A 1967 Hong Kong thriller directed by Lo Wei, who also plays the Chief Detective, that follows the daughter (Lily Ho) of a man who was killed by a gang and her fight for justice.
The movie also stars Fanny Fan and Tina Chin Fei.
It was released on January 11, 1967.
A sequel, Angel Strikes Again, was released in 1968.
Tropes for the film:
- The Baroness: The Dark Angel runs a drug-smuggling syndicate and is the main villain of the picutre, where Lorna the titular Angel must infiltrate her ranks as one of her "angels".
- Cat Fight: The cat fight between Lorna, the titular angel, and Dolly (codenamed Dark Angel B1) in a hotel room, with plenty of hair-pulling and tugging at clothes from both women, as well as Dolly having a Panty Shot during the struggle.
- Disconnected by Death: Right in the opening, Agent 006 - the previous agent investigating the Dark Angel - is seen trying to call his superiors in a phone booth. Before he can make the call, a dozen assassins armed with silenced pistols marches up, and blasts him with lead.
- A Handful for an Eye: The movie contains a fight scene in a saloon, where the titular Angel, Lorna, blinds a mook by spraying hair fizz serum in his eyes.
- Off with His Head!: The main villainess has a descending mechanism in her lair, which she uses to dispose of subordinate who fail her by suddenly dropping above them and chewing their entire heads off.
- Spy Catsuit: Lorna wears a black catsuit during an infiltration scene in the Dark Angel's Mansion.
