Notable Cast: Lily Ho
Li-Li, Chang Yu, Huang Chung-Hsin, Yue Wai, Helen Ma Hoi-Lun, Tien Feng, Chiu
Sam-Yin, Chiu Hung, Ma Ying, Lee Ho, Fan Mei-Sheng, Hung Lau
My expectations for The
Silver Fox were mixed. The mid 60s for Shaw Brothers is a time where the
studio was still finding their voice and approach to what they wanted to do as
a film company, but by 1968, when The
Silver Fox was released, the studio was starting to crank out some solid
films in the wake of The One-Armed
Swordsman and Golden Swallow so I
wasn’t quite sure what kind of film that this one was going to be. In what
seems to be a fitting manner, The Silver
Fox is ultimately a little of both. There are moments where this film
reaches some of the fun heights that this era of Shaw Brothers can hit, but
it’s also dragging in some of its romantic melodrama and a bit inefficient in
weaving its tale of revenge. Still, as a wuxia, The Silver Fox is a fun film with a lot of great treats for fans
and worth the time.