"Ice Spy" was the third outing for the cold hearted Mister Freeze, this time with beloved Eli Wallach in place of George Sanders and Otto Preminger, in what turned out to be his last appearance on the series (while the first pair of two parters were scripted by Max Hodge, this one came from the pen of Charles Hoffman). No longer interested in personal revenge against Batman, the shivering slimeball holds up in an iceberg in Gotham Harbor, before switching to a hideout underneath a skating rink owned by Bruce Wayne. For the first time, he has a willing female accomplice in world famous ice skating star Glacia Glaze (Leslie Parrish), and captures the renowned Professor Isaacson (Elisha Cook) to learn his secret formula in creating a thermodynamic ice ray gun. The cliffhanger finds the Dynamic Duo set to be vaporized to become part of Bruce Wayne's ice rink. The oddest Batclimb cameo comes courtesy of Carpet King, a Los Angeles businessman (real name Cyril Lord) who sold some merchandise to producer William Dozier, and received this on screen plug in lieu of payment! Leslie Parrish first appeared as the glamorous Dawn Robbins in "The Penguin's a Jinx," while playing the ship's captain was veteran John Archer, from "When the Rat's Away the Mice Will Play." A tiny part as showgirl Carol features Schuyler Aubrey, who would later enjoy a larger role as Princess Primrose opposite Milton Berle in "Louie, the Lilac."
Review of Ice Spy
