''The Green Hornet Strikes Again!'' is a 1941
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15 chapter
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based on ''
The Green Hornet
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'' radio series by
George W. Trendle
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and
Fran Striker
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. It is a sequel to Universal's earlier serial ''
The Green Hornet
The Green Hornet is a superhero created in 1936 by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker, with input from radio director James Jewell. Since his 1930s radio debut, the character has appeared in numerous serialized dramas in a wide variety of media ...
'' (1940). This was the 117th serial (the 49th with sound) of the 137 that Universal produced. The plot involves racketeering and is unusual for a movie serial by having mostly stand-alone chapters instead of each running into the next; this was also the case for Universal's first ''Green Hornet'' serial.
Plot
Wealthy publisher Britt Reid and his trusted Korean
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disguise themselves as the crime fighting vigilantes, The Green Hornet and Kato. Over the course of 15 chapters, they battle the growing power of ruthless crime lord "Boss" Crogan and his varied rackets and henchmen across the city. Unknown to them, Crogan also has strong ties to foreign powers unfriendly to America...
Cast
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Warren Hull
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as Britt Reid and his alter ego
The Green Hornet
The Green Hornet is a superhero created in 1936 by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker, with input from radio director James Jewell. Since his 1930s radio debut, the character has appeared in numerous serialized dramas in a wide variety of media ...
. Hull replaced
Gordon Jones in this role and also provided the voice of the Hornet (instead of radio voice
Al Hodge
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in the original serial).
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Wade Boteler
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as Michael Axford, Britt Reid's bodyguard
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Anne Nagel
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as Lenore "Casey" Case, Britt Reid's secretary
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Keye Luke
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as
Kato, the Green Hornet's sidekick
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Eddie Acuff
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as Ed Lowery, a reporter
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Pierre Watkin
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(listed in the credits as "Pierre Watkins") as Boss Crogan, racketeer
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James Seay
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as Bordine, one of Boss Crogan's henchmen
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Arthur Loft
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as Tauer, Boss Crogan's chief henchman
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as Dolan, one of Boss Crogan's henchmen
* William Hall as DeLuca, one of Boss Crogan's henchmen
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Dorothy Lovett
Dorothy Lovett (February 16, 1915 – April 28, 1998) was an American film actress.
Biography
Early and personal life
Lovett was born in Providence, Rhode Island. She married director Jack Hively (1910-1995) on December 25, 1941, wh ...
as Frances Grayson, an aluminum heiress, and Stella Merja, an actress hired to replace her
Chapter titles
Source:
# Flaming Havoc
# The Plunge of Peril
# The Avenging Heavens
# A Night of Terror
# Shattering Doom
# The Fatal Flash
# Death in the Clouds
# Human Targets
# The Tragic Crash
# Blazing Fury
# Thieves of the Night
# Crashing Barriers
# The Flaming Inferno
# Racketeering Vultures
# Smashing the Crime Ring
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