Li Lihua: The Lady Thief (1948)

Evergreen star Li Lihua is not known as a martial-arts actress, but her strong presence made her eminently suitable for playing the role of a lady knight. In King Hu's The Fate of Lee Khan (1973), she was memorable as the leader of a younger generation of lady knights (played by Hsu Feng, Angela Mao, and Helen Ma). Before that, during her tenure at Shaw Brothers, she starred in Rape of the Sword (1967) and the never released Angel of the Wilderness (1962). And way back in the late 40s, shortly after she left Shanghai to settle in Hong Kong, she made The Lady Thief (1948). Without further ado, here is a clip from that film. A big big thanks to SHUESIK for sharing this priceless treasure with all of us!

BTW, Li Lihua's opponent (and brother in the film) is played by Shaw Brothers mainstay Yang Chi-Ching, perhaps best known to Western fans for his role as the Long Armed Devil in One Armed Swordsman.