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The Green Hornet

Description

Crime-fighter serial follows newspaper publisher Britt Reid posing as an outlaw while Kato helps expose rackets and crooks.

The Green Hornet is a superhero created in 1936 by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker, with input from radio director James Jewell.

Wikipedia. CC BY-SA 4.0. Updated Jul 21, 2026.

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AdventureDramaMystery

Showtimes

Original schedule

  1. 19385:30 PM ET
    Mutual Broadcasting System · evening
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  2. 19385:30 PM ET
    Mutual Broadcasting System · evening
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  3. 19398:00 PM ET
    NBC Blue Network · night
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  4. 19398:00 PM ET
    NBC Blue Network · night
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  5. 19408:30 PM ET
    Mutual Broadcasting System · night
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  6. 19408:30 PM ET
    Mutual Broadcasting System · night
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  7. 19427:30 PM ET
    NBC Blue Network · evening
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  8. 19434:30 PM ET
    Blue Network / ABC · evening
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  9. 19485:00 PM ET
    ABC · evening
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  10. 19485:00 PM ET
    ABC · evening
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  11. 19505:30 PM ET
    ABC · evening
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  12. 19525:00 PM ET
    ABC / Orange Crush · evening
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  13. 19525:00 PM ET
    ABC / Orange Crush · evening
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa

Cast & Crew

B
Bob Hite
Announcer
C
Charles Woods
Announcer
F
Fielden Farrington
Announcer
F
Fred Foy
Announcer
H
Harold 'Hal' Neal
Announcer
Mike Wallace
Announcer
B
Beryl Vaughn
Cast
B
Bill Saunders
Cast
C
Chuck Webster
Cast
E
Ernie Winstanley
Cast
H
Harry Goldstein
Cast
J
Jack Manning
Cast
J
Jay Michael
Cast
L
Lois Kibbee
Cast
P
Paul Hughes
Cast
P
Philip Guest Adams
Cast
C
Charles D. Livingstone
Director
J
James Jewell
Director
T
Ted Robertson
Director
A
A. Donovan Faust
The Green Hornet (1943)
Al Hodge
Britt Reid / The Green Hornet
B
Bill Hengsterbeck
Sound effects
D
Dewey Cole
Sound effects
D
Donovan Faust
Britt Reid / The Green Hornet
Fran Striker
Creator
F
Fred Flowerday
Sound effects
F
Fred Fry
Sound effects
G
Gil Shea
Michael Asford
Jack McCarthy
Britt Reid / The Green Hornet
J
Jack Petruzzi
Ed Lowry
J
Jim Irwin
Michael Asford
J
Jimmy Fletcher
Sound effects
J
John Todd
Dan Reid
K
Ken Robertson
Sound effects
Lee Allman
Lenore Case
M
Michael 'Mickey' Tolan
Kato
R
Raymond Hayashi
Kato
R
Raymond Toyo
Kato
R
Robert 'Bob' Hall
The Green Hornet (1944-51)
R
Rollon Parker
Michael Axford
T
Tony Caminito
Sound effects
G
George W. Trendle
Producer
D
Dan Beattie
Writer
J
Jim Lawrence
Writer
L
Lee Randon
Writer
L
Leo Boulette
Writer
S
Steve McCarthy
Writer
T
Tom Dougall
Writer

References

Hickerson, Jay. The 4th Revised Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide to ALL Circulating Shows.
Paulson, Roger C. Archives of the Airwaves (7 Volumes). The Old Radio Times.
Lackmann, Ron. The Encyclopedia of American Radio.
Dunning, John. On the Air : The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Sperdvac Radiogram.
“RADIO PROGRAMS SCHEDULED FOR THE CURRENT WEEK New York.” New York Times, October 6, 1929.
“Today's Radio Program.” New York Times, January 1, 1927.

Links

WikipediaOfficial Web SiteTheme - IntroductionThe Cultural History of Radio Horrors by Martin Grams, Jr.The Miser of Motown: George W. Trendle by Jack FrenchJerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio LogsOld Time Radio Program Logs By Frank Passage and OthersIntroduction/Theme SongInternational Catalogue of SuperheroesLibrary FilesTV ListingsThe Green Hornet : His Origin and Possible Revival by Martin Grams, Jr.

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