Dope Versus the War Effort: The Green Hornet (June 20, 1944)

“Dope Versus the War Effort” is an episode of The Green Hornet, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 20, 1944. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Britt Reid, publisher of the Sentinel, hears from reporter Larry Lowry that factory workers at the Buxton war plant are being supplied with marijuana cigarettes. Ned, a worker arrested after a violent quarrel, is released on bail and then murdered by men tied to the dope ring. Lowry goes undercover at the plant to gather evidence, and the Green Hornet, with his valet Cato, moves to help him and to expose the sellers. The episode is part of the Green Hornet series, with Rick Reed in the lead role.

Buxton war plant and nearby streets, police headquarters, the Sentinel newspaper office, and Britt Reid's office and apartment in a 1940s American city during World War II

Characters: Britt Reid, Larry Lowry, Mike Axford, Ned, Cato, Lenore Case, Mr. Buxton, Mr. King

Listen for: The clues the reporters gather about the dope ring at the Buxton plant, and how the Green Hornet and Cato track down the men behind it

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.