Der Geheimbund der Todeskralle (1980)

Der Geheimbund der Todeskralle: Directed by Cheh Chang. With Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok, Meng Lo, Sheng Chiang, Li Wang. Three refugees become sworn brothers during a war. One (Kuo Chui/Philip Kwok) works in a whore house, one (Chiang Sheng) in a gambling house, and the other (Lo Mang) in a martial arts school. They become embroiled in the war and are betrayed by one’s mentor.

“Dr. Craig D. Reid in his book u0026quot;The Ultimate Guide to Martial Arts Movies of the 1970u0026#39;su0026quot; writes that u0026quot;…every film has its moments.u0026quot; That is true here. Cut to about 24 minutes in for the fight at the casino. Think back to all the old time movies where you saw a crowded dance floor. Enter our guy and girl and they start dancing up a storm. Yes, just like the scene in u0026quot;Itu0026#39;s a Wonderful Lifeu0026quot;. The crowd stops dancing and circles around to watch the two best dancers. In this movie there is a brawl in the casino. Two of the Venoms start displaying good kung fu. Little by little the other fighters notice the class act going on center stage and stop fighting to watch two guys who really know their chops. I love it! Who was the genius that thought of this scene? Thank you for that moment.”