Peter Chen Ho
Biography: Born as Chen Shang-Ho in Shanghai, Chen was widely regarded as the "King of Comedy" in the Mandarin film circle. His screen debut was "Qiu Jin, the Revolutionary Heroine" and later became a household name with "Songs of the Peach Blossom River". Comedy and musical were Chen's specialities. His acclaimed works include "Les Belles", "Love Parade", "The Dancing Millionairies", "Hong Kong Nocturne" and "Hong Kong Rhapsody". It was a sensation when Chen and fellow actress Betty Loh Ti were married in 1962, yet the relationship only lasted for five years. Chen died of bowel cancer in New York, on april 17, 1970. He was 40.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: July 01, 1929
Deathday: April 16, 1970
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Four Sisters
1967-05-05
Four Sisters
Overview: Mandarin-era Hong Kong film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1967-05-05
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Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore
1965-09-15
Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore
Overview: Shaw Brothers comedy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1965-09-15
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Lady Balsam's Conquest
1955-04-01
Lady Balsam's Conquest
Overview: Lady Balsam's Conquest. A sequel of General Chai and Lady Balsam.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1955-04-01
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Camille
1955-06-03
Camille
Overview: A Mandarin adaption of Camille directed by Chang Shan-Kun and Evan Yang.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1955-06-03
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Mambo Girl
1957-03-06
Mambo Girl
Overview: A young woman in search of a lost identity, her long lost mother who abandoned her soon after her birth.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1957-03-06
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Hong Kong Nocturne
1967-02-07
Hong Kong Nocturne
Overview: A musical about 3 sisters, singers and dancers, and their dad, a magician performing in nightclubs until they make their own life.
Genres: Drama Romance Music
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1967-02-07
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Cinderella and her little Angels
1959-01-30
Cinderella and her little Angels
Overview: Lin Fu is a resolutely romantic tailor, who talks to his mannequins and is especially attached to one that looks like an orphanage employee, whose kids sometimes do some simple tailoring for Lin Fu's shop.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1959-01-30
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The Lark
1965-07-28
The Lark
Overview: A musical staring Carrie Ku Mei as a singer named Xiaoyun Shi, who comes to Hong Kong after a tour of other Asian countries, hoping to develop her career.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1965-07-28
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Till the End of Time
1966-03-15
Till the End of Time
Overview: Jenny Wu is a singer who charms the well-to-do Peter Chen, but his parents object to a union between their only son and a lowly cabaret singer. He ignores their advice and marries her anyway, and for a time, they find some manner of wedded bliss. But the years are not entirely kind. He works hard to make ends meet, but his health pays the price.
Genres: Music Drama Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1966-03-15
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Les Belles
1961-02-25
Les Belles
Overview: Linda Lin Dai and Fanny Fan join the dancing troupe of Kao Pao-shu. Linda and Kao's son Peter Chen, manager of the troupe, have misunderstandings and dislike each other.
Genres: Music Romance Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1961-02-25
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Love Parade
1963-01-21
Love Parade
Overview: The winning couple of Linda Lin Dai and Peter Chen Hu light up the screen in the delightful Shaw Brothers musical Love Parade. The manager of a dance company places a personal ad in the newspaper. He receives a response but has no idea the woman is his top dancer, with whom he has an antagonistic relationship.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1963-01-21
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Appointment with Death
1959-12-03
Appointment with Death
Overview: HK crime drama thriller film.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller Horror
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1959-12-03
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Qiu Jin, the Revolutionary Heroine
1953-10-16
Qiu Jin, the Revolutionary Heroine
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1953-10-16
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Spring Song
1959-02-13
Spring Song
Overview: Teenage idols Grace Chang and Jeanette Lin Cui played competitive university freshman fighting against each other for almost anything : fame, recognition and, of course, guys, who were played by Cathay heart-throbs Peter Chen Hou end Roy Chiao.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1959-02-13
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Black Tulip
1956-11-30
Black Tulip
Overview: Black Tulip
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1956-11-30
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Divorce, Hong Kong Style
1968-12-28
Divorce, Hong Kong Style
Overview: A philandering business tycoon accuses his angelic wife of cheating. He learns the hard way he had it good and hopes to win his wife back.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1968-12-28
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The Brain-Stealers
1968-12-21
The Brain-Stealers
Overview: A mad scientist wants to get his hands on a certain growth-accelerating serum developed by Hong Kong scientist Dr. Li Zong-Hua so that he can create an army of supermen and conquer the world.
Genres: Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1968-12-21
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The Pistol
1961-11-01
The Pistol
Overview: Long unemployed and stone-broke, Shen Jiaguang is dealt a further blow when his wife Lu Xiaoyin has fallen seriously ill and their son Xiaoguang has to quit school.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1961-11-01
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Calendar Girl
1959-03-04
Calendar Girl
Overview: Musician Sun Ping is estranged from his wife. Second daughter Yinzheng lives with Sun while eldest daughter Jinliu follows her mother. By coincidence, the sisters both enter the 'Calendar Girl' pageant but Jinliu deliberately lets her sister win the contest. Later, the sisters and Liu Bucheng perform in Sun's musical show. Though the show is a success, Yinzheng decides to quit in order to get married. Not wishing to disappoint their father, Jinliu devises a plan to make Yinzheng stay on, but the plan misfires. Yinzheng leaves angrily. She is at last brought back to the show due to Liu's mediation. The elders also reconcile as the sisters perform together on stage.
Genres: Music
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1959-03-04
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Sons of the Good Earth
1965-03-19
Sons of the Good Earth
Overview: The year is 1937, just prior to the Japanese invasion of China. Painters Ju Rui and Lao San stumble upon He Hua, a woman sold into the sex industry at a local brothel.
Genres: War Drama Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1965-03-19
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Love & Obligation
1955-01-01
Love & Obligation
Overview: Yang Naifan's family has agreed to an arranged marriage. Yang Naifan is not happy with the arrangement and runs away to be with her true love, Li Zuyi. Disowned by her family, Yang Naifan must endure many hardships as she follows her heart.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1955-01-01
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Our Sister Hedy
1957-11-14
Our Sister Hedy
Overview: The Kong family has four daughters. Hilda, the eldest sister, assumes the role of a mother and often lets romance slip by. Third sister Hedy introduces her to Sun Ruhao, an engineer, but Sun is snatched by second sister Helen. The youngest girl Hazel drops out of school in pursuit of love. Hedy shows no interest in romance but is chased by a rich heir, He Yan. Meanwhile, Hilda runs away to meet her true love in a foreign land. As for Hedy, she is at last won over by He.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1957-11-14
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Stranger Than Fiction
1963-02-14
Stranger Than Fiction
Overview: A Shaw Brothers comedy starring Peter Chen Ho and Grace Ting Ning.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1963-02-14
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When the Poles Meet
1961-11-29
When the Poles Meet
Overview: A Shaw Brothers romantic comedy starring Peter Chen Ho and Patricia Lam Fung.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1961-11-29
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How to Marry a Millionaire
1960-08-05
How to Marry a Millionaire
Overview: A Shaw Brothers romantic comedy starring Margaret Tu Chuan and Peter Chen Ho.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1960-08-05
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Kiss for Sale
1961-05-18
Kiss for Sale
Overview: A Shaw Brothers comedy starring Peter Chen Ho and Fanny Fan Lai.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1961-05-18
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All the Best
1961-02-14
All the Best
Overview: A Shaw Brothers comedy starring Peter Chen Ho and Ding Ling.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1961-02-14
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Rendezvous in the South Sea
1960-03-17
Rendezvous in the South Sea
Overview: A Shaw Brothers drama starring Peter Chen Ho and Ding Ling. It was filmed on location in Malaysia.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1960-03-17
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Desire
1959-12-22
Desire
Overview: A Shaw Brothers drama starring Linda Lin Dai and Peter Chen Ho.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1959-12-22
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The Husband's Secret
1961-09-15
The Husband's Secret
Overview: A romantic comedy by the Shaw Brothers studio. This is a sequel to Husband's Lover (1959).
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1961-09-15
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Husband's Lover
1959-08-28
Husband's Lover
Overview: A romantic comedy by the Shaw Brothers studio starring Peter Chen Ho, in his first starring role in a SB film, and Pat Ting Hung, in her film debut.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1959-08-28
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The Fair Sex
1961-07-21
The Fair Sex
Overview: A Shaw Brothers comedy starring Peter Chen Ho, Pat Ting Hung, Ding Ling, Fanny Fan Lai and Margaret Tu Chuan.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1961-07-21
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Bride For Rent
1961-09-22
Bride For Rent
Overview: A film by the Shaw Brothers studio starring Betty Loh Tih and Peter Chen Ho.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1961-09-22
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The Tryst
1962-11-08
The Tryst
Overview: A Shaw Brothers comedy starring Peter Chen Ho and Pat Ting Hung.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1962-11-08
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Sing High, Sing Low
1967-06-27
Sing High, Sing Low
Overview: A Shaw Brothers Musical Comedy.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1967-06-27
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Hong Kong Rhapsody
1968-01-29
Hong Kong Rhapsody
Overview: There's nothing like a good, opulent, gaudy musical to lift the spirits, but when it's a 1960's Hong Kong musical orchestrated by a Japanese director and composer, it breaks through the ranks as a classic of campy kitsch. A follow-up to the previous year's megahit Hong Kong Nocturne, with the same Japanese creative team, Hong Kong Rhapsody follows the fortunes of an unemployed magician whose love life is so knotty it would take Houdini to unravel!
Genres: Music
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1968-01-29
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The Mating Season
1966-09-14
The Mating Season
Overview: The Weiss Advertising Co under manageress Lo Yu Chun (Pat Ting Hung) and the Jen An Advertising Co. managed by playboy Tsao Chung Nien (Peter Chen Ho) are business rivals. The former works hard but without much success. The latter, with most of his staff perusing racing form or yellow journals, gets far more business. The anticipated arrival of a business tycoon from Malaya starts another battle and Lo Yu Chun goes all out to win over the prospective customer.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1966-09-14
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Whose Baby Is in the Classroom?
1970-02-18
Whose Baby Is in the Classroom?
Overview: This movie stars Peter Chen Ho as a male teacher in an all girls school. The girls are teens and, since they live there, are kind of tickled to see a male teacher. They don't particularly lust after him, but they kind of crush on him. The title of the film refers to a baby that Chen minded as a favor in a doctor's office, only to find the mother left him with Chen. Chen has to take care of the baby and, inevitably, has to bring him to school and hide him, as he lives there also.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1970-02-18
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The Millionaire Chase
1969-05-20
The Millionaire Chase
Overview: Shaw Brothers musical about three Showgirls chasing millionaires.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1969-05-20
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Blue Skies
1967-09-13
Blue Skies
Overview: Hsiao Yun's rise to fame all results from a lucky break, as she's forced to substitute for another singer at the last second. The girl makes the most of her fortuitous opportunity, creating a huge splash in her debut as an entertainer, a fact which forever changes her life! However, this newfound meteoric rise to fame begins to take a toll on her personal life. For one thing, it starts to complicate her burgeoning romance with her pianist lover. And secondly, she soon finds herself the receiver of some sexual overtures from the producer of her show. What will poor Hsiao Yun do? And will blue skies be smiling at her by story's end?
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1967-09-13
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The Dancing Millionairess
1964-02-12
The Dancing Millionairess
Overview: Chen Hou is a chauffeur who gets caught in a mistaken identity scandal linking him to businesswoman Lok Dai. Chen was supposed to audition for a job as her chauffeur, but a proposed musical show is far more attractive to the aspiring dancer. When a rumor gets out that the two are involved in an affair, she's angry and confronts him, but his charms overwhelm her, and it's revealed that she too desires to dance. Soon she's bankrolling the affair, the sets are being built, and the singing and dancing begin!
Genres: Music Romance Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1964-02-12
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Dear Murderer
1969-04-17
Dear Murderer
Overview: Tu Chang (Peter Chen Ho)’s boss Yeh Kuang Lung (Liu Kei) thinks highly of him and is prepared to give him his daughter’s hand in marriage. Lan Fen (Pat Ting Hung), a company typist, is Tu’s sweetheart. She gets pregnant by him and threatens to tell the manager unless he’s prepared to do the right thing. Tu however is bent on marrying Jenny. When words fail to win Lan over, Tu murders her and hides her body in the wall of an abandoned villa. Tu weds Jenny but after his honeymoon finds that a lawyer named Huang Hsiung (Wang Hsieh) is investigating Lan Fen’s disappearance on behalf of her family.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1969-04-17
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Forever Diamonds
1968-07-07
Forever Diamonds
Overview: Shaw production
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1968-07-07
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Corpse-Drivers of Xiangxi
1957-05-10
Corpse-Drivers of Xiangxi
Overview: Hong Kong horror.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1957-05-10
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The Joy of Spring
1966-12-21
The Joy of Spring
Overview: Hong Kong musical directed by Lo Chen.
Genres: Music Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1966-12-21
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The Battle of Love
1957-05-29
The Battle of Love
Overview: Yeh Wei-fang, a rich young lady, flirts with her suitors and hopes it would make Shi Rongsheng, the cousin she loves, angry. But Rongsheng doesn’t pay attention to that, and lectures her for lacking self-respect. Tao Wen-ping, Rongsheng's friend, gets to know Wei-fang. He invites her to go to the resort house borrowed from Rongsheng, but is fooled by her. Wen-ping gets to know Fang's sister, Wei-ling, by chance. Sharing common interests, Wei-ling grows a secret love for him. Wei-fang's home has a JP’s son as a guest. Rongsheng invites Wen-ping to join. Wei-fang knows that Wei-ling likes Wen-ping, but she shows intimacy towards him. Another guest, the antiquary Prof Ho Chi-hua, arrives, he is infatuated with Wei-fang. Wei-fang shows zeal for both, who in the end quarrel and fight. Wei-fang finally declares her love for Rongsheng under the pressure from Wen-ping and Chi-hua, who had a fight over her. Rongsheng's evasiveness proves weak for Wei-fang's quest for his love.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1957-05-29
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Bitter Sweet
1963-07-10
Bitter Sweet
Overview: A widow of four gave up two of her children to be raised by an uncle in Singapore. Many years later, just when the widow, now a house maid, is feeling contented by good news of her long gone son and daughter, she accidentally runs into his own son, now a lawyer, and ends up being looked down upon by him. It was a story about how traditional Chinese family and its value was impacted by the change of time. The movie depicted Macau in 1945 to Hong Kong in the mid-60s, moving from poverty after WWII to opulence. The human relationships became complicated and fragile. Many elements uniquely "Hong Kong", such as upper class Chinese, western religions, English speaking and a mixed-culture society are used to contrast the traditional, kind, enduring and forgiving love of a mother.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1963-07-10
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裸尸痕
1969-04-17
裸尸痕
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Genres: Horror Drama Thriller
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1969-04-17
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Blood Will Tell
1955-01-01
Blood Will Tell
Overview: Legendary thief Hai Tang Hong (Wang Yin) is about to retire when he accidentally kills his wife's lover
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-01-01
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