"Batman" The Sandman Cometh (1966)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

George Waggner

Writers:

Charles Hoffman (teleplay)
Bob Kane (characters)

TV Series:

"Batman" (1966)

Original Air Date:

28 December 1966 (Season 2, Episode 33)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Family | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Catwoman and the Sandman have teamed up, and they're after the fortunes of J. Pauline Spaghetti, a rich insomniac...

Plot Keywords:

Batman | Fighting | Police Commissioner | Mansion | DC Comics

Cast

Adam West	...	Batman
Burt Ward	...	Robin
Alan Napier	...	Alfred
Neil Hamilton	...	Commissioner Gordon
Stafford Repp	...	Chief O'Hara
Madge Blake	...	Mrs. Cooper
Michael Rennie	...	The Sandman
Julie Newmar	...	Catwoman
Spring Byington	...	J. Pauline Spaghetti
Richard Peel	...	Snooze
Tony Ballen	...	Nap
Valerie Kairys	...	Kitty (as Valeri Kairys)
Pat Becker	...	Cattie
Jeanie Moore	...	Catarina

Runtime:

30 min

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Greenway Productions

Trivia:

According to co-writer Ellis St. Joseph, this and the episode which followed ("The Catwoman Goeth"), as originally planned, were to have Sandman as their only villain, and Robert Morley had agreed to play the part. Then, the producers decided to incorporate Catwoman into the story, and co-writer Charles Hoffman was brought in to make the necessary changes. St. Joseph was very much dissatisfied with the new direction the script was taking (although evidently not enough to have his name removed from the credits), as was Morley, who backed out of doing the part. David Tomlinson was then offered the part, and declined for the same reason. Michael Rennie, who was doing a lot of TV at the time, ultimately played the role.