USA, 1940
15 episode serial
35mm film, black and white, 1.37:1
mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording), English
An American serial with science fiction elements directed by Ford Beebe and John Rawlins.
Plot Summary
A wealthy publisher adopts the persona of The Green Hornet to fight crime.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Ford Beebe, John Rawlins
Dialogue Director: Jacques Jaccard
Universal Pictures
Associate Producer: Henry MacRae
Written by: Geo. H. Plympton, Basil Dickey, Sherman Lowe
Based on the Radio Serial by: Fran Striker
Director of Photography: Jerome Ash
Supervising Editor: Saul A. Goodkind
Editors: Joseph Glick [real name: Joseph Gluck], Louis Sackin, Alvin Todd
Art Director: Ralph DeLacey [real name: Ralph M. DeLacy]
Cast
Warren Hull (Britt Reid/Green Hornet)
Wade Boteler (Michael Axford)
Anne Nagel (Lenore Case)
Keye Luke (Kato)
Eddie Acuff (Lowery)
Pierre Watkins (Boss Crogan)
James Seay (Bordine)
Arthur Loft (Tauer)
Joe A. Devlin (Joe Dolan)
William Hall (Don DeLuca)
Dorothy Lovett (Frances Grayson/Stella Merja)
Alternative Titles
El avispón Verde vuelve al ataque – Argentina, Mexico
A Volta do Besouro Verde – Brazil
References
Books
- Encyclopedia of American Film Serials by Geoff Mayer pp.142-143
- Lexikon des phantatischen Films 2 by Rolf Giesen p.197
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.176 – credits
- Science Fiction Serials by Roy Kinnard p.201
- Universal Horrors: The Studio’s Classic Films 1931-1946 (2nd edition) by Tom Weaver, Michael Brunas and John Brunas p.583 – review
- Vintage Science Fiction Films, 1896-1949 by Michael Benson p.151
