A coolie is ofter a job a policeman after saving a government official, and through treachery and corruption rises through the ranks of the police, then becomes a gangster.

• Shaw Brothers
• Gordon Liu Chia-hui
• Tang Ching
• Chen Szu-Chia
• Ku Feng
• Choh Seung-Wan
• Wang Yong
• Hon Kwok-Choi
• Keung Hon