| The Green Hornet | |
|---|---|
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| Credits | |
| Title: | The Green Hornet |
| Director: | Ford Beebe Ray Taylor |
| Writers: | George H. Plympton [1] Basil Dickey Morrison Wood [2] Lyonel Margolies Fran Striker [3] |
| Producers: | Henry MacRae |
| Cinematography: | Jerome Ash [4] William A. Sickner [5] |
| Editors: | Irving Birnbaum Joseph Gluck [6] Alvin Todd |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Universal Pictures |
| Released: | January 9th, 1940 |
| Rating: | Approved |
| Running time: | 258 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
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| Next: | Green Hornet Strikes Again!, 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[]
- "The Tunnel of Terror"
- "The Thundering Terror"
- "Flying Coffins"
- "Pillar of Flame"
- "The Time Bomb"
- "Highways of Peril"
- "Bridge of Disaster"
- "Dead or alive"
- "The Hornet Trapped"
- "Bullets and Ballots"
- "Disaster Rides the Rails"
- "Panic in the Zoo"
- "Doom of the Underworld"
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Gordon Jones | The Green Hornet, Britt Reid |
| Keye Luke | Kato |
| Wade Boteler | Michael Axford |
| Anne Nagel | Leonore Case |
| Phillip Trent | Jasper Jenks |
| Cy Kendall | Curtis Monroe |
| Stanley Andrews | Police commissioner |
| Selmer Jackson | District attorney |
| Joseph Crehan | Judge Stanton |
| Walter McGrail | Dean |
| Gene Rizzi | Corey |
| John Kelly | Pete Hawks |
| Eddie Dunn | D.H. Sligby |
| Edward Earle | Felix Grant |
| Ben Taggart | Phil Bartlett |
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. [7]
- 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. [8]
Recommendations[]
See also[]
External Links[]
- The Green Hornet at AMG
- The Green Hornet at IMDB
- The Green Hornet at Wikipedia
- The Green Hornet at Themoviedb.org
- The Green Hornet at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Green Hornet at Superheroes Lives
References[]
- ↑ Screenplay writer George H. Plympton is credited as Geo. H. Plympton in this serial.
- ↑ Screenplay writer Morrison Wood is credited as Morrison C. Wood in this serial.
- ↑ Adapted from the radio dramatic adventure serial by.
- ↑ Cinematographer Jerome Ash is credited as Jerry Ash in this serial.
- ↑ Cinematographer William A. Sickner is credited as William Sickner in this serial.
- ↑ Film editor Joseph Gluck's surname is mis-spelled as "Glick" in this serial.
- ↑ IMDB; The Green Hornet (1940); Release info.
- ↑ Amazon.com; Green Hornet, The - 75th Anniversary Original Serials Collector's Set; DVD