Back Alley Princess
1973, Chinese. Directed by Lo Wei.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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Cast & crew
- Lo WeiDirector
- Sam HuiEmbroidered Pillow
- Polly Shang-Kuan Ling-FengHot Pepper Kid / Chilli Boy
- Tony Liu Tian-juePhilip Teng Hse-lien - the Solicitor
- Angela Mao YingHsiao Ying
- Li KunUncle Kun
- Tien FengTeacher Chiang
- Wang LaiAuntie Wang
- Carter Huang Chia-TaChiang's Eldest Student
- Han Ying-chiehBoss Han
- Fung NgaiThe Killer
- Huang Tsung-HsunThe Killer's Partner
- Wu Chia-HsiangWu Pun-hsien
Details
- Released
- 17 February 1973
- Original title
- 馬路小英雄
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Written by
- Lo Wei
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Back Alley Princess runs 122 minutes (2h 2m).
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Back Alley Princess isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 February 1973. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Back Alley Princess?
Back Alley Princess (1973) was directed by Lo Wei and stars Sam Hui, Polly Shang-Kuan Ling-Feng, Tony Liu Tian-jue.