Scholar Yuen Man-lung leads a double life as Vigilante Golden Cat. Yuen is separated from his lover Tso Oi-lan by her snobbish father who promises her to Tsui Tai-fei, son of the magistrate and incriminates him as the wanted burglar. Yuen sneaks out of prison and wreaks havoc in Golden Cat's name; the exasperated magistrate has to release him. Before leaving for the imperial exams with the runaway Oi-lan, Yuen stages one final heist for his friend's sake. The officials trail Golden Cat to his house where his nocturnal costume is retrieved. His father is arrested as the criminal. Drawing a plan up her sleeves, Oi-lan's sister Oi-ling whisks the elder out of the execution ground. Despite failing at the exams presided over by corrupt examiners, Yuen saves the emperor on his homecoming journey, and returns triumphant as a duke.
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Cast
13 people
Yam Kim-Fai
Yuen Man-lung
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Tso Oi-lan
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Oi-ling
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Cheung Sang
Yuen Dak-fuk
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The 7 Tyrants of Jiangnan
Seven Swordsman Leave Tianshan
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Councillor Cho
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Teppanyaki
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Tsui Tai-fei
Known for
Justice, My Foot!
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Chun Mui
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The Jade Goddess Steals
Moslem Sacred Fire Decree, Part 2
Yuen Lap-Cheung
Pang Ching-ping
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My Kingdom for a Husband
An Orphan's Tragedy
Sai Gwa-Pau
Song On
Known for
Erotic Ghost Story
Aces Go Places II
Pak Lung-Chu
The King
Also in
The Eight Immortals in Jiangnan
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Lung To Director · Ma Wan Story Sung Ming Editor
First release July 5, 1961 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Original title 怪俠金絲貓
Production
Tao Yuen Motion Picture Development Company
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Hong Kong SAR China
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Original title
怪俠金絲貓
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · July 5, 1961
Theatrical · Ma Wan's Rediffusion Radio airwave novel.
No release date listed for United States.
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