Penguin's Disastrous End (3) - S2-E44
Visible crew/equipment: While Penguin and his bumpkins are hiding out in Aunt Hilda's cave, Hilda tells darling Pengy he's lucky that she's soft hearted, and the two curved chalk marks are visible on the floor where Marsha and Penguin will stand. (00:03:45)
Penguin's Disastrous End (3) - S2-E44
Visible crew/equipment: At the sub-treasury, when the guards hear the sound of Marsha's music they turn towards her distraction then move closer, and curved white chalk marks are visible on the floor where the actors will stand, in this shot and a following shot. (00:07:20)
Penguin's Disastrous End (3) - S2-E44
Visible crew/equipment: When the Dynamic Duo follow the lizard trail and go down into the manhole they end up in Hilda's cave, and when they approach Penguin's goon standing by a door, there are two chalk T-marks on the floor near that door. (00:08:50)
Penguin's Disastrous End (3) - S2-E44
Visible crew/equipment: When Marsha is down to one veil she ends her dance, then as she and Aunt Hilda try to get away they're stopped by the love-sick sub-treasury guards, and there's a curved white chalk mark on the floor where Marsha stands. (00:12:05)
Penguin's Disastrous End (3) - S2-E44
Visible crew/equipment: While Penguin and all his goons are holed up in the sub-treasury vault, in the shots of Batman, Robin, Gordon, and O'Hara waiting for three days, assorted chalk marks are visible on the floor where some of the actors stand or will stand. (00:17:10)
Penguin's Disastrous End (3) - S2-E44
Visible crew/equipment: As O'Hara goes to move his patrol car, the boom mic and lighting equipment is reflected on the windows.
Answer: It's wasn't unusual for multiple actors to play one character on this show. The villains on the TV Batman were played by guest stars, not regular cast members. George Sanders, Otto Preminger, and Eli Wallach played the part at various times. They may simply have only wanted to play the part once or twice, or they were later tied up with other projects, making it necessary to cast someone else. Other characters, like Catwoman, were also played by more than one actress.
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