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Back to EpisodesThe Riddler's cutting room floor: "The Silent Film Capers"
Episode 97
Published 7 years, 10 months ago
Description
Dick Carr's first draft of The Silent Film Capers — which Bat-fans know as Death in Slow Motion — was submitted in November 1965. It went through numerous revisions before becoming the story we know and love. In this episode, we go through the first three drafts of the script and find the original form of the giant book, a cut subplot about chocolate cake, the reason Mr. Van Jones doesn't seem to mind that Riddler ruined his party, and much more.
Plus, the Skeletal Family version of the Batman theme, and your mail!
The Silent Film Capers by Dick Carr:
The Ogg Couple (original three-part version), "final script" by Stanford Sherman
Thread on The Ogg Couple on the '66 Batman Message Board
Captain Action information link from Chris Cavanaugh