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Directed by | Spencer Gordon Bennet |
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Produced by | Sam Katzman |
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Cinematography | Ira H. Morgan |
Edited by | Dwight Caldwell Earl Turner |
Music by | Mischa Bakaleinikoff |
Color process | Black and white |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 15 chapters (17-26 mins) (Total: 264 minutes) |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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.