The Green Hornet
Tales of a costumed crime fighter, 1938-1952
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Classified as a juvenile crime drama but written and acted with more adult style than most of the breed, "The Green Hornet"---whose protagonist fought crime by infiltrating or even partnering (initially) with known criminal operations, which deceive police into believing him a wanted criminal himself---was the creation of George W. Trendle and Fran Striker, the brains and head writer behind "The Lone Ranger" (whose protagonist, according to storyline, was the great-uncle of Britt Reid, the heir who assumed control of the Daily Sentinel newspaper publisher and takes the crimefighting guise of the Green Hornet).
The show originated from Detroit WXZY in 1936 and was picked up for network broadcast by Mutual in 1938; NBC Blue Network (later ABC) picked up the show in 1939. "The Green Hornet" left radio as an actively-produced series in 1952, though reruns of several shows were known to have aired as late as 1954.
Britt Reid/The Green Hornet: Al Hodge (1936-1943); Donovan Faust (1943); Bob Hall (1944-51); Jack McCarthy (1951-1952).
Kato: Tokutaro Hayashi (a.k.a. Raymond Toyo); Rollon Parker; Michael Tolan.
Lenore Case, Reid's secretary and occasional Sentinel photographer: Leonore Allman.
Michael Axford, a Sentinel reporter: Jim Irwin (1936-1938); Gil Shea (1938-1952).
Ed Lowry, another Sentinel reporter: Jac Petruzzi.
Newsboy (who closed each episode, almost invariably, by shouting the headlines after the crime is solved, ending habitually with "Green Hornet Still at Large!!"): Rollon Parker.
- Citizenship-Insurance Racket (aka-Political Racket) (13.7Mb)
- The Crooked Bridge (13.5Mb)
- Phony Insurance Advisor (12.7Mb)
- There Was a Crooked Man (11.9Mb)
- Not a Drop Worth Drinking (13.5Mb)
- The Ghost Who Talked Too Much (12.9Mb)
- Words And Music (13.5Mb)
- Charity Takes It on the Chin (13Mb)
- Trouble Hits The Trolleys (12.6Mb)
- Not One Cent For Tribute (11.7Mb)
- Justice Wears A Blindfold (12.5Mb)
- Money Talks Too Loud (13.4Mb)
- Pink Lemonade and Tan Bark (13.4Mb)
- Bait for a Two-Timer (13.4Mb)
- Pavement Condemned (13.5Mb)
- Put It on Ice (13.5Mb)
- Disaster Rides the Rails (13.4Mb)
- The Devil's Playground (aka-Carnival) (13.5Mb)
- War on the Waterfront (13.4Mb)
- House and Home (13.5Mb)
- Murder by Accident (13.5Mb)
- Bait for a Burglar (13.4Mb)
- A Racket in the Ring (13.5Mb)
- The Lawyer Beats the Law (13.4Mb)
- Lightning Hits a Shakedown (13.4Mb)
- Money in the Meter (13.4Mb)
- A Racket Robs the Cradle (13.5Mb)
- A Rake-Off on the Job (13.5Mb)
- The House That Jack Built (13.5Mb)
- Numbers Make a Racket (13.5Mb)
- Ripe for the Taking (13.4Mb)
- Courtroom Racket (12.5Mb)
- State Institution Racket (11.6Mb)
- Cash on the Parking Lot (aka-The Parking Lot Racket) (13.6Mb)
- Test Stamps a Swindle (aka-Research Racket, Phony Testing) (14.2Mb)
- 32-22 (16.3Mb)
- The Smuggler Signs His Name (aka-The Smuggling Racket) (13.1Mb)
- Waiters Union Racket (13.1Mb)
- Finneys WPA Racket (12.7Mb)
- Graft in the Courtroom (aka-Courtroom Racket) (12.5Mb)
- Advice for a Price (aka-Snavley, The Crooked Politician) (12.7Mb)
- The Tricky Tankers (aka-Robertson's Gas Racket) (12.3Mb)
- Income from Immigrants (aka-Ligget's Citizenship Racket, Walter's Union Racket) (12.7Mb)
- Salesman in Short Pants (aka-Child Labor Racket) (13.6Mb)
- Parole Plays the Wrong Policy (aka-Michael Parole Board Racket) (12.8Mb)
- One Goes Out as Two Go In (aka-Property Tax Racket) (12.8Mb)
- Murder in the Offing (aka-Trust Fund Racket) (12.4Mb)
- Graft in the Hospital (aka-The Hospital Racket) (12.4Mb)
- Accidents on Purpose (aka-Phoney Accident Racket) (13.5Mb)
- Sins of the Fathers (aka-Carling Tells All, Tilson's Gift Racket) (11.4Mb)
- A Copyright on Chiselling (aka-The Writer's Racket) (12.5Mb)
- Murder Seeks Its Victim (aka-Crandall And The Murder Ring) (13.4Mb)
- Sales Make a Swindle (aka-Sales Tax Racket) (12.3Mb)
- Witness a Murder (aka-The WPA Graft Racket) (11.8Mb)
- Insane and Able (11.6Mb)
- Smoke Without Fire (12.2Mb)
- Prescription Filled (12.7Mb)
- Needy Family Racket (11.3Mb)
- Votes for Sale (12.6Mb)
- The Highway That Graft Built (12.2Mb)
- Wrong Money Means Jail (aka-Smashing the Counterfeiting Ring) (11.9Mb)
- Suicide for a Shake Up (aka-Murder at the Market) (12.1Mb)
- Man Wanted -- For What (13Mb)
- Walkout for Profit (Mr X 1of4) (11.4Mb)
- Money for Mr X (Mr X 2of4) (aka-Murder for Mr X) (13.5Mb)
- Murder Across the Boards (Mr X 3of4) (13.5Mb)
- Bid and Asked (13.9Mb)
- Paroles for Sale (14.3Mb)
- Racket on the River (12.3Mb)
- Hot Guns For Sale (12.7Mb)
- Reservoir for Murder (12.2Mb)
- Charity Takes It on the Chin (13Mb)
- Invasion Plans for Victory (13.8Mb)
- A Slip of the Lip (13.4Mb)
- Murder Traps a Rat (12.6Mb)
- Last Words Mean Sabotage (12.5Mb)
- Torpedo on Wheels (12.4Mb)
- Sabotage Finds a Name (13.5Mb)
- The Corpse That Wasn't There (13.8Mb)
- The Unseen Watchman (13.5Mb)
- Sentinel of Death (13.5Mb)
- The White Ticket (13.5Mb)
- Rats of a Feather (13.6Mb)
- The Reward Claimers (13.5Mb)
- Yankee Dollars (13.6Mb)
- Going out of Business (13.5Mb)
- Traitor's Reward (13.5Mb)
- Dead Men Talk (13.5Mb)
- Backfire (13.5Mb)
- Official Business (13.6Mb)
- Long Distance (13.5Mb)
- The Murder Gas (13.5Mb)
- Gasoline And The Hornet (13.5Mb)
- Axford Rises to Shine (13.5Mb)
- The Knot (13.5Mb)
- Detour to Justice (13.5Mb)
- The Green Hornet Goes Underground (13.5Mb)
- Fire Blitz (13.5Mb)
- Diamond in the Rough (13.5Mb)
- The Man Who Came Back (13.4Mb)
- Story of a Parrot (13.4Mb)
- Obvious Clue (13.4Mb)
- The Way of a Woman (13.4Mb)
- Lowrey's Big Moment (13.4Mb)
- Pressure From Without (13.4Mb)
- Bent Paper Matches (13.5Mb)
- A Light in the Dark (13.4Mb)
- Short Circuit (13.5Mb)
- Murder Will Out (13.5Mb)
- A Case of Honor (13.4Mb)
- Fog in the Night (13.4Mb)
- The State Versus Chester Canby (13.4Mb)
- The Man Who Fooled the World (13.4Mb)
- Intrigue on the Waterfront (13.4Mb)
- Death Wears a Mask (13.4Mb)
- Lady of Intrigue (13.4Mb)
- The Orphan from St Armand (13.4Mb)
- Paroled for Revenge (aka-Bret Reed A Target) (13.5Mb)
- One for the Books (13.4Mb)
- Racketeers in Gas Coupons (13.4Mb)
- Code for Sabotage (13.4Mb)
- Circumstances Alter Cases (13.4Mb)
- Dope Versus the War Effort (13.6Mb)
- Birds of a Feather (13.5Mb)
- The Make-Believe Sheriff (13.6Mb)
- Madhouse Adventure (13.4Mb)
- Fireworks for Smitty (13.5Mb)
- The Road to Riches (13.5Mb)
- Gentleman Jerry Meets His Match (13.5Mb)
- Mystery in the Dentist's Office (13.4Mb)
- The Female of the Species (13.4Mb)
- Flames of Wrath (13.5Mb)
- Ramona (13.4Mb)
- Payment in Full (13.5Mb)
- Murder in the Rain (13.4Mb)
- Story of a Dog (13.5Mb)
- Murder Masquerade (13.4Mb)
- Prelude to a Blood Bath (13.4Mb)
- The Woman in the Picture (13.5Mb)
- Halloween Adventure (13.5Mb)
- Blackmail for Murder (13.5Mb)
- A Lady in Distress (13.4Mb)
- There's Many a Slip (13.5Mb)
- Scrapper (13.4Mb)
- The Train-Wreck (13.5Mb)
- Haunts of the Hunted (13.5Mb)
- Purely for Pleasure (13.5Mb)
- Heroes Are Born (13.5Mb)
- The Great Detective (13.5Mb)
- A Bit of Doodling (13.5Mb)
- What a Life (13.5Mb)
- Axford Cracks a Case (13.5Mb)
- Alias Sandra Day (13.5Mb)
- Where There's a Will (13.4Mb)
- The Bigger They Are (13.6Mb)
- Scrapper McGuire's Hero (13.4Mb)
- The Lost Key (13.5Mb)
- Michael Axford - Movie Star (13.5Mb)
- The Double Cross (13.5Mb)
- Picture in the Dark (13.4Mb)
- San Francisco Adventure (13.5Mb)
- An Armastice From Death (13.5Mb)
- Biography Incorporated (13.5Mb)
- Black Market for Profit (13.5Mb)
- Broken Cigarette Stubs (13.5Mb)
- Not So Smart (13.4Mb)
- Appointments with Death (13.5Mb)
- The Hornet Keeps a Date (13.5Mb)
- Ladder of Fate (13.5Mb)
- Credit for Murder (13.5Mb)
- The Fall Guy (13.5Mb)
- The Numbers Racket (13.5Mb)
- The Return of Oliver Perry (13.5Mb)
- The Imposter (13.5Mb)
- Unexpected Meeting (13.5Mb)
- Johnny Comes Home (13.5Mb)
- Too Many Suspects (13.5Mb)
- The Black Feather (13.5Mb)
- Evidence on Hand (13.5Mb)
- The Stuffed Panda (aka-Treasury Fraud) (12.1Mb)
- Hot Money and Death (12.5Mb)
- Murder and the Dope Racket (11.7Mb)
- What Price Glamour (12.1Mb)
- Ballots and Bluff (12.7Mb)
- The Hornet Drops a Hint (aka-Smoothy Lawrence) (12.4Mb)
- Katz with Nine Lives (12Mb)
- Superhighway Robbery (11.9Mb)
- Protection Incorporated (12.4Mb)
- The Voice (12.1Mb)
- Paid in Full (12Mb)
- When Money Talks (12Mb)
- The Boathouse Mystery (11.3Mb)
- Turban of Jarpur (11Mb)
- George Haven's Secret (11.3Mb)
- Escape for Revenge (12.1Mb)
- Washington Story (12Mb)
- Woman in the Case (11.8Mb)
- A Soldier and His Dog (11.9Mb)
- The Last of Oliver Perry (12.7Mb)
- A Question of Time (12Mb)
- The Letter (aka-Clearing The Mayor Of Graft) (11.7Mb)
- A Pair of Nylons (13.4Mb)
- Youth Takes the Headlines (12.1Mb)
- Classified Ads (11.9Mb)
- The Gas Pen (11.8Mb)
- Figure in the Photograph (11.5Mb)
- Grand Larceny on Wheels (12.4Mb)
- Murder for Sale (12.5Mb)
- Check and Double Check (12.2Mb)
- Dr Moylan's Patient (12Mb)
- Polarized Glasses (11.8Mb)
- Accidents Will Happen (aka City Transportation, Bus Accidents) (9.7Mb)
- The Hornet Does It (12Mb)
- Revenge for Melakim (13.7Mb)
- A Man of Many Words (11.1Mb)
- Death in the Dark (9.5Mb)
- Underwater Adventure (13.6Mb)
- The Wrapped Book (13.6Mb)
- The Big Mr Corry (12.7Mb)
- The Prodigal Brother (13.6Mb)
- The Quiz Program Clue (13.7Mb)
- Guiseppe's Secret (13.4Mb)
- Death Comes to Dinner (13.6Mb)
- The Woman and Oliver Perry (13.5Mb)
- The Rodin Statue (13.6Mb)
- A Shot in the Arm (13.6Mb)
- The State's Witness (13.5Mb)
- The Findley Case (13.4Mb)
- The Big Deal (13.5Mb)
- Chickens Come Home to Roost (13.5Mb)
- Rent in Advance (13.5Mb)
- Political Strings (13.5Mb)
- Stolen Identity (13.5Mb)
- Last of the Top Hat Gang (13.5Mb)
- Cut Rate Crime (13.5Mb)
- Camera Obscure (13.5Mb)
- Merger Not Preferred (13.6Mb)
- Cornered Steel (13.5Mb)
- Fodder for Headlines (13.5Mb)
- The Big Mouthpiece (13.4Mb)
- Of Thee I Sing (13.5Mb)
- Almost Used Cars (13.5Mb)
- City Hall Shakeup (13.7Mb)
- The Man Who Forgot (13.7Mb)
- The Leopard's Spots (13.7Mb)
- The Dock Robber Gang (13.7Mb)
- Old Folks at Home (reuse script of 400111) (13.7Mb)
- Death on the Flying Trapeze (13.6Mb)
- Cash Down the Drain (1 of 2) (13.7Mb)
- The Ring of the Green Hornet (2 of 2) (13.7Mb)
- High Pressure (13.7Mb)
- Marked Money (13.7Mb)
- Exposed (13.1Mb)
- Graft Crosses a Bridge (12.8Mb)
- Too Hot to Handle (13.3Mb)
- The Man on the Top (13.1Mb)
- The Plan That Backfired (13.7Mb)
- Number Man (13.7Mb)
- Girl in Peril (13.7Mb)
- Dead Man's Topcoat (13.7Mb)
- Tickets to the Rosebowl (13.7Mb)
- Diplomatically Done (13.7Mb)
- Perfect Alibi (13.5Mb)
- A Matter of Evidence (10.4Mb)
- Hit and Run (8.9Mb)
- Miss Case Meets the Hornet (13.9Mb)
- The Mysterious Mr Jones (13.5Mb)
- Miss Case Keeps a Secret (13.5Mb)
- Rule of Three (13.5Mb)
- Find the Woman (13.5Mb)
- One for the Senator (13.5Mb)
- Two Minus Two (13.5Mb)
- Stone Wall Alibi (same plot as 39-02-14) (13.5Mb)
- The Funeral Spray (13.5Mb)
- Pink Wonderland (13.5Mb)
- Process X (13.5Mb)
- Double Play (13.5Mb)
- Career at Stake (13.5Mb)
- The Woman in Black (13.5Mb)
- The Travis Case (13.5Mb)
- A Cable from England (13.5Mb)
- The Hornet Bats for a Pitcher (13.5Mb)
- Taxi Dance to Murder (13.6Mb)
- Murder at Lighthouse Mary's (13.7Mb)
- The Curtin Money Plot (13.6Mb)
- Song Racket (13.5Mb)
- Road to Ruin (10.9Mb)
- Poor Substitutes for a Prison (11.2Mb)
- Face in the Television (13.2Mb)
- Hot Car Center (12.2Mb)
- Catspaw (11.4Mb)
- The Baiter Baited (aka-Bait for a Two Timer) (12.3Mb)
- Political Crossfire (13.7Mb)
- Spy Master (13.7Mb)
- The Changing Alibi (13.6Mb)
- Keys to a Robbery (13.7Mb)
- Election Boomerang (13.8Mb)
- The Proof of Treason (13.6Mb)
- Jeff Warren's Safe (13.7Mb)
- Unknown Assassin (13.6Mb)
- The Microfilm of Death (13.6Mb)
- The Hawkridge Gems (13.7Mb)
- A Friday Night in the Mountains (13.7Mb)
- The Simple Clue (13.7Mb)
- The Triple-Cross (13.7Mb)
- Ceiling on Crime (13.7Mb)
- The Cigarette Filters (13.7Mb)
- Shipment for Korea (13.7Mb)
- Gas House Ending (13.7Mb)
- Murder and Espionage (13.7Mb)
- Pretenders to the Throne (13.7Mb)
- Axford's Romantic Disaster (13.7Mb)
- Al Hodge Interview (played Green Hornet) (13.8Mb)
- Deception Inc (13.6Mb)
- Juvenile Delinquency (11.8Mb)
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