Deadly China Doll (1973)

Charming stranger Pai Chen arrives in a small town to settle an old score with nefarious local hoodlum Scarface Wu Hsu, who runs an opium smuggling ring. Hsu is planning a drug deal with ... See full summary »

Director:

Feng Huang

Writer:

Feng Huang

Stars:

Angela Mao, Carter Wong, Il-bong Yun

Cast

Credited cast:
Angela Mao	...	Hei Lu
Carter Wong	...	Pai Chien (as Carter Huang)
Il-bong Yun	...	Han Fei (as Yen I-feng)
James Nam	...	Scarface Wu Hsu (as Nan Kung Hsun)
Hsiang-Ting Ko	...	Chin
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ting Chao
Chuan Chen
Fu Hung Cheng
Wan-Hsi Chin
Chi-Yu Kong
Hung Li
Chu Liu
Kuang-Hao Lu
Fei Lung
Ting-Ken Shih

Storyline

Charming stranger Pai Chen arrives in a small town to settle an old score with nefarious local hoodlum Scarface Wu Hsu, who runs an opium smuggling ring. Hsu is planning a drug deal with another crime boss that Pai decides to thwart. Feisty young lass Hei Lu helps Pai out.

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Taglines:

Deadly! Devastating!

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Genres:

Adventure

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Quotes

Hei Lu: We can take care of you. Be no trouble at all!

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Connections

Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 3 (1996)

User Reviews

Does it live up to the title & cover? Yes and No

"Yes", because Angela Mao is indeed a doll, and pretty deadly in this one. "No", because there are too many side characters taking away the focus from Angela - don't get me wrong, they all can fight, but in a movie called "Deadly China Doll" you expect the female lead to be the one central figure. The plot is muddled, the DVD transfer is poor, the editing is often bad, but the fighting is generally pretty good (though the characters' jumping around as if they had springs on their shoes can get tiresome) and constitutes the only reason to see this movie. Angela has 3 fight scenes in total: her most ferocious expressions and moves come at the 10-minute climax, but my favorite is her first, where she goes against a guy at least twice her size. (**)

Details

Country:

Taiwan Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

22 June 1973 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Deadly China Doll

Box Office

Gross USA:

$400,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fan Au Film Company, Panasia Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1