Lam Yim
Also Known As: 林艶, Lin Yan, Pan Wei-Na, Poon Wai-Na , 林艳
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
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Gender: Female
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Three Love Affairs
Overview: Hong Kong was quickly becoming industrialised in the 1960s. The market was hungry for female labourers with a grasp of crafting skills. In addition to being wives and mothers, many women entered the labour market at that time. This ‘streamlined comedy' (as it was advertised) is called Three Love Affairs, but the main action is centred on the lovers played by Ting Ying and Cheung Yee. In order to make themselves more appealing, the factory girl pretends to be the daughter of a successful businessman, while the chauffeur pretends to be from a wealthy family. Their relationship is fraught with worry and anxiety, because they are confused about their own identities, and have not yet come to terms with themselves and their lives. With the support of the Manufacturers' Association, the film was shot on location at an actual factory, evidencing a prosperous period in Hong Kong's industrial history.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1963-06-12
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The Diary of a Husband
Overview: The Diary of a Husband serves as an illustration for the arrival of the white-collar economy, in which the extended family is replaced by the smaller nuclear family. It is a story about four pals who work at the same office, which, like other white-collar workplaces, has become the men's primary site of life, where livings are made and friendships fostered. Meanwhile, their wives have fostered something of their own—a brigade to catch cheating husbands. Much comedy is then generated by the cat-and-mouse game between the men and the women...The battle line drawn here between the sexes remains for years, to the extent that this very same story has been retold many times in Hong Kong films, including Men Suddenly in Black, the 2003 Pang Ho-cheung film with a similar Chinese title.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1964-05-27
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The Talking Bird
Overview: The Talking Bird (能言鳥) is a 1959 Hong Kong musical fantasy film directed by Bong Luk. The film was produced by Shaw Brothers and is based on the screenplay by Tin Chi Ng.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1959-12-30
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Factory Queen
Overview: Directed by Kangshi Mu.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-01-02
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The Lucky Dragon
Overview: Rich heir Lee Man, passionately in love with Pak Siu-ping, leaves the family defiantly after a dispute with his father Cheung-fat over an arranged marriage. Man walks into the barber shop owned by his splitting image Chiu Tak, throwing his wife Cheng Ying, friends and patrons into confusion. Believing that Chiu has strayed, the infuriated wife leaves home. Abducted to the nuptial hall, Chiu shuns the arranged bride, waiting and lurking for his escapade. The puzzle is solved when the two men finally meet face-to-face. Chiu and his wife rekindle their romance after Chiu's feigned death, plotted by Man to put their love through the ultimate test. Cheung-fat, who witnesses Pak's outpour of affection over the presumed death of Man, gives his blessing to the lovers. The barber shop enjoys a booming business with the capital brought in by Man.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1964-12-09
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Marry in Haste
Overview: A Shaw Brothers comedy starring Pearl Au Kai-Wai
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1962-01-24
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Glass Slippers
Overview: Loosely based on Charles Perrault's Cinderella
Genres: Fantasy Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1959-09-24
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Blundering But Lucky
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1965-06-16
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The Peach Blossom Fan
Overview: A Shaw Brothers Chinese Opera based on the Qing dynasty musical play that recounts the death of the Ming dynasty through the love story of its two main characters, young scholar Hou Fangyu and a courtesan named Li Xiangjun.
Genres: History Drama Music Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1961-05-03
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The Tragedy of Nine Lives
Overview: Hong Kong horror movie from 1960.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1960-02-20
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The 7 Tyrants of Jiangnan
Overview: A child learns martial arts in order to become a Kung Fu warrior. Features the Seven Little Fortunes, and is the debut film of Jackie Chan.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1962-12-05
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Secret Agent: The Swallow
Overview: A Shaw Brothers production
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1960-07-13
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