🎞️: Trailer for Lambert Hillyer’s 1943 Columbia Pictures 15 chapter serial film “The Batman” or simply “Batman”. Starring Lewis Wilson (Batman), Douglas Croft (Robin), J. Carrol Naish (Dr. Tito Daka), Shirley Patterson (Linda Page), and William Austin (Alfred), Chapter One titled “The Electrical Brain” was released 82 years ago today on July 16, 1943 by Columbia Pictures.🦇🎥 #Batman #Robin #DC | History of The Batman

6.2K views · 594 reactions | #OnThisDay in 1943, the first of Columbia Pictures’ 15 chapter theatrical serial series titled “The Batman” or simply known as “Batman” was released in theaters starring Lewis Wilson as the first Bruce Wayne / Batman of the big screen. REVIEW: Lambert Hillyer’s ‘Batman’ (1943) is a Low Budget, Racially Insensitive MESS that You MUST Watch.驪▶️ https://youtu.be/bKYGXUSrkWk | History of The Batman | Facebook

Robin 85th Anniversary - Burt Ward and the Camp of the 1960s: After the re-release of the 1940s Batman serials in 1965, the idea for an inspired Batman live action television series came to life as much as the color and action of the new adventure comedy. William Dozer's 'Batman' premiered January 12, 1966, starring Adam West as Bruce Wayne / Batman and Burt Ward as Dick Grayson / Robin, his young ward. From the theme music, to the cast of brightly colored villains such as the Joker (Cesar Romer