Back Alley Princess Promo Photo Set

Before Michelle Yeoh, before Zhang Ziyi, there was one queen of kung fu cinema: Angela Mao! Reel East are proud to celebrate the legacy of filmdom’s most lethal female with The Angela Mao Collection.

After director Lo Wei’s success with Bruce Lee’s ‘The Big Boss’ and ‘Fist of Fury, Lo Wei enjoyed blockbuster success with the action comedy ‘Back Alley Princess’. The film’s all star cast included Angela Mao, singing sensation Sam Hui, Taiwanese actress Polly Shang, kung fu movie icon Carter Wong, ‘Fist of Fury’ actor Tony Liu and ‘The Big Boss’ himself, Han Ying-chieh, who also choreographed the film.

The final reel sees Angela Mao take on Han Ying-chieh, the man her screen ‘brother’ Bruce Lee fought in ‘The Big Boss’

The film was shot on location in Hong Kong and now provides a nostalgic look at life in the 70s!

Reel East are proud to celebrate this kung fu klassic by making this set of 12 promotional black and white photos available. These 5 X 3 and half inches pictures were sent to local newspapers and magazines to promote the original theatrical release of the film. (The photos are sent in the original package that photo editors would receive in 1973.)