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joshvirgin In reply to Zumbotron [2016-08-11 00:35:35 +0000 UTC]

I wonder though, if Orson Welles played Batman, who'd be Robin?

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Zumbotron In reply to joshvirgin [2016-08-11 06:23:51 +0000 UTC]

Someone younger perhaps, like John Garfield or Montgomery Clift 

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joshvirgin In reply to Zumbotron [2016-08-11 15:22:21 +0000 UTC]

Interesting.

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Zumbotron In reply to joshvirgin [2016-08-12 09:26:03 +0000 UTC]

I came up with some others if you're interested:

Alfred Pennyworth - Clifton Webb

Commissioner Gordon - Charles Bickford

Vicki Vale - Barbara Stanwyck 

The Penguin - Sydney Greenstreet

Scarecrow - Claude Rains

Boris Karloff - Hugo Strange

Tony Zucco - Steve Cochran

Salvatore "Sal" Maroni - Edward G Robinson

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joshvirgin In reply to Zumbotron [2016-08-12 15:18:33 +0000 UTC]

Those all sound like good casting decisions. Who'd be Chief O'Hara?

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Zumbotron In reply to joshvirgin [2016-08-12 19:00:05 +0000 UTC]

As far as I know he didn't feature in the comics (which is what I was going for based on my casting) only in the 60s TV series.

Besides I'm not too sure I already used Charles Bickford so maybe someone similar to that upstanding authorative type.

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joshvirgin In reply to Zumbotron [2016-08-12 19:20:49 +0000 UTC]

He was in some comics from this time I think but not entirely present. I always thought  Scarecrow should've been played by Claude Rains in the 60's show cause he had such a great voice for the role. Either him or Karloff. 

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Zumbotron In reply to joshvirgin [2016-08-12 19:54:35 +0000 UTC]

I actually think it would be incredibly interesting to expand upon this casting a bit more, see wht things would have been like back in the earlier days. 

It would be fun (and you wouldn't have to limit the topics either).

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joshvirgin In reply to Zumbotron [2016-08-12 20:15:30 +0000 UTC]

I could see Ra's Al Ghul played by Bela Lugosi.

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Zumbotron In reply to joshvirgin [2016-08-13 08:56:07 +0000 UTC]

To be honest Ra's Al Ghul would have been ideal for that time period since he could be a subtle callback to supervillains like Ming the Merciless, also Bela would have knocked that role out of the park.

I could also see Poison Ivy being played by Rita Hayworth for her charm and sex appeal, plus I thought it might be interesting for her to play a more villanous type.

Another villain I can think of would be Mad Hatter. Two actors which come to mind are either Peter Lorre or Charles Laughton simply becuase they are so good at playing crazy and/or tortured characters.

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joshvirgin In reply to Zumbotron [2016-08-13 15:14:46 +0000 UTC]

I could see Lorre playing Hatter. How about Bob Hope as Harvey Bullock?

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Zumbotron In reply to joshvirgin [2016-08-13 18:11:10 +0000 UTC]

Sure, I also have another one that may surprise you.

Cedric Hardwicke as Mr.Freeze.

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joshvirgin In reply to Zumbotron [2016-08-13 18:19:16 +0000 UTC]

Never heard of Cedric. What's he known for?

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Zumbotron In reply to joshvirgin [2016-08-14 07:56:32 +0000 UTC]

He was in a few Hitchcock movies like Rope and Suspicion, The 1939 adaptation of Hunchback of Notre Dame (where he played Frollo) and The Ten Commandments.

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joshvirgin In reply to Zumbotron [2016-08-14 14:20:12 +0000 UTC]

Ok.

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ticulin In reply to Zumbotron [2015-10-17 07:44:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for your kind words!

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ticulin In reply to skysoul25 [2013-04-25 10:39:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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skysoul25 In reply to ticulin [2013-04-25 19:33:19 +0000 UTC]

welcoem Kane & Finger will be proud.

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