Back Alley Princess (1973)
Original title: 馬路小英雄
Back Alley Princess is a 1973 Chinese-language drama movie directed by Lo Wei, with a running time of 2h 2m. It stars Sam Hui, Polly Shang-Kuan Ling-Feng and Tony Liu Tian-jue.
Polly Shang Kwan and Sam Hui are con artists who befriend a family of street venders and entertainers. The group constantly faces financial problems as they are ripped off by thugs, their rent is raised and car breaks down. Polly Kuan (who portrays a man for the entire film) lies, cheats, and steals to come up with the cash that everyone needs. Things get more serious when triad thugs kidnap the daughter of the family, and sell her to a triad boss, killing Carter Wong in the process.
Quick answers
What is Back Alley Princess about?
Polly Shang Kwan and Sam Hui are con artists who befriend a family of street venders and entertainers. The group constantly faces financial problems as they are ripped off by thugs, their rent is raised and car breaks down. Polly Kuan (who portrays a man for the entire film) lies, cheats, and steals to come up with the cash that everyone needs. Things get more serious when triad thugs kidnap the daughter of the family, and sell her to a triad boss, killing Carter Wong in the process.
When was Back Alley Princess released?
Back Alley Princess was released on 17 February 1973.
How long is Back Alley Princess?
Back Alley Princess runs 2h 2m.
Who made Back Alley Princess?
Back Alley Princess was directed by Lo Wei.
Cast
- Sam Hui as Embroidered Pillow
- Polly Shang-Kuan Ling-Feng as Hot Pepper Kid / Chilli Boy
- Tony Liu Tian-jue as Philip Teng Hse-lien - the Solicitor
- Angela Mao Ying as Hsiao Ying
- Li Kun as Uncle Kun
- Tien Feng as Teacher Chiang
- Wang Lai as Auntie Wang
- Carter Huang Chia-Ta as Chiang's Eldest Student
- Han Ying-Chieh as Boss Han
- Fung Ngai as The Killer
- Huang Tsung-Hsun as The Killer's Partner
- Wu Chia-Hsiang as Wu Pun-hsien