Green Hornet, The (1940)

The Green Hornet is an American black and white film serial which adapts the original 1930s Green Hornet radio serial by Fran Striker. The serial was directed by Ford Beebe and Ray Taylor with chapters written by Geo. H. Plympton, Basil Dickey, Morrison C. Wood and Lyonel Margolies. It was produced by Universal Pictures and premiered on January 9th, 1940. There were thirteen chapters produced in the serial in total.

Chapters

 * 1) "The Tunnel of Terror"
 * 2) "The Thundering Terror"
 * 3) "Flying Coffins"
 * 4) "Pillar of Flame"
 * 5) "The Time Bomb"
 * 6) "Highways of Peril"
 * 7) "Bridge of Disaster"
 * 8) "Dead or alive"
 * 9) "The Hornet Trapped"
 * 10) "Bullets and Ballots"
 * 11) "Disaster Rides the Rails"
 * 12) "Panic in the Zoo"
 * 13) "Doom of the Underworld"

Notes & Trivia

 * Green Hornet (1940) and The Green Hornet (1940) both redirect to this page.


 * The Green Hornet was adapted from the radio dramatic adventure serial by Fran Striker.


 * The serial was filmed on the backlot of Universal Studios in Universal City, California.


 * The Green Hornet was released in Portugal on March 28th, 1941.


 * The Green Hornet was released as a 75th Anniversary Collector's Edition DVD compilation by VCI Entertainment on January 11th, 2011. The collection includes the original film serial as well as The Green Hornet Strikes Again! on a four-disc set.

Recommendations

 * Green Hornet, The (2011)
 * Green Hornet, The (TV series)
 * Green Hornet Strikes Again!, The (1940)