“娃娃影后”李菁代表作之一。“天空小说皇后”萧湘反串洛阳解元文必正倾慕天官府小姐霍定金 (李菁)。文竟卖身为奴混入霍家，巧合下二人相遇并互诉爱意，私定终身，以凤珠钗为定情信物。霍母迫使定金下嫁其内侄，定金不应允，并告知实情，然而霍母以死相迫。定金心想一计，假借府内失火，女扮男装离家出走。出走至城门幸得刘太师收为义子，官拜八府巡按；当时文被其母陷害入狱，下毒手欲杀之，定金得知设法营救……故事传奇曲折，而周蓝萍和陈蝶衣的黄梅调曲词动人，女角唱功甚佳，而布景亦辉煌华丽；《女巡按》一片票房横扫台湾东南亚，台前幕后均是“黄金阵容”。

Huangmei Opera movies like The Pearl Phoenix are unique to 1960's Hong Kong culture, a product of the Swinging Sixties but considerably more in touch with their Chinese roots. This one is complete with a gender-bending tale where the male lead is played by female and the female lead poses as a man, plus movie queen Li Ching and the singing voices of Ivy Ling Po and Jing Ting. Sit back and enjoy!