Episode
The Green Hornet: The Preying Mantis
Overview
Organized crime's ""Protection"" Boss Duke Slate decides it's time to acquire the oriental businesses in town and uses Low Sing's gang to handle his influence. Low Sing, a martial arts professional, instructs his craft to his gang using the actions of a caged Preying Mantis, analogizing its intricate moves to proper Kung-Fu application. After a kidnapping, engineered by Low Sing, a challenge between Low Sing & Kato results in an interesting result.
Details
- Series
- The Green Hornet
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 1966-11-18
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
The Preying Mantis is Episode 10 in Season 1 of The Green Hornet. It aired on 1966-11-18. The runtime is 25 min.
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