''Beware of Pickpockets'' is a 1981 Hong Kong

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Wu Ma Fung Wang-yuen (22 September 1942 – 4 February 2014), better known by his stage name Wu Ma, was a Hong Kong actor, director, producer and writer. Wu Ma made his screen debut in 1963, and with over 240 appearances to his name (plus 49 directoria ...

and starring

Dean Shek Dean Shek (17 June 1949 – 20 September 2021), also known as Dean Shek Tin, was a Hong Kong film actor and producer with over 72 film credits to his name. Shek was perhaps best known as Professor Kai-hsien in the 1978 film ''Drunken Master'', ...

Karl Maka Karl Maka (born 29 February 1944) is a Hong Kong film producer, director, actor and presenter. Early life On 29 February 1944, Maka was born as Mak Kar-sheung in Taishan, China. In 1958, at age 14, Maka moved to Hong Kong. Education In 196 ...

and Wu.

Plot

Righteous officer Big Nose Pau is ordered to arrest pickpocket Extra Hand. However, each time he was caught, he was released due to a lack of evidence. Although Extra Hand is a tricky man, he is actually a Robin Hood like pickpocket who steals dirty money from the rich to raise seven orphaned children that he adopted. Extra Hand plans to save money to build an orphanage for the children to live in. Later, Extra Hand learns that his rival, Dog Lice, has robbed many jewels and therefore, Extra Hand planned to steal them from him. After a major battle with Dog Lice and his gang, Extra Hand was caught by Pau. Although Pau was hesitant to arrest him, Extra Hand decides not to give a tough job for Big Nose and surrenders to him. However, seeing how Extra Hands is doing all this for the orphans, Pau decides to let him go.

Cast

as Extra Hand *

as Big Nose *

as Superintendent *Annie Liu as Pau's sister *Hon Kwok-choi as Dog Lice *Cheung Ka-ho as Orphaned child *Cheung Ying-wai as Orphaned child *Cheng Ka-kai as Orphaned child *Ha Wai-hong as Orphaned child *Lok Wai-ming as Orphaned child *Hui Yiu-wai as Orphaned child *Kwok Po-keung as Orphaned child *Tang Ching as Judge Koo Ming-lim *Chic Lau as Superintendent's wife *Wong Au-ngai as Lice's wife *Tai San as Lice's gang member *Ka Lee as Lice's gang member *Pang Yun-cheung as Lice's gang member *Ng Hon-keung as Lice's gang member *Ho Pak-kwong as Mercy Tai *Sze Kai-keung as House owner *Che Hung as Medicine buyer *

Sai Gwa-Pau Lim Gan (林根), better known in Hong Kong by his stagename Sai Gwa-Pau (西瓜刨) (7 October 1918 – 12 March 2001) was a Hong Kong film actor who played roles in over 600 movies from the 1950s onwards. His stagename "Watermelon Slice" refer ...

*Lai Lok-ling *Leung Hung *Lau Chuen as Court clerk * Raymond Wong as Dishonest Diner (cameo) *Cheung Sek-au as House sub-letter

Theme song

*''Beware of Pickpockets'' (提防小手) **Composer:

Joseph Koo Joseph Koo Kar-Fai, MBE, GBS (born 3 February 1933), is a Hong Kong composer, who is considered one of the most respected composers in Hong Kong. He used the pen name Moran (莫然) for Mandarin songs early in his career. Early life Koo h ...

**Lyricist: Raymond Wong, Cheng Kwok-kong **Singer:

, Wah Wah Children Choir

Box office

The film grossed HK$5,109,130 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 5 to 18 February 1981 in

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

References

External links

* *
Beware of Pickpockets
' at

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*{{IMDb title, 0082536 1981 films 1981 comedy films Hong Kong slapstick comedy films 1980s Cantonese-language films Films directed by Wu Ma Films shot in Hong Kong 1980s Hong Kong films