Under the elevator - from Batman serial (1943)

[MDthornton83]

Damn! Batman gets his ass kicked so easily!

[MDthornton83]

1943; just two years before World War II ended.

[rathraven1313]

2:17 like how the bad guy takes his time getting out that laurdy basket.

[bsbob52]

Nothing like a good dummy falling for my buck ! Ouch, that would hurt, love it !

[TheFrontrowkid]

I'm surprized none of you Bat aficionados have commented about the darkness of the film print. Columbia did not spend a lot of money, making the serials. They were shot on a tight budget with assembly line production. These prints were sent around to film distributors who returned them after their initial run. Republic on the other hand felt that the serials were an important product for them and took time and money to make them. Radio announcer Knox Manning did the intros and endings.

[retromansss]

i wonder how they were able to survive this long as crimefighters

[NikeAurrs45]

so batman died? wtf no thanks to DICK ROBIN ,wonder why they gave him that name

[ArchivesMLS]

Then how do you explain why Dick Tracy was also so named? Hint: Dick was slang for "detective" in the 1930s, the same decade that Batman & Robin were created, so your crude connotation is unwarranted and an anachronism. Do you equally apply the same crudeness to All-American legends such as Dick Clark and Dick Enberg as well?

[ArchivesMLS]

Like Keith Olbermann, your opportunistic misuse of Dick as ersatz slang is childish and foolish. Ever wonder if Keith ever calls his boss Ebersol by his first-name with similar intentions?

Makes you wonder if Keith ever burst out laughing during his formative years when he was assigned to read Dick & Jane in public school, Moby Dick in junior high school, and Charles Dickens novels in high-school. Hilarious!

[ArchivesMLS]

Jack and John can similarly have crude connotations, so why don't you disparage those popular names as well into contrived obsolescence.

[Skeletonwitharaygun]

@NikeAurrs45

Did you even watch the video? lol!

[ysbaddaden2003]

Why didn't the gangster's take the elevator back down?

Kill two birds with one stone.

[smjdaze]

just a thought, didnt they have child endangerment laws back then, could they have captured bats and charged him with this, just a thought.

[JoeTyler85]

Dude, this serial is EXTREMELY dated now, but it's still the most faithfull adaptation of the original Bob Kane's Batman...

[man975dog]

@JoeTyler85 It was only a few years ago when I found out that Batman and Robin was a movie series from the 1940's. It's really nice and I like it, however, it's possible that not 2 many people remember this version of Batman since the 1960's TV series with Adam West and Burt Ward was notorious.

[man975dog]

@JoeTyler85 My apologies. When I said "notorious", I meant 2 say "famous". Sorry if I used the wrong word about this movie version of Batman and Robin.

[stupidcatfilms]

lololl

[moreblack]

Bats sure didn't fight like a guy that's mastered all martial arts and hand to hand fighting styles...

[Dmasterman]

If this series is based on the original first few comics, it states he didn't really have an extensive set of martial art training. All that was shown was boxing. But it did say he strengthened his body to physical heights through body building and cardio and possibly acrobats to make him a tough fighter.

[classyfilms]

You would think that gangsters would carry at least one gun with them.

[idiotsvideo]

@classyfilms They did, but it's only fair to not use them since batman doesn't

[ryder0792]

and to think that these guys wouold be as old as my great grand parents (were they still alive lol)

[DNchap1417]

theo riginal the started it all! Vatman's debut to the big screen and mainstream popularity! yOU SHOULD MAKE A FULL LSTIST OF VIDEOS IN ORDER OF THIS SERIAL!

[speedsurfer123]

GOLDEN AGE BATMAN!=)

[sudoraba]

dude Batman and Robin just got the ever loving crap kicked out of them

[toonbat]

Aaaaahahah! My favorite scene! Thanks for sharing. :D

[Smallville7000]

The Good Old Days!!! 5 STARS