The green hornet, secretly newspaper publisher britt reid, and his korean valet kato stop and expose several seemingly separate crimes. The green hornet was adapted into two movie serials, 1940s the green hornet and, in 1941, the green hornet strikes again. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. September 23, 1952 was the first native american movie star. The green hornet 1940 is a universal movie serial based on the green hornet radio series by george w. So far as police are concerned, the hornet is himself a criminal.
The green hornet movie serial released january 9, 1940. The serial was filmed in 1939 and released in 1940 starring gordon jones. In anticipation of the upcoming feature film, this january is green hornet month here at derekwc presents the history of comics on film. Here are a few examples of ways you can filter the charts. A wealthy publisher uses a disguise and calls himself the green hornet to fight crime in his city. I recently watched the 1940 serial edition of the green hornet.
History of the green hornet part 001the green hornet 1940. Included on the dvd are two versions of the modern. 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. Black beauty, the automotive star of the green hornet movie serial of the 1940s, was among the first roadgoing 200mileperhour cars. 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. 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. It is divided into parts and was meant to be presented one chapter at a time, weekly. And since this masked crime buster is the focus of a brand new feature film this weekend, i thought id start with a look at the 1940 universal thirteen chapter movie serial the green hornet. 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. Watch as our heroes fight an infamous racket and put an end to the menace infecting their city. Newspaper publisher britt reid, secretly the green hornet, and his korean valet kato investigate and expose several seemingly separate rackets. These were viewed in the movie theaters before the main movie. Gordon jones as britt reid otherwise known as the green hornet al hodge as the uncredited voice of the green hornet. The serial is based on the green hornet radio series by george w.
Instead, i watched a movie released in the 1990s which was the serial edited into a roughly 2 hour movie. The green hornet movie the green hornet short film the green hornet tv series. Ive been watching the old green hornet serial films from 1940 and am quite addicted midway through, though in time i could see myself getting. It is a chapter serial produced by universal pictures and is based on the green hornet radio series. The green hornet originally reached the silver screen as a liveaction movie serial in 1940 but helfants first point of connection with the hero came with abcs the green hornet television. The green hornet movie serial released january 9, 1940 youtube. The green hornet 1940 xvid theatrical serial all chapters ddr the green hornet 1940 is a universal movie serial based on the green hornet radio series by george w. This leads them into continued conflict with the leader, the criminal mastermind behind the syndicate and the individual crimes. The green hornet serial universal monsters wiki fandom. Green hornet cliffhanger classic movie serial dvd gordon. This is the original 1940 movie serial of the green hornet. While enjoying a vacation in hawaii, reid learns that a.
The green hornet 1940 synopsis, characteristics, moods. This particular segment covers the 1940 film serial from. The green hornet is a universal movie serial based on the green hornet radio series by george w. Contentsshow synopsis newspaper publisher britt reid, secretly the green hornet, and his korean valet kato investigate and expose several seemingly separate rackets. It is the 45th serial they did during the sound era.
Her long and varied career spanned both silent and sound film, television, stage, and radio. The green hornet 1940 serial article 1912 by dave sindelar viewing date. Significantly, the first cinematic appearances of the hornet didnt occur in a feature but in a couple of backtoback movie serializations designed to transport the magic of the episodic radio format to the big screen. History of the green hornet part 1 1940 film serial youtube. The episode universal serial the green hornet is based on the radio series of the same name.
Mar 7, 2012 1940 green hornet movie serial, starring starred gordon jones in the title role, and keye luke as kato. The plot is to expose different rackets that have overpowered the city and the leading newspaper editor takes upon himself as the the green hornet to do away with the syndicate. The green hornet 1940 is a series of universal pictures, based on the series of eponymous radio, and presenting the hero. In 1940, george trendle brought his popular radio drama the green hornet to the movie screen. Green hornet strikes again a universal movie serial based on the the green hornet radio series by george w. Serial a list of 39 titles created 07 jan 2017 20 movies. The green hornet has a faithful cohort called kato played by keye luke. 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. A universal movie serial based on the the green hornet radio series by george w.
I decided not to watch the entire 1940 part serial. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Trendle is the sequel to the 1940 serial the green hornet. The green hornet is a 1940 universal movie serial based on the green hornet radio series by george w. This was the 117th serial the 49th with sound of the 7 that universal produced. This release is a modern editing of the original chapter serial from 3plus hours, down to an 84minute feature. The movie is about four and a half hours long, but is divided into thirteen chapters, each twenty minutes in length. Disliking the treatment republic gave the lone ranger in two serials, 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. Jan 29, 2020 the green hornet originally reached the silver screen as a liveaction movie serial in 1940 but helfants first point of connection with the hero came with abcs the green hornet television. Gordon jones stars as britt reid, crusading young publisher of the daily sentinel, who matches wits. 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.
Im giving this serial, the green hornet strikes again, the same score that i gave its predecessor, the original green hornet serial movie710 stars. Green hornet, the 75th anniversary original serials. Is it true that bruce lee had to wear a mask in the green. The first of these serials, the chapter green hornet, appeared in 1940. 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.
The green hornet is a 1940 blackandwhite chapter movie serial from universal pictures, produced by henry macrae, directed by ford beebe and ray. Amasia entertainment abuzz after acquiring the green hornet. The radio program was so popular that in 1939, trendle entered into an agreement with universal studios to produce two cliffhanger serials. The movie is about four and a half hours long, but is divided. Mar 07, 2020 this is the complete serial of the green hornet. This leads them into continued conflict with the leader, the criminal mastermind behind the. Britt reid is a wealthy young publisher of the daily sentinel newspaper by day, but at. Vci is excited to announce the movie edition version of the original 1940 classic the green hornet. The green hornet 1940 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. With the help of green hornet historian martin grams jr vci has edited an 84 minute feature cut movie from the original chapter serial. I am a fan of old shows and found this dvd as a great part of my collection. Jan 09, 2011 black beauty, the automotive star of the green hornet movie serial of the 1940s, was among the first roadgoing 200mileperhour cars. Contentsshow synopsis newspaper publisher britt reid, secretly the green hornet, and his korean valet kato investigate and expose several seemingly separate. It is a sequel to universals earlier serial the green hornet 1940.
Even thought the green hornet is played by gordon jones his voice is dubbed by al hodge. 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. 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. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for. As someone who has not watched very many serial movies, i found this film series to be fun and extremely well made for its day. Al hodge as the uncredited voice of the green hornet. History of the green hornet part 1 1940 film serial. Was green hornets beauty the first of all supercars. 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. First, this is not the original serial release of the green hornet and it is not a feature version edited back in the 40s or 50s. The green hornet was released in 1940 and was directed by ford beebe and ray taylor.
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