Green Hornet Strikes Again (1940) | Complete Serial | Warren Hull

Wealthy publisher Britt Reid and his trusted Asian servant disguise themselves as the super-hero The Green Hornet and his faithful servant Kato as they battle the growing power of a ruthless secret crime organization that deals with foreign powers. The identity of the syndicate's leader remains a mystery.

Stars: Warren Hull, Wade Boteler, Anne Nagel

[beverlywarner]

l have never seen these....l love old movies .Especially when the world is topsy turvy (like it has been).l feel l can time travel and escape .Thank you!

[graemesmith]

I have thoroughly enjoyed all of these serials from when l was about 8, used to watch them on a Saturday morning and never stopped. Please keep up the great work

[IsiahBradley]

THANK YOU! I've owned and loved "Strikes Again, " the sequel to the first Green Hornet serial, on VHS (so you now know how far I go back :)). Finally watching the original chapterplay here has brought me back to this. I have loved Saturday afternoon movie serials--the original live-action superhero movies!--ever since I discovered them as a '70s kid, when WNET, New York's public television station used to air "Flash Gordon" chapters and PBS nationally had a show in the early '80s called "Matinee at the Bijou, " which did the whole 1930s matinee cartoon-music/comedy segment-serial-movie lineup.

[larry-frzr]

I'm 69, but my father used to tell about going to the movie theater when he was a kid and watching the serials each week. His favorite actor was Buster Crabbe.. I think I spelled his name right. When I was young there was a TV station which would show some of the old serials on Saturday mornings, we would watch them together and he would tell about life as a young kid growing up in the San Francisco bay area.

[dr.skipkazarian]

What a treat to see the "Pink Palace" before developments, and Kaimana Beach with the original surfers including Duke Kahanamoku, long boards, and canoes. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov would be justifiably pissed to hear his "Flight of the Bumblebee" as the background for a film about a green hornet, but that's another story. An excellent standout in the realm of serials....a great a reasonable plot. Thank you for archiving and posting.

[mauriceduhart]

Great serial wealthy publisher disguise himself as the green hornet. Alone with his chauffeur / valet kato Keye Luke who also played Charlie Chan's No' #1 son. Kinda reminds me of Batman thanks for the the upload🎥🎥

[donaldmiller]

I was enthralled by these kinds of movies when I was a kid. I would wait with bated breath for next week's serial followup for Lash LaRue, and also the westerns with Johnny Mack Brown, Randolph Scott and others. Of course later on in the late 1940's there would be Roy Rogers and Gene Autry.
Of course I also looked forward to listening to Charlie Chan, Sargent Preston and Yukon King, Oh, oh, oh, and who could forget listening to " The Shadow " ? " Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men ? THE SHADOW KNOWS ", followed by a haunting laugh which would send chills racing up and down my spine.
I think that kids of today are missing a lot without the old radio shows. Kids today have everything laid out for them in the movies and videos. It's all visual for them. But the old radio shows only had sound effects. So we had to think and imagine various conditions for our selves.
How different it is today. On Sunday, my father would give me a quarter to go to the movies. I would add to that by collecting beer bottles from the parking area next to Andy's Tavern across the street from where I lived. I returned the bottles to collect the deposit. $0.02 for each bottle. So, with a few minutes of work I would have $0.20 or $0.30. Plus my quarter. A veritable fortune in hand. The movie cost $0.12 to get in. So, I would have more than enough money to then shop at the penny candy counter. The penny candy ranged in value from a penny each up to as many as ten for a penny. With judicial choosing I could have a fair sized paper sack full of candy. Once in a while I would treat myself to some wrapped candy. Perhaps a Baby Ruth or maybe a Fifth Avenue. Very expensive at $0.05 each ! Next a bag of popcorn and a drink and I was all set for the movies.
First the news reels. It was like being at Elizabeth's wedding. And then when she was Crowned as the Queen. Both very impressive with much pomp and ceremony. I've seen news films of the Atomic Bomb explosions. If that does not get your attention, nothing will. Oh those poor people in Japan ! How could President Truman do that to those women and children ? Of course now I am an old adult and I understand that Truman was a Democrat. Dropping the Atomic Bomb on those people was to be expected of him.
Following the news reels would be the cartoons. Usually three cartoons. Laughter to follow the serious news reels ? Following the cartoons would be the weekly serial movie. Often it was Lash LaRue which would end with a cliff hanger. Come back next week to find out what happened next. And then, finally, the two main features. By then it was about five o'clock and time to go home.

[carl]

I was a younger back then its was my favorite movie 🎥 😊😮

[roypatterson]

A good serial with plenty of action I remember the Green Hornet TV series.

[aubreywallace]

Loved serials as a youth old and still Married to them😍 Divorce! Nahh nx 40 yrs🤗😇

[chloe]

Thanks for posting!!! I didn’t know there was a second series. I wonder if there are more series out there? Batman has two (43 & 49). Are there Looking forward to more, more!!!! I’m a FAN of these chapter THANKS!!

[dast]

Thanks for sharing it! I always enjoy watching Old Great Story Serial though. 👍👌👏
An of course, I'm a subscriber!
Thanks Again Though.

[marinakobizev]

Thank you, ! Excelente serial, gracias por subirlo!❤️

[Magnetron]

Thanks! Loved it! Did not know about the sequel.

[jaceyneubauer]

I will say it always and again these two are brothers in arms

[howardkerr]

I really loved the first Green Hornet serial I saw, the differences between it and the tv series were striking. I also thought the idea of a car (a modified Lincoln Zephyr) able to make 200 MILES PER HOUR on bias-ply tires was " interesting ". I can't wait to watch this.

[WJack]

I so so like The Green Hornet serials. Thanks for posting. Good on ya mate. What is that music at the intro. Sounds like some symphony from the 19th Century. What say you? Oh, and I really like the Hornet Mobile and its "Buzz." The "Buzz" is on.

[indy_go_blue]

The music at ~19:00 is the "storm" portion of the William Tell Overture (Rossini) which was also used as the main theme for the Jungle Jim radio show of the '40s.

[drats]

If the Hornet would stay out of arms reach from the bad guys he would not get into so many fights, fires, electrical shorts or explosions. Why does Kato always get into the buzzing car on the pasenger side? Why does the cool car buzz out in the country where only the Hornet and Kato can hear it? The biplane landing has a different wing strut configuration than the plane shown immediately upon landing. The route from the super secret parking garage to whereever they are going is always left, left and then right. How convenient. Great fun watching these classis oldies.

[Muck]

This SHOULD BE 4:3 aspect ratio ... and YT doesnt have an option to change that.