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Accidents on Purpose (aka-Phoney Accident Racket)

The Green Hornet · May 20, 1940 · 29 min · 4,848 words

The transcript of “Accidents on Purpose (aka-Phoney Accident Racket)”, an episode of The Green Hornet first broadcast May 20, 1940. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). The Green Hornet plays The Green Hornet free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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The Green Hornet. He hunts the biggest of all game. Public enemies that even the G-Men cannot reach. The Green Hornet. What's the Daily Sentinel going after this time? Gun again, the Daily Sentinel's got a lot of reviews.

We're going to give them a close-up of a rocket that's being worked every day all over the country. Page one, Steph. The fake accident rocket gun again worked by experts who can make it a pair they've been hit by an automobile.

Hey, gang. Keep going, Reed. The daily sentinel can feature it. These accidents are fake, Gunnegan. Then the claims are turned over to shiestered lawyers, and they collect plenty. Now, the only way to smash a racket is to turn the spotlight on it.

So listen with both ears. For all we know, we may be able to save some victim a lot of greed. With his faithful valet Cato, Brit Reed, dying young publisher, matches wits with the underworld, risking his life that criminals and racketeers within the law may feel its weight by the sting of the green hornet.

Ride with Brithrey as he races toward another thrilling adventure. The green hornet strikes again. No retail over this one we smash and fake accident right? Have you ever seen a racket like this worked as you walk near a busy intersection?

Of course, that means to be right in front of it. Why doesn't he? Or again, when the traffic lights change and the driver close to the curb starts out. What will you? No! Why, kid?

He stepped off the curb, but you hit him! It doesn't look like a racket? No, it doesn't. You wouldn't think that a man could deliberately throw himself in the path of a speeding car and...

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