It comes to me that this kind of movies, at the time, was called serial and never miniseries, which refers to television. The green hornet was released in 1940 and was directed by ford beebe and ray taylor. It has better music, better fight scenes, a more busy. As far as the police are concerned, the hornet is a criminal.
The green hornet 1940 the complete serial the green hornet is a masked fictional crime fighter, originally created by george w. Newspaper publisher britt reid, secretly the green hornet, and his korean valet kato investigate and expose several seemingly separate rackets. This is the original 1940 movie serial of the green hornet. It is a sequel to universals earlier serial the green hornet 1940.
The green hornet approved 4h 18min adventure, crime, drama 9 january 1940 usa a newspaper publisher and his korean servant fight crime as vigilantes who pose as a notorious masked gangster and his aide. The green hornet is a masked fictional crime fighter, originally created by george w. The first serial, simply titled the green hornet, starred gordon jones as britt reidthe green hornet, keye luke as kato, anne nagel as reids secretary lenore case, and wade boteler as reporterbodyguard. Is it true that bruce lee had to wear a mask in the green. Black beauty, the automotive star of the green hornet movie serial of the 1940s, was among the first roadgoing 200mileperhour cars. The green hornet 75th anniversary original serials. These were viewed in the movie theaters before the main movie. The green hornet 1940 is a series of universal pictures, based on the series of eponymous radio, and presenting the hero green hornet, created by george w. In the first episode serial, the city is faced with rising crime and increased racketeering activity. The green hornet 1940 serial article 1912 by dave sindelar viewing date. Id start with a look at the 1940 universal thirteen chapter movie serial the green hornet. Trendle for an american radio program in the 1930s. The green hornet 1940 is a series of universal pictures, based on the series of eponymous radio, and presenting the hero green hornet, created by george w the green hornet 1940 serial july 1, 2017.
Green hornet, the 75th anniversary original serials. Al hodge as the uncredited voice of the green hornet. In this episode serial, the city is faced with rising crime and increased racketeering activity. The green hornet sequel has all 15 chapters of the 1941 blackandwhite movie serial the green hornet strikes againin this sequel to the 1940 the green hornet serial, the green hornet and kato battle the growing power of the ruthless crime lord, boss crogan, and his varied rackets across the city, all of which have strong links to foreign powers.
It is the 45th serial they did during the sound era. Green hornet cliffhanger classic movie serial dvd gordon. Trendle universe of characters he is a decedent of the lone ranger green hornet is britt reid and the lone ranger in some tellings was john reid his great uncle. History of the green hornet part 1 1940 film serial. Ive been watching the old green hornet serial films from 1940 and am quite addicted midway through, though in time i. Gordon jones stars as britt reid, crusading young publisher of the daily sentinel, who matches wits with the underworld by disguising himself as the green hornet. I decided not to watch the entire 1940 part serial. Donning a disguise, the hornet and his brilliant korean he was chinese in the radio version inventorsidekick kato fight an infamous. A wealthy publisher uses a disguise and calls himself the green hornet to fight crime in his city. The character has appeared in two universal serials. The green hornet 1940 is a universal movie serial based on the green hornet radio series by george w. The green hornet chapter 1 the tunnel of terror youtube.
The green hornet 1940 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This was the 117th serial the 49th with sound of the 7 that universal produced. The green hornet is a universal movie serial based on the green hornet radio series by george w. I found it interesting that the characters of the green hornet remained the same as the characters background depicted in the latest television and movie. In 1940, george trendle brought his popular radio drama the green hornet to the movie screen. The green hornet 1940 is a universal movie serial based on the the green hornet radio series by george w.
The green hornet was adapted into two movie serials, 1940s the green hornet and, in 1941, the green hornet strikes again. July 1, 2017 the green hornet 1940 is a series of universal pictures, based on the series of eponymous radio, and presenting the hero green hornet, created by george w. I am a fan of old shows and found this dvd as a great part of my collection. The green hornet 1940 the complete serial dvd elvis. Even better than the green hornet1939, which i found boring after three chapters.
A universal movie serial based on the the green hornet radio series by george w. The episode universal serial the green hornet is based on the radio series of the same name. Was green hornets beauty the first of all supercars. Disliking the treatment republic gave the lone ranger in two serials, george w. Trendle is the sequel to the 1940 serial the green hornet. With all the interest in bringing classic heroes to the big screen, i thought id begin this column dedicated to discussing classic movie serials available on dvd. In the first episode serial, the city is faced with rising crime and increased.
History of the green hornet part 1 1940 film serial youtube. Customs looking for info on the green hornets lincoln zephyr. This leads them into continued conflict with the leader, the criminal mastermind behind the syndicate and the. The green hornet is a 1940 blackandwhite chapter movie serial from universal pictures, produced by henry macrae, directed by ford beebe and ray. Intrepid newspaper editor britt reid gordon jones becomes the green hornet to take on the bad guys. So far as police are concerned, the hornet is himself a criminal. Warren hull is a better actor, they use his own voice and he is a man of action. With the help of green hornet historian martin grams jr vci has edited an 84 minute feature cut movie from the original chapter serial. The green hornet, secretly newspaper publisher britt reid, and his korean valet kato stop and expose several seemingly separate crimes. Steve, one of the admins over at internet movie cars database sent me some images of the green hornets lincoln zephyr used in the original series from 1940.
The movie is about four and a half hours long, but is divided into thirteen chapters, each twenty minutes in length. Trendle took his property to universal pictures, and was much happier with the results. The green hornet serial 1940 faced with rising crime and increased racketeering activity, intrepid newspaper editor britt reid the lone rangers greatnephew. And since this masked crime buster is the focus of a brand new feature film this weekend, i thought id start with. The green hornet originated on radio in 1936, a creation of fran striker and george trendle, who also developed the lone ranger. It suffers from the defects typical of serials of this era but also has the. You can get a handle on this question by looking at the first movie version of the green hornet that universal studios released as a multi. The green hornet is a 1940 blackandwhite chapter movie serial from universal pictures, produced by henry macrae, directed by ford beebe and ray taylor, starring gordon jones, wade boteler, keye luke, and anne nagel.
The first serial, simply titled the green hornet, starred gordon jones as britt reidthe green hornet, keye luke as kato, anne nagel as reids secretary lenore case, and wade boteler as reporterbodyguard mike axford. In 1940, the pulp crimefighter came to the big screen for the first time in a universal serial with radio hornet al hodge later tvs captain video partially dubbing star gordon jones. It is a chapter serial produced by universal pictures and is based on the green hornet radio series. Gordon jones stars as britt reid, crusading young publisher of. Britt reid is a wealthy young publisher of the daily sentinel newspaper by day, but at. The radio program was so popular that in 1939, trendle entered into an agreement with universal studios to produce two cliffhanger serials loosely adapted from the radio scripts.
This serial is a lot of fun and like most serials ends each episode with an exciting cliff hanger. The serial is based on the green hornet radio series by george w. The photos are screenshots and kind of blurry, but the car looks like a cool superhero car from early superhero comics. Green hornet ultimate collection dvd box set bruce lee.