THE GREEN HORNET

September 9, 1966 - March 17, 1967
ABC Crime Drama - 26 Episodes

Cast:

The Green Hornet (Britt Reid):   Van Williams
Kato:   Bruce Lee
Lenore 'Casey' Case:   Wende Wagner
Mike Axford:   Lloyd Gough
Dist. Atty. F.P. Scanlon:   Walter Brooke
Narrator:   William Dozier

Van Williams starred as Britt Reid, the editor and publisher of The
Daily Sentinel newspaper. His secretary was the attractive Lenore ‘Casey’ Case.
In secret, Britt fought crime with the help of his faithful manservant, Kato.

The only other person besides Kato that knew Britt’s secret was the city’s
District Attorney, F. P. Scanlon. Even Mike Axford, the tough and intrepid
crime detective who was always on the Green Hornet’s tail, never figured
out that Britt Reid and the Green Hornet were one and the same.

Some changes were made in adapting "The Green Hornet" to TV, and to the 1960s.
In addition to The Daily Sentinel, Britt owned a TV station. The evil he fought
often involved organized crime, and the crime-fighting gadgetry was brought up
to date. His most notable gadget was his car, the Black Beauty. It had a built-in
video camera that could ‘see’ anything in front of the car for four miles, special
jets at the rear that could shoot ice onto the road to hinder anyone trying to
chase the car, and brushes near the wheels that could sweep away the car’s tracks.

The Green Hornet also had it tougher than other television heroes in that
he had to deal with being perceived as a criminal by the police.

The Green Hornet never caught on with viewers the way Batman did and was canceled in
July of 1967 after one season. However, it remains memorable to many cult followers for
providing future martial-arts legend Bruce Lee with his first notable public exposure.


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Several episodes edited together and released as a feature.
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