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The very first serial to adapt the comic book character of the Batman. In it, the Batman is a secret U.S. government agent, attempting to defeat the schemes of Japanese agent Dr. Daka operating in Los Angeles at the height of World War II.
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Batman / Bruce Wayne
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Robin / Dick Grayson
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Dr. Daka
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Linda Page
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
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Alfred Beagle (uncredited)
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Plane Passenger (uncredited)
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Intended Lockwood Pilot (uncredited)
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Barfly (uncredited)
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Brennan [Ch. 1-3] (uncredited)
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Agent Croft of Section 50 [Ch. 10-12]) (uncredited)
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Henchman (uncredited)
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Agent on Plane [Ch. 10] (uncredited)
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Fred - the Mechanic [Ch. 5-6] (uncredited)
Harry Evans ...
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Foster [Ch. 1-4] (uncredited)
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Dr. G.H. Borden [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
Jerry Frank ...
Cave of Horrors Thug (uncredited)
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Male Nurse [Ch. 7] (uncredited)
Jack Gardner ...
Jim Bramwell (uncredited)
Gus Glassmire ...
Martin Warren (uncredited)
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Wallace (uncredited)
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Joe (uncredited)
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Doctor (uncredited)
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Klein - Henchman (uncredited)
Warren Jackson ...
Bernie (uncredited)
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Brett - Henchman [Ch. 1-2] (uncredited)
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Newsboy [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
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J. Hanson (uncredited)
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Burke - Henchman (uncredited)
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Andrews - Henchman (uncredited)
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Cop (uncredited)
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Henchman at Sphinx Club (uncredited)
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Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
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Sam Fletcher (uncredited)
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Ken Colton [Ch. 6-8] (uncredited)
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Cop (uncredited)
Ted Oliver ...
Marshall (uncredited)
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Brown (uncredited)
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Henchman Driver [Ch. 1-2] (uncredited)
Joey Ray ...
Henchman (uncredited)
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
George Robotham ...
Henchman (uncredited)
Frank Shannon ...
Dr. Hayden (uncredited)
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Bartender (uncredited)
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Preston [Ch. 10] (uncredited)
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Stone (uncredited)
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Mover with Pickup Truck (uncredited)
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Barfly (uncredited)
Billy Wilkerson ...
Steve [Ch. 8] (uncredited)
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Police Capt. Arnold (uncredited)
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Henchman (uncredited)

Directed by

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Lambert Hillyer

Written by

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Bob Kane ... (comic books created by)
 
Victor McLeod ... (screenplay by) &
Leslie Swabacker ... (screenplay by) &
Harry L. Fraser ... (screenplay by) (as Harry Fraser)

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Rudolph C. Flothow ... producer

Music by

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Lee Zahler

Cinematography by

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James S. Brown Jr. ... director of photography

Editing by

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Dwight Caldwell
Earl Turner

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Gene Anderson ... assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Jack A. Goodrich ... sound engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Ken Strickfaden ... prop electronics technician (uncredited)

Stunts

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George DeNormand ... stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Parker ... stunt double: Lewis Wilson (uncredited)
George Robotham ... stunts (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Lee Zahler ... musical director (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

In his first screen appearance, the Caped Crusader of Gotham City (belying the lethargic facade of his alter ego Bruce Wayne) battles Dr. Daka, Japanese mastermind of a wartime espionage-sabotage group. Daka has a radium-powered death ray that pulverizes walls, a classic alligator pit to dispose of enemies, and can turn men into electronic zombies who do his bidding and transmit video signals to Daka's lab! Batman has no Batmobile, but there are bats in the Bat Cave... Written by Rod Crawford

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Taglines A HUNDRED TIMES MORE THRILLING ON THE SCREEN! (original 1943 one-sheet posters) See more »
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Also Known As
  • An Evening with Batman and Robin (United States)
  • The Batman (United States)
  • Batman und Robin (West Germany)
  • 連続活劇 (Japan, Japanese title)
  • O Morcego (Brazil)
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  • 260 min
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Trivia This is the first filmed appearance of Batman. See more »
Goofs At the end of Chapter 2, as Batman is battling with the thugs, his cape is ripped off and thrown to the floor. After a brief cutaway to Alfred waiting in the car, it is back on his shoulders with no apparent break in the action. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The Three Stooges Follies (1974). See more »
Soundtracks Rienzi- Overture See more »
Crazy Credits This serial was promoted under the titles "The Batman", "The Bat Man" and "Bat Man". The actual title on the beginning of each chapter was simply "Batman". See more »
Quotes Alfred Pennyworth: How many did I kill?
Bruce Wayne: Seven.
Alfred Pennyworth: But there were only four of the ruffians.
Richard Grayson: You killed three of them twice.
Alfred Pennyworth: Where are the bodies?
Bruce Wayne: We threw them out the window.
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