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The Hot, The Cool, & The Vicious

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The Hot, the Cool, & the Vicious is a 1976 kung fu film starring Dorian Tan Tao-liang , Wong Tao, and Tommy Lee. Plot Black Stone is a quiet, sleepy town until a mysterious stranger arrives. Secretive of his business, he soon arouses suspicion especially when his identity is revealed as the infamous, troublemaking 'Southern Fist' fighter Pai Yu Ching. Tan Tao Liang plays 'Northern Leg' Captain Lu, the town's sheriff, who finds himself on the opposing side of his boss when the mayor's hot-headed, out-of-control son causes the death of Capt Lu's son-to-be mother-in-law while attempting to sexually assault Capt Lu's fiancé . Capt Lu is steadfast in his resolve to catch this killer, but he has many obstacles in his way, particularly Ms. Li (Suen Ga Lam), the sister of a man who Capt Lu accidentally killed (and wants revenge), and the mayor, who hires Pai Yu Ching to protect his house from any would-be lawmen that might try to arrest his son. The mayor has other reasons for keeping Capt Lu at arm's length as he is deeply involved in a counterfeiting ring. Pai Yu Ching is actually a secret government official, who is investigating the mayor's counterfeit money activities and uses the "gu…

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