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  Green Hornet, The

  £495.00

  “This was meant to be an action-adventure series about the grand-nephew of Texas Ranger John Reid (better known as The Lone Ranger) and a stacked luxury car named “Black Beauty”, but ended up being a vehicle for the great Bruce Lee and his amazing exhibitions of the martial arts.”

  With the Adam West “Batman” TV show a runaway success in the 1960s, it was bound to spawn imitators, and “The Green Hornet”, did not disappoint, based on an old radio show and movie. Hollywood pretty boy Van Williams, who strongly resembled ’60s heartthrob Fabian, played the masked supersleuth who chases down baddies in a souped-up Chrysler and with his sidekick, Kato, played by a very young Bruce Lee. The show is best remembered for Kato’s fight scenes, which is understandable for anyone who remembers Bruce Lee. After Lee’s tragic death in 1973, 20th Century Fox edited together four of the best TV episodes for a big screen, cinema release. It was meant to be a homage for one of the fasting rising stars in Hollywood, but in reality it was a cash in and that is clearly evident in the marketing campaign poster – Yes it features Green Hornet, ‘Black Beauty’ the customised Chrysler Imperial Crown sedan, but this is Lee’s movie. His name and over-sized image dwarf anything else. Bright red capitals at the top of the poster announce ‘BRUCE LEE’ and Kato in his blue jump-suited outfit really stand out in what is a pretty decent poster; very psychedelic 1960s. Offered here is an original, 1974 country of origin, US one-sheet that presents to stunning effect that benefits from being conservation linen backed. An impressive item that represents an extremely scarce and collectable example of original cinematic movie memorabilia & a fitting tribute to the martial arts legend BRUCE LEE.

  Trivia: Upon the suggestion of his 10 year old son Marco, producer Laurence Joachim licensed the rights to turn The Green Hornet (1966) into two feature length movies, making this first one the fifth biggest grossing Bruce Lee film ever. Larry and Marco took the best from the 1966 TV show, and edited them together with added fight scenes.

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