Hot Money And Death: The Green Hornet (October 11, 1945)

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“Hot Money And Death” is an episode of The Green Hornet, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 11, 1945. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Two men in overalls plan a robbery of an armored bank truck on River Road, using a fake city work crew to block its path. Meanwhile, Reed, the young publisher of the Daily Sentinel, is angered by gambling at Norton's roadhouse and goes there to see for himself. The Green Hornet, known to Reed as Britt Reid, and his valet Kato later become involved as the stolen bills begin to surface and Norton comes under pressure from the police and city inspectors. The Green Hornet series is an old-time radio drama, and this episode was first broadcast on October 11, 1945.

A city with a River Road and First Street, including Norton's roadhouse and the offices of the Daily Sentinel

Characters: Reed, Blackie Norton, Spike, Kato, The Green Hornet, Sergeant Burke, Casey, Kitty

Listen for: The plan to rob the bank truck, Reed's visit to Norton's roadhouse, and the serial numbers of the stolen bills

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.