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The Green Hornet : a history of radio, motion pictures, comics, and television

Title: The Green Hornet : a history of radio, motion pictures, comics, and television / by Martin Grams, Jr. and Terry Salomonson.
Author: Grams, Martin, Jr., 1977-
Publication: Churchville, MD : OTR Publishing, L.L.C., [2010]

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Additional Authors

Salomonson, Terry G. G.

Description

xii, 793 pages : illustrations; 27 cm

Summary

The Green Hornet was one of radio's best-known and most distinctive adventure shows. Britt Reid, publisher of The Daily Sentinel, was in the position to learn facts about criminals that only the police had access to. Armed with this knowledge, a gas gun that rendered foes momentarily unconscious, and a speedster known as The Black Beauty, he donned the guise of The Green Hornet. Feared by the underworld and sought after by the police, the masked vigilante fought racketeers, gangsters and saboteurs. When the police were faced with red tape, The Green Hornet, with his sidekick Kato, his faithful valet, circumvented protocol and legal procedure in their determined battle to put away crooks. Since The Green Hornet first appeared on radio in 1936, he has made the transition to motion pictures, comics and television. Very little has been written about the masked marvel and what has been recorded in magazine articles and encyclopedias prior to this publication has never explored the character as deeply or accurately. For the first time, the complete story of this crime fighter is unmasked, as prolific TV and radio historians Martin Grams and Terry Salomonson invite you to take a ride in the Black Beauty. A complete history of the radio series from the creation to conception sketches, reprints from production files to the untold adventures, biographic details of the cast and the characters they played (including Mike Axford, Kato, Gunnigan, Lenore Case, Linda Travis, Ed Lowry, Clicker Binney, Commissioner Higgins, etc.) and background information is all provided under one cover. Also included are details of the two cliffhanger serials released by Universal in the early forties, the unaired 1952 television pilot, the long-running popularity of the comic books and the William Dozier television series (1966-67) starring Van Williams and Bruce Lee. A complete episode guide documents every adventure including unproduced scripts and plot ideas. Whether you are a casual fan or a serious enthusiast of the series, here is everything you want to know about The Green Hornet!--Publisher's description.

Subject

Genre/Form

Comic books, strips, etc.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (page 780) and index.

Contents

The radio program -- The television pilot (1952) -- The television program -- The cliffhanger serials -- The comic books -- The radio episode guide -- The television episode guide -- Appendix A: The Green Hornet transcription (1947) -- Appendix B: The origin story, sponsor proposal -- Appendix C: Unused Betty Joyce sample -- Appendix D: Mutual radio stations -- Appendix E: The line-up of 1947 -- Appendix F: Law and order round table -- Appendix G: William Dozier's plea for a renewal.

Call Number

MWGI 19-2988

ISBN

9781629331911
1629331910

OCLC

1111634156

Author

Grams, Martin, Jr., 1977- author.

Title

The Green Hornet : a history of radio, motion pictures, comics, and television / by Martin Grams, Jr. and Terry Salomonson.

Publisher

Churchville, MD : OTR Publishing, L.L.C., [2010]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (page 780) and index.

Added Author

Salomonson, Terry G. G., author.

Research Call Number

MWGI 19-2988

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