1949 Batman and Robin Serial on DVD
By rdemott2
Created 03/28/2005 - 01:00
files/pictures/picture-35.jpgWhile waiting for BATMAN BEGINS, you might want to check out an early serial on DVD, BATMAN AND ROBIN – THE COMPLETE 1949 MOVIE SERIAL COLLECTION (Columbia TriStar Home Ent., $29.95), available March 22. Be forewarned: It’s even campier than the TV series, and apparently not as good as an earlier 1943 serial, but, still, it’s a Dark Knight relic for those who want to explore the entire oeuvre. The 15-episode, two-disc set features capers and cliffhangers galore, as Robert Lowery and Johnny Duncan fight The Wizard, who wants to control the world with a remote control death ray. Watch for Ed Wood regular Lyle Talbot as Commissioner Gordon. How fitting. Produced by “Jungle Sam” Katzman and directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. No extras.
