | ... |
Henchman Evans [Chs. 1-6]
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House Peters Jr. | ... |
Henchman Earl [Chs. 7-15]
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Jim Diehl | ... |
Henchman Jason [Chs. 3-15]
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Rusty Wescoatt | ... |
Henchman Ives [Chs. 3-13]
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Antisocial Prof. Hammil's Remote Control device, which enables the user to take over any motor vehicle within 50 miles (!), is stolen by The Wizard, black-hooded mastermind, and his gang. Batman and Robin (who drive about in a standard convertible) must prevent the Wizard from obtaining diamonds, needed as fuel for the device, and rescue magazine photographer Vicki Vale from periodic perils. Where is the Wizard's base, reached only by remote controlled submarine? Which of several suspicious characters hides beneath the Wizard's hood? Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
When I was a small boy of 7, I saw a few Batman and Robin chapters at the local theater because my parents took me along as they wanted to see the feature and this serial happened to be playing. The look of the Wizard scared hell out of me and I never forgot that memory. To this day I think that it was the most terrifying looking serial villan. I bought the VHS tape about 10 years ago and it was fun the see it in it's entirety as I had not seen most of it the first time. I thought that Robert Lowery was a very good Batman as he was a big man with a determined voice and John Duncan was fine as he as not treated like a comic sidekick. The funny part was Lyle Talbot as Comm. Gordon who would see Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson a lot and never associate them as Batman and Robin who he would also see a lot. The same goes for Vicki Vale played by Jane Adams. No one also associated the fact that Batman and Wayne both drove 1949 Mercury convertibles. In any event it was fun to see again this week and if any of the surviving cast reads this I want to thank them for some great memories.