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Posted by Joe McAllister (Member # 825) on August 05, 2010, 01:18 PM:

I know there was a multipart cutdown of this serial issued, notable for its incorrect packaging colouring, but was it ever released complete?
The second serial Batman and Robin was issued complete by Columbia.

Posted by Bill Phelps (Member # 1431) on August 05, 2010, 06:40 PM:

Joe...Yes it was issued complete. I have all 15 chapters but not the original packaging. [Frown]

It is on 4 1200' reels and I have been breaking it down into 400'ers and making my own boxes.

I have only watched the first four chapters and some prints are darker than others, but the overall quality is very good.

It's better taken in small doses!

Bill [Smile]

Posted by Douglas Meltzer (Member # 28) on August 05, 2010, 11:30 PM:

The Columbia silent version:

Interesting costume you got there, Batman!

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Doug

Posted by Joe McAllister (Member # 825) on August 06, 2010, 05:55 AM:

Thanks for the info guys!
Looks like I have another item for my wish list.
Saw this when it was re-issued in the '60's and shown all at once in the cinemas. Great to watch in 35mm and a really big screen but I was slightly disappointed not to see the second serial which featured the Wizard as the villain.
By the way Bill is the 8mm version unexpurgated? Apparently the VHS release was censored for some disparaging remarks about the Japanese, which is restored to the DVD release I believe.

Posted by Gary Crawford (Member # 67) on August 06, 2010, 07:53 AM:

I was surprised a couple of years ago to find that yes, the first Batman serial had been release complete by Columbia...and found three or four chapters. Not as good a quality as the second Batman and Robin serial---which is superb. And yes...some of the chaptes are printed a tad dark...which I hate. As far as I could discern, there was no editing on these releases.

Posted by Bill Phelps (Member # 1431) on August 06, 2010, 07:37 PM:

Joe...Like Gary said I don't think they are edited but I can't say for sure because I am not that familiar with this serial. I have read that they were givin the PC treatment on video.

Doug...Nice scans...I have parts 1-4 and "Last Chance" on 8mm/silent with the original boxes and liked it and then ran across the whole thing so I picked it up. Do you have the original boxes for the 400' sound versions to scan?

Bill [Smile]

Posted by Douglas Meltzer (Member # 28) on August 07, 2010, 12:40 PM:

Bill,

Unfortunately I don't have any of the sound versions.
When I first started collecting, a friend had the 1st part of the Columbia silent six. I thought it was so much fun that when my local camera store was selling their Standard 8mm films at a bargain price i picked up all 6 plus the 50 footer Batman's Last Chance.

Doug

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