Post by Angel Lewis' Chinese Husband on Dec 22, 2012 0:48:02 GMT -5
Batman (1943):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1943_serial)
This is the 15 chapter film serial of Batman that was released in 1943 and I saw it on Youtube starting here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFQrClFijoA
This serial marks the first filmed appearance of Batman and therefore the actor who played Batman here Lewis Wilson is the first person to ever play Bruce Wayne/Batman and likewise with Douglas Croft as Robin/D(i)ck Grayson and William Austin as Alfred. In fact Austin’s portrayal of Alfred set the template on how the character was to be depicted for his future appearances in any medium because in contrast to the skinny and facial hair of Alfred first performed by Austin, the character was seen in comics beforehand as that of a fat man with no facial hair.
Lewis Wilson incidentally is the father of James Bond executive producer Michael G Wilson.
For Batman’s live-action debut came the unfortunate reception of it being blatantly racist due to the villain being Japanese. The villain being Japanese is due to the fact the Japanese was due to the fact that this was filmed during World War II and Japan was an enemy of the United States especially because of Pearl Harbour.
If one can overlook the racial content of the serial and accept the circumstances of the time that it was made then one can easily enjoy this serial.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1943_serial)
This is the 15 chapter film serial of Batman that was released in 1943 and I saw it on Youtube starting here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFQrClFijoA
This serial marks the first filmed appearance of Batman and therefore the actor who played Batman here Lewis Wilson is the first person to ever play Bruce Wayne/Batman and likewise with Douglas Croft as Robin/D(i)ck Grayson and William Austin as Alfred. In fact Austin’s portrayal of Alfred set the template on how the character was to be depicted for his future appearances in any medium because in contrast to the skinny and facial hair of Alfred first performed by Austin, the character was seen in comics beforehand as that of a fat man with no facial hair.
Lewis Wilson incidentally is the father of James Bond executive producer Michael G Wilson.
For Batman’s live-action debut came the unfortunate reception of it being blatantly racist due to the villain being Japanese. The villain being Japanese is due to the fact the Japanese was due to the fact that this was filmed during World War II and Japan was an enemy of the United States especially because of Pearl Harbour.
If one can overlook the racial content of the serial and accept the circumstances of the time that it was made then one can easily enjoy this serial.