Batman and Robin (serial)

Batman and Robin
Directed bySpencer Gordon Bennet
Written by
Based on
Robin
by
Produced bySam Katzman
Starring
CinematographyIra H. Morgan
Edited byDwight Caldwell
Earl Turner
Music byMischa Bakaleinikoff
Color processBlack and white
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • May 26, 1949 (1949-05-26) (United States)
Running time
15 chapters (17-26 mins)
(Total: 264 minutes)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

New Adventures of Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder,[1][2] also known as simply Batman and Robin, is a 15-chapter serial released in 1949 by Columbia Pictures. It is a sequel to the 1943 serial Batman, although with different actors. Robert Lowery plays Batman, while Johnny Duncan plays Robin. Supporting actors include Jane Adams as Vicki Vale and veteran character actor Lyle Talbot as Commissioner Gordon.

The serials were re-released as Video On Demand titles by RiffTrax, the alumni project of former Mystery Science Theater 3000 members Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett. As of September 2014, the entire serial has been released.[3] Turner Classic Movies has broadcast the film serial from June to November 2015 and from October 2021 to January 2022 in a weekly half-hour slot on Saturday mornings.

  1. ^ "Batman and Robin (1949) - Home Video Reviews - TCM.com". Archived from the original on 29 October 2016.
  2. ^ Poster doctormacro.com
  3. ^ "Search". Archived from the original on 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2014-02-14.