THE GREEN HORNET

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     One of the "Big Three" from WXYZ in Detroit, this series was locally heard from 01/31/36 until 04/07/38.  Mutual then picked up the series from 04/12/38 to 11/09/39.  The series finally moved to the Blue Network, later to be called ABC, and was heard from 11/16/39 until it left the air on 12/05/52 after 1041 broadcasts.  Playing Britt Reid was Al Hodge (1936 - 1943), Donovan Faust (1943), Bob Hall (1944 - 1951), and finally Jack McCarthy (1951 - 1952). Leonore Allman played Casey, secretary to Reid, and Jim Irwin as Michael Axford, reporter on The Daily Sentinel.  Among the announcers heard over the years was Mike Wallace of today's 60 Minutes fame.  Fran Striker, creator of The Lone Ranger, was the head writer of the series.  Theme music, "Flight Of The Bumblebee."

 

C10636 05/05/38 The Political Racket

              10/31/39 Parking Lot Racket

 

C18483 06/15/39 #350 Justice Wears A Blindfold

              07/06/39 #356 Disaster Rides The Rails

 

C20889 09/28/39 #381 Robertson Gas Racket (Brief Speed Flux)

              10/03/39 #382 Ligget's Citizenship Racket (Brief Speed Flux)

 

C20890 10/12/39 #385 Michael Parole Board Racket

              10/17/39 #386 Property Tax Racket (Brief Speed Flux)

 

C18486 11/25/39 #397 The Smuggler Signs His Name

              03/12/46 #746 The Letter

 

C20891 12/09/39 #401 Phony Accident Racket

              12/14/39 #402 Carling Tells All

 

C20892 12/16/39 #403 The Writer's Racket

              12/21/39 #404 Waiter's Union Racket

 

C20893 12/30/39 #407 Snaveley, The Crooked Politician

              01/04/40 #408 The WPA Graft Racket

 

C09481 09/27/40 Votes For Sale

              10/03/40 The Highway That Graft Built

 

C09482 06/14/41 Man Wanted For What?

              06/21/41 Walkout For Profit

 

C09483 07/05/41 Murder Across The Board

              08/06/41 Paroles For Sale

 

C18484 08/09/41 #517 Bid & Asked (X-Talk)

              06/13/44 #657 Circumstances Alter Cases

 

C09484 09/16/41 Hot Guns For Sale

              01/31/42 Reservoir For Murder

 

C09485 05/19/42 Invasion Plans

              05/23/42 A Slip Of The Lip

 

C09486 09/12/42 Murder Trips A Rat

              09/19/42 Last Words Mean Sabotage

 

C09487 11/14/42 Torpedo On Wheels

              11/21/42 Sabotage Finds A Name

 

C09488 02/28/43 The Corpse That Wasn't There

              09/19/44 Payment In Full

 

C18637 06/07/45 #706 Broken Cigarette Stubs

              10/11/45 #724 Hot Money & Death

 

C18485 08/16/45 #716 The Imposter

              10/04/45 #723 Stuffed Panda

 

C17437 08/23/45 Unexpected Meeting

              10/18/45 Murder & The Dope Racket

 

C18487 10/25/45 #726 What Price Glamour?

              07/09/46 #762 A Man Of Many Words

 

C-90

C18638 11/22/45 #730 Superhighway Robbery

              12/13/45 #733 Paid In Full

              01/12/46 #642 Woman In The Case

 

C09489 11/29/45 Protection, Inc.

              01/01/46 Turban Of Jarpur

 

C18482 12/25/45 #735 The Boathouse Mystery

              01/20/48 #842 A Matter Of Evidence

 

C09490 02/26/46 The Last Of Oliver Perry

              03/12/46 The Letter

 

C-90

C17024 03/05/46 A Question Of Time

              04/16/46 The Figure In The Photograph

              04/09/46 The Gas Pen

 

C09491 03/26/46 Youth Takes The Headlines

              04/23/46 Grand Larceny On Wheels

 

C09492 05/14/46 Check And Double Check

              05/21/46 Dr. Nyle's Patient

 

C09493 05/28/46 Polarized Glasses

              06/04/46 Accidents Will Happen

 

C09494 06/11/46 Hornet Does It

              06/25/46 Revenge For Melakim

 

C15374 10/05/46 The Wrapped Book

              10/27/46 The Prodigal Brother

 

C09495 02/16/47 The State's Witness

              10/28/47 Exposed

 

C09496 11/04/47 Graft Crossing A Bridge

              11/11/47 Too Hot To Handle

 

C09497 01/06/48 Diplomatically Done

              12/30/48 Road To Ruin

 

C19548 Roberts On Gasoline Racket

              Trust Fund Racket (No Open/Close)

 

C19584 There Was A Crooked Man

              The Hospital Racket

 

C19596 Not A Drop Worth Drinking (low volume)

             Money Talks Too Loud