Batman and Robin (1949) s01e15 Episode Script
Batman victorious
(Narrator) Threatened with
death by the invisible Wizard,
commissioner Gordon calls on
Batman and Robin for aid.
With Vicki,
they meet in his office,
and as the appointed hour
approaches
It's 2:00.
Sergeant, I want a complete
check on all entrances.
Batman, look out!
[Gun fires]
Are you all right?
Sure.
Did you get anything, Vicki?
If the infra-red bulb
worked, I did.
Fine. Take it to the police
laboratory and have it developed.
Right.
Do you think she got a picture
of the invisible Wizard?
I hope so.
Now, I want you
to have every car
that's parked in this vicinity
checked immediately.
He must have come in a car
and he'll try to leave in one.
Sergeant, check every car
in this vicinity.
May I see
your driver's license?
Yeah, sure.
You're under arrest.
What for?
For being a member
of the Wizard's gang.
You can't prove it.
We picked you up once before.
You got away. Remember?
Tell the commissioner
we've found the car.
Come on.
Yeah?
Good work.
One of the Wizard's men
has been picked up in a car,
a block from here.
Then the Wizard will be
without transportation.
We still won't be
able to see him.
Unless the invisibility
wears off after a while.
He'll need help. He might
try to phone for it.
Have the telephone company
listen in on every call
from pay stations
in this vicinity.
It's a big job.
I know it is.
But there's a chance
they might intercept a call
from our invisible enemy.
Sergeant, get me the wire
chief of the local exchange,
and send Graber in here.
[Footsteps pattering]
(Wizard) This is the Wizard.
Connect me with Neil
at headquarters.
[Telephone buzzing]
[Machine humming]
Headquarters.
(Wizard) This is the Wizard.
Jason has been arrested.
I have no transportation.
I'll send another car.
No. It would only be captured.
The police are alert.
My only chance
is to remain invisible.
So it's essential that you must
keep the machines at full power.
I'll try, but
the remote control machine
is heating up dangerously.
You'll do as I say.
Do you wish me to be captured?
(Neil) Of course not.
Then keep the machines
in operation.
Try to contact one of our cars.
Tell it to meet me
on Ocean Boulevard,
South of the city line.
When you've done that,
call me back here.
The number is main-2341. Hurry!
OK.
Someone who claims
he's the Wizard,
is making a call
from the phone booth
in the lobby
of 616, Main Street.
All cars in the vicinity
of 616, main street:
Invisible man, the Wizard,
there now,
in phone booth in lobby.
[Siren wailing]
That is all.
Why don't we go?
We can't do any more than the
police are doing right now.
Here's your invisible man.
Good work, Vicki.
(Robin) Who is it?
(Vicki) Carter?
(Gordon) He's dead.
Well, it's still Carter.
How can that be?
I have an idea.
Robin, remember that cliff
over the ocean?
Sure, we followed the Wizard and his
men there twice and then lost 'em.
Take the car
and get down there fast.
Find a place to hide
and see what happens.
Don't follow anyone.
I just want to know
how they disappear.
When you find out, radio me.
Right.
That's all, Graber, thanks.
(Graber) Yes, sir.
[Ringing]
(Wizard) Nolan?
[Siren wailing]
Very good.
I'll meet the car there.
[Brakes screeching]
That's all. I must go.
[Siren wailing]
[Tires screeching]
What's the matter?
Why, there was nobody
driving that car
that just pulled out of here.
Aw, there must have been.
You better have
your eyes examined.
But I tell you, there wasn't.
Somebody took our car.
Well, I just saw it going down
the street with nobody driving.
Fingerprints were taken
of everyone concerned,
when the remote control
machine was stolen.
Uh, here. These are Carter's.
Check these with the prints of
the man we thought was Carter.
Right.
[Intercom buzzes]
Yes.
(Man) Telephone, commissioner.
Gordon speaking.
All right, go ahead.
A stolen radio car
is being pursued
along Ocean Boulevard.
It's presumably being driven
by the invisible man.
Road blocks are being
set up ahead of it.
Good. That'll give rob
in more time.
Fine, thanks.
[Tires screeching]
[Machine rattling]
[Leaves rustling]
[Exclaims]
[Machine crackling]
[Siren wailing]
[Rustling]
Fine.
The invisible man
broke through the roadblock,
but has abandoned his car.
Get me some men and a car.
I'll head Robin's direction.
The car will be ready
in 10 seconds.
Good.
(Gordon) Sergeant
Hold it!
Going somewhere?
Yeah, any law against it?
Maybe there is.
We caught her snooping around.
Get rid of her.
What'll we do with her?
If she came in a car
Use your head.
Robin to Batman.
Robin to Batman.
(Robin) Come in, Batman.
This is Batman. Come in.
I've discovered the
Wizard's getaway.
It's on a cliff over the ocean.
Stand by. We're on our way.
Step on it.
[Accelerating]
[Car approaching]
[Brakes screeching]
Turn around.
Are you all right? Yes.
Where's Robin?
I followed him here.
I guessed that.
Where is he now?
He took the path
toward the cliff.
Untie me, please.
I haven't got the time. You'll
be all right. Don't go away.
Oh, you
They went through here.
This looks like a trapdoor.
[Gasps]
Not so fast.
You're gonna take us back
to Wizard's headquarters.
I can't do that.
Oh, yes you can.
All right, all right!
[Continuous whistling]
[Whistling stops]
[Machine buzzing]
Batman!
[Walloping]
[Machine buzzing]
[Buzzing stops]
Batman, you've got me
cornered at last.
Are you admitting that
you're the Wizard, professor?
Yes. I'm ready to make
a full confession.
What part did you have
in all this, Carter?
My twin brother and I
merely took orders
from professor Hammil.
Then it was your twin brother
who was killed.
That's right. By Hammil.
Yes. I did it after
arranging things,
so that you would think
the Wizard was dead.
You overlooked one point.
The dead man's fingerprints
were not Carter's.
And now professor,
it's my duty to take you
to police headquarters.
You, Carter, are the Wizard.
You forced Hammil
to make that confession
by threatening his life.
That's right.
commissioner Gordon
wants to see you.
Then professor Hammil
Didn't know
that Carter had a twin brother?
No, while the brother was
acting Hammil's attendant,
Carter was carrying on
as the Wizard.
Then he got rid of his brother
when it suited his purpose.
Well, I don't understand
the submarine set-up.
The sub made a circular tour
any way it began,
in a grotto, leading from the
basement of Hammil's house.
It's odd that Hammil
never knew about that.
He was too absorbed
in his scientific experiments,
in a secret workshop
he entered through a panel.
Batman, you've done a great job
in uncovering the Wizard.
Our citizens owe you
a debt of gratitude.
Robin and miss Vale
have done their share, too.
Will you do me a favor?
Why, certainly.
I'm going to have dinner
with Bruce Wayne.
Will you join us?
That's very nice of you.
Then you'll come?
Of course.
(Gordon) There's one
detail to be cleared up.
How did Barry Brown get
the information he broadcast?
From the Wizard.
I think he was using Brown
without his knowledge.
[Intercom buzzing]
Yes?
(Man) The reporters are
waiting for a statement.
I'll be right out, sergeant.
Pardon me, please.
[Phone ringing]
Hello?
(Bruce) Is miss Vale there?
Just a moment. It's for you.
Hello?
(Bruce) Vicki, I'm sorry,
I I can't keep our date.
I need a vacation,
I'm leaving town for a week.
You understand, don't you?
Oh, of course, Bruce.
You must be
completely worn out.
You know, I thought I had
discovered your identity,
but I just found out
I was wrong.
Really?
Who did you think I was?
Bruce Wayne. Wasn't that silly?
Yes. Wasn't it?
[All laughing]
death by the invisible Wizard,
commissioner Gordon calls on
Batman and Robin for aid.
With Vicki,
they meet in his office,
and as the appointed hour
approaches
It's 2:00.
Sergeant, I want a complete
check on all entrances.
Batman, look out!
[Gun fires]
Are you all right?
Sure.
Did you get anything, Vicki?
If the infra-red bulb
worked, I did.
Fine. Take it to the police
laboratory and have it developed.
Right.
Do you think she got a picture
of the invisible Wizard?
I hope so.
Now, I want you
to have every car
that's parked in this vicinity
checked immediately.
He must have come in a car
and he'll try to leave in one.
Sergeant, check every car
in this vicinity.
May I see
your driver's license?
Yeah, sure.
You're under arrest.
What for?
For being a member
of the Wizard's gang.
You can't prove it.
We picked you up once before.
You got away. Remember?
Tell the commissioner
we've found the car.
Come on.
Yeah?
Good work.
One of the Wizard's men
has been picked up in a car,
a block from here.
Then the Wizard will be
without transportation.
We still won't be
able to see him.
Unless the invisibility
wears off after a while.
He'll need help. He might
try to phone for it.
Have the telephone company
listen in on every call
from pay stations
in this vicinity.
It's a big job.
I know it is.
But there's a chance
they might intercept a call
from our invisible enemy.
Sergeant, get me the wire
chief of the local exchange,
and send Graber in here.
[Footsteps pattering]
(Wizard) This is the Wizard.
Connect me with Neil
at headquarters.
[Telephone buzzing]
[Machine humming]
Headquarters.
(Wizard) This is the Wizard.
Jason has been arrested.
I have no transportation.
I'll send another car.
No. It would only be captured.
The police are alert.
My only chance
is to remain invisible.
So it's essential that you must
keep the machines at full power.
I'll try, but
the remote control machine
is heating up dangerously.
You'll do as I say.
Do you wish me to be captured?
(Neil) Of course not.
Then keep the machines
in operation.
Try to contact one of our cars.
Tell it to meet me
on Ocean Boulevard,
South of the city line.
When you've done that,
call me back here.
The number is main-2341. Hurry!
OK.
Someone who claims
he's the Wizard,
is making a call
from the phone booth
in the lobby
of 616, Main Street.
All cars in the vicinity
of 616, main street:
Invisible man, the Wizard,
there now,
in phone booth in lobby.
[Siren wailing]
That is all.
Why don't we go?
We can't do any more than the
police are doing right now.
Here's your invisible man.
Good work, Vicki.
(Robin) Who is it?
(Vicki) Carter?
(Gordon) He's dead.
Well, it's still Carter.
How can that be?
I have an idea.
Robin, remember that cliff
over the ocean?
Sure, we followed the Wizard and his
men there twice and then lost 'em.
Take the car
and get down there fast.
Find a place to hide
and see what happens.
Don't follow anyone.
I just want to know
how they disappear.
When you find out, radio me.
Right.
That's all, Graber, thanks.
(Graber) Yes, sir.
[Ringing]
(Wizard) Nolan?
[Siren wailing]
Very good.
I'll meet the car there.
[Brakes screeching]
That's all. I must go.
[Siren wailing]
[Tires screeching]
What's the matter?
Why, there was nobody
driving that car
that just pulled out of here.
Aw, there must have been.
You better have
your eyes examined.
But I tell you, there wasn't.
Somebody took our car.
Well, I just saw it going down
the street with nobody driving.
Fingerprints were taken
of everyone concerned,
when the remote control
machine was stolen.
Uh, here. These are Carter's.
Check these with the prints of
the man we thought was Carter.
Right.
[Intercom buzzes]
Yes.
(Man) Telephone, commissioner.
Gordon speaking.
All right, go ahead.
A stolen radio car
is being pursued
along Ocean Boulevard.
It's presumably being driven
by the invisible man.
Road blocks are being
set up ahead of it.
Good. That'll give rob
in more time.
Fine, thanks.
[Tires screeching]
[Machine rattling]
[Leaves rustling]
[Exclaims]
[Machine crackling]
[Siren wailing]
[Rustling]
Fine.
The invisible man
broke through the roadblock,
but has abandoned his car.
Get me some men and a car.
I'll head Robin's direction.
The car will be ready
in 10 seconds.
Good.
(Gordon) Sergeant
Hold it!
Going somewhere?
Yeah, any law against it?
Maybe there is.
We caught her snooping around.
Get rid of her.
What'll we do with her?
If she came in a car
Use your head.
Robin to Batman.
Robin to Batman.
(Robin) Come in, Batman.
This is Batman. Come in.
I've discovered the
Wizard's getaway.
It's on a cliff over the ocean.
Stand by. We're on our way.
Step on it.
[Accelerating]
[Car approaching]
[Brakes screeching]
Turn around.
Are you all right? Yes.
Where's Robin?
I followed him here.
I guessed that.
Where is he now?
He took the path
toward the cliff.
Untie me, please.
I haven't got the time. You'll
be all right. Don't go away.
Oh, you
They went through here.
This looks like a trapdoor.
[Gasps]
Not so fast.
You're gonna take us back
to Wizard's headquarters.
I can't do that.
Oh, yes you can.
All right, all right!
[Continuous whistling]
[Whistling stops]
[Machine buzzing]
Batman!
[Walloping]
[Machine buzzing]
[Buzzing stops]
Batman, you've got me
cornered at last.
Are you admitting that
you're the Wizard, professor?
Yes. I'm ready to make
a full confession.
What part did you have
in all this, Carter?
My twin brother and I
merely took orders
from professor Hammil.
Then it was your twin brother
who was killed.
That's right. By Hammil.
Yes. I did it after
arranging things,
so that you would think
the Wizard was dead.
You overlooked one point.
The dead man's fingerprints
were not Carter's.
And now professor,
it's my duty to take you
to police headquarters.
You, Carter, are the Wizard.
You forced Hammil
to make that confession
by threatening his life.
That's right.
commissioner Gordon
wants to see you.
Then professor Hammil
Didn't know
that Carter had a twin brother?
No, while the brother was
acting Hammil's attendant,
Carter was carrying on
as the Wizard.
Then he got rid of his brother
when it suited his purpose.
Well, I don't understand
the submarine set-up.
The sub made a circular tour
any way it began,
in a grotto, leading from the
basement of Hammil's house.
It's odd that Hammil
never knew about that.
He was too absorbed
in his scientific experiments,
in a secret workshop
he entered through a panel.
Batman, you've done a great job
in uncovering the Wizard.
Our citizens owe you
a debt of gratitude.
Robin and miss Vale
have done their share, too.
Will you do me a favor?
Why, certainly.
I'm going to have dinner
with Bruce Wayne.
Will you join us?
That's very nice of you.
Then you'll come?
Of course.
(Gordon) There's one
detail to be cleared up.
How did Barry Brown get
the information he broadcast?
From the Wizard.
I think he was using Brown
without his knowledge.
[Intercom buzzing]
Yes?
(Man) The reporters are
waiting for a statement.
I'll be right out, sergeant.
Pardon me, please.
[Phone ringing]
Hello?
(Bruce) Is miss Vale there?
Just a moment. It's for you.
Hello?
(Bruce) Vicki, I'm sorry,
I I can't keep our date.
I need a vacation,
I'm leaving town for a week.
You understand, don't you?
Oh, of course, Bruce.
You must be
completely worn out.
You know, I thought I had
discovered your identity,
but I just found out
I was wrong.
Really?
Who did you think I was?
Bruce Wayne. Wasn't that silly?
Yes. Wasn't it?
[All laughing]