The Golden Lion

Director Ho Meng-hua is one of Shaw Studio's most versatile directors. He's helmed romances, mysteries, award-winning dramas, contemporary action films, historical costume dramas, fantasies, and, finally, popular swordplay movies. The title character in this one is a chivalrous thief who raises the jealous ire of the rival Red Shirt Gang. There's plenty of action in this adventure, which sweeps from the plains to the mountains ... to the sound of slashing swords.

Cast

Chao Hsiung

Golden Lion Dai Xiaoyao

Li Ching

Lu Wen Fang

James Nam Seok-Hoon

Lu Min Yip

Fang Mian

Doctor Lu Guo Jing

Wang Hsieh

Wang Jian Chao

Lee Man-Chow

Lu Min Yip's Cousin

Pang Pang

Brother Three

Chan Shen

Brother Eight

Goo Chim-Hung

Huang Zhong

Wong Ching-Ho

Wang's Thug