Ling Mung
Also Known As: 檸檬, "Lemon", Ning Meng, Hui Yau-Man
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Adult: No
Birthday: Not available
Age: Not available
Gender: Male
Deathday: February 01, 1977
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The Blue Poisonous Bees
Overview: In realising their scheme to rule the underworld, the Poisonous Snake Gang breeds the 'Blue Poisonous Bees' and sends Red Rose to the Flying Dragon Gang to execute the 'Flying Sting' mission. Chased by Lung King-tin, both of them are captured by Anna Tai of the Female Monster Gang. The three gangs fight for the possession of a nuclear pistol and allegiances shift as the agents fall in love.
Genres: Action Mystery Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1967-12-12
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One-Eye Dragon, the Strange Hero
Overview: An early Romantic Comedy featuring Tak-Hing Kwan and Kien Shih.
Genres: Action Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1947-12-22
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An Orphan's Tragedy
Overview: Rascal To Chai-yan brings a false charge of selling fake medicine against doctor Fan Tin-sang, who is sentented to a twenty-year imprisonment. Fan makes an escape after a decade, and secretly provides for the education of his son Fuk-kwan brought up by a poor blacksmith. Fuk-kwan grows up to be a doctor practising in the country. To again does harm to Fuk-kwan, only this time Fan intervenes. Both he and To die in the fight.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1955-02-11
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The Strange Lady Sit Yat-neung
Overview: In search for her perfect groom, Sit (Tang Bik-wan) goes to a bordello and falls in love with talented Lee (Mak Bing-wing). Burning with jealousy, the Imperial Tutor's son (Siu Chung-kwan) frames Lee for treason, yet accidentally gets killed by Sit when she rescues Lee. To avenge his son's death, the Imperial Tutor tricks the couple into joining force in overthrowing the emperor and plans to accuse them of treason. Sit, who turns out to be the emperor's long-lost daughter, follows Lee to the palace for investigation. In the film, Tang Bik-wan put on various guises in her character, e.g. dressing as an ugly and Zhongshan dialect-speaking woman when she weds, disguising as a man while investigating. She proved herself a well-rounded diva with her marvellous singing, switching between different dialects and operatic styles. The scenes with Mak Bing-wing also show great chemistry, as the duo evolve from quarrelsome lovers to husband and wife.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1962-06-28
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Fong Tong Kan & Yin Ji Ma
Overview: Jing meets Hu Yanjuan, a woman who sells medicine, and gets mocked by her. Seeking revenge, he tricks her father and switches their medicine with rocks, causing them to be stopped from selling it. Yanjuan investigates and discovers Jing's deception. Jing pretends to ask her to teach him martial arts, and she uses this opportunity to teach him a lesson.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1956-04-02
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Spring
Overview: Ko Suk-ying is saddened over her arranged marriage as manipulated by her father Hak-ming. Ko Kok-sun's Cousin Chow Wai's spends the Mid-Autumn Festival before her marriage with the Kos. She has been in love with Sun. Sun finds out about her love for him when she is about to be married off, he is too weak to oppose to Wai's betrothal to another man. Sun's son, Hoi-sun, falls ill. Fearing the displeasure of his elders, Sun dares not consult a western doctor. Meanwhile, another dispute arises among members of the family over the ancestral land. When accused of being incompetent in his management, Sun takes the blame silently. Wai dies of grief while Hoi-sun becomes a victim of mistreatment. Sun is devastated at this double blow. Hak-ming instructs Sun to arrange for Ying's wedding. Knowing the kind of man Ying's fiancee is, Sun is reluctant. Not wanting to follow in Wai's footsteps, Ying fights for her own rights, and backed by an enlightened Sun, she leaves for a new start.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1953-12-22
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Family
Overview: "Family" (1953), which launched the Union Film legacy, "Spring" (1953) and "Autumn" (1954) are adaptations of Ba Jin's highly regarded novel "Torrent Trilogy". In "Family", director Ng Wui skilfully condenses the voluminous first part of the novel into an emotionally powerful and intellectually focused story of youngsters struggling to survive oppression and repression in a feudalistic family. This well-received film quickly established the company's reputation.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1953-01-07
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The Noble Family
Overview: In order to bring about the return of a prodigal son, Hoi Yau-lung asks his fiancee Fa Sau-lan to administer 'the beauty ruse' to trick his cousin Wan Kam-cheung into squandering all his money. When Wan is reduced to penury, he encounters his wife Suk-ching and learns from her the whole story. Wan realises his faults and resolves to turn over a new leaf.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1954-10-23
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Parents' Hearts
Overview: An opera troupe has to dissolve in view of the poor economy. Comedian star Sang Kwai-lei loses his job and he has no alternative but to play the lion character in the opera troupe of his former junior apprentice Chan Hau and pawn his stage costume. He aims at earning enough money to support the final year's secondary school studies of his elder son Chi-kuen. Kuen however refuses to continue his studies, seeing that his father has to put aside his dignity to earn money and his mother is worried. Lei is enraged and uses the money to support his younger son Chi-wai's studies. Again, Lei loses his job and he resorts to giving street performances, his wife takes up sowing work in her spare time and she dies after a long illness. Kuen works to support himself through school, but Wai is less fortunate, he is forced to enrol in an opera troupe as an apprentice. Years later, the dying father joyfully embraces Chi-kuen's return from his studies.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1955-04-21
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My Kingdom for a Husband
Overview: Vagabond singer Ali is embroiled in a dispute over love and is compelled to return to his own country. Ali is mistaken for the future queen's consort and chances to meet her majesty Law Yee. Law falls head over heels for Ali and they get married not long after. However, Ali finds royal formalities unbearable and decides to run away from the palace. Disregarding all rules, Law follows her man to wherever he goes.
Genres: Music Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1957-09-11
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Yellow Giant
Overview: Cheung Yan-Lai, framed by his elder brother Cheung Yan-Tsuen, is sent to jail. He manages to escape and plans to take revenge along with a sorcerer, who uses orangutan blood to turn the Yellow Hair Monster into a lethal weapon.
Genres: Mystery Adventure Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1962-10-10
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Backyard Adventures
Overview: Reporter Yu Mong-yuen is recovering from a leg injury in his fiancee Man-wah's apartment. Bored, he looks out the rear window and observes the life of the neighbouring building. Among the tenants are a sugar-daddy and his mistress, a middle-aged man wants to marry a young girl, but she is in love with his son. Finally, she hatches a plot and makes the man agree to her marrying his son ; a sly fortune-teller ; a lively gym, a rich widow quarrels with the trainer of a gymnasium because his dog has bitten her cat ; and an opera school, a woman signs, leaning on the balcony, and a man tries to strangle her. In fact they are rehearsing an opera…… One evening, Wah is on the night shift, and Yuen watches the opera troupe rehearse to the end. Under the influence of drugs, Yu mistakenly believes that a divorced man has murdered a taxi dancer. He alerts the police, but the whole thing is nothing more than a misunderstanding.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1955-07-12
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Devil's Love
Overview: HK mystery film.
Genres: Mystery Drama Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1964-07-15
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Midnight Terror
Overview: HK crime film.
Genres: Crime Mystery Drama Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1962-11-21
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Trauma Under the Car
Overview: HK horror film.
Genres: Thriller Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1962-03-21
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The Unknown Corpse
Overview: HK historical drama.
Genres: History Drama Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1957-07-05
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Midnight Bells
Overview: HK historical drama
Genres: History Drama Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1950-04-19
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The Misguided Spirit in the Well
Overview: HK historical drama.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1950-01-06
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The Tormented Beauty
Overview: Guerrilla member Ting Siu-yuen works as a playwright and Lee, the leader of an opera troupe. They conceal their identities in the troupe in order to gather military intelligence. Yuen gradually falls in love with the lead actress Mui Law-heung. Ting is unsettled to learn that County Chief Fong covets Mui. He sneaks into Fong's residence and is astounded by the sight of his old lover Pak Kuen, now Fong's wife. Fong colludes with the military chief in conducting vicious schemes. With Kuen's help, Yuen is able to get the intelligence. But as Heung is not an insider, she reports to the Governor about the illicit relationship between Yuen and Kuen. Kuen backs Yuen to eliminate the conspirators and bring about the union of Yuen and Heung.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1958-01-09
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Full Happiness
Overview: Chi-keung and Bak Lan separated due to disputes, and Chi-keung took the younger daughter Siu-bo back to Macau while Lan brought the elder daughter Dai-bo to Hong Kong. While they both have partners, Lai-kuen and Jimmy, they still have ambivalent feelings towards each other. Siu-bo and Dai-bo bumped into each other during an occasion in Macau and decided to swap places to see their mum/dad whom they had rarely seen since birth. They were moved and persuaded their grandparents to reconcile with their parents. Despite warts and all, Chi-keung and Lan reunited and they all became a happy family again.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1965-04-07
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Five Great Heroes from Shaolin
Overview: The origin story of legendary kung fu masters.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1951-09-08
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The Marriage Between the Quick and the Dead
Overview: A Chinese Opera film by the Shaw and Sons studio.
Genres: Music
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1957-09-12
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Five Fingers of Death
Overview: A young boxer joins a martial arts school to increase his skill so he can enter a martial arts competition. He leaves the school when he hears that a local gangster is terrorizing the town. He comes to the aid of a young singer and brings on the wrath of the local gang. He eventually enters the martial arts competition after learning iron palm technique and takes out all competition.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1972-04-28
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The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part One
Overview: Yiu But-fan marries on the day his father Yan-kit retires as a distinguished swordsman when Yan-kit's nemesis 'Ghostly Mother Blue Flower' Chiu Choi-wan and her foster son Lai Chun-wah gatecrash the party, striking dead the elder and But-fan's wife with the White-bone Soul-thrashing needles. Having pledged his alliance to the anguished son, Taoist Tranquil of Emei vows to eradicate the menace at Mid-Autumn Festival when his junior disciple Kau Suet-mui is challenged to a duel with Chiu. Kau's fellow disciples Hung Tin-bo and Chuk Yuk-heung follow the orders of their master to roam the martial world and tumble into a bandit lair. Extricated from danger by the Taoist, the duo join hands with the passer-by Yiu to thwart Lai's assault on Kau by sorcery, again aided by the Taoist. Yiu, Kau and her peers head back to the Kau Fortress where a martial contest is being held to select a prospective groom for the daughter. Kau overwhelms Lai in the ring but concedes defeat to Chiu.
Genres: Action Fantasy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1964-01-08
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Outcry of the Ghost
Overview: Hong Kong horror drama movie from 1956.
Genres: Horror Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1956-12-16
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The Ghostly Wife
Overview: Hong Kong comedy with horror elements from 1953.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1953-05-17
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The Bells of Death
Overview: A simple woodcutter named Wei Fu finds his world shattered when three murderous horsemen arrive to kill his family and kidnap his sister. Left with nothing but his mother’s bell-laden bracelet, he sets out to seek his revenge. Lucky for him, Wei Fu encounters a master swordsman, who takes him under his wing.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1968-06-30
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The Vengeful Spirit
Overview: Hong Kong horror movie from 1968.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1968-12-11
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The Birth of the Monkey King
Overview: Historical Drama
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1962-05-30
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A Second Visit to the City of Love
Overview: Comedy from Hong Kong directed by Yam Wu-Fa.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1952-01-05
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The Eighteen Darts (Part 1)
Overview: The Eighteen Darts (Part 1) is a Chinese Opera Musical starring Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao in child roles.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1966-08-23
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The Eighteen Darts (Part 2)
Overview: The Eighteen Darts (Part 2) is a Chinese Opera Musical starring Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao in child roles.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1966-08-30
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The Witch
Overview: Hong Kong martial arts / horror.
Genres: Horror Adventure
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1967-04-11
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Father and Son
Overview: After seeing a friend of his boss' son adopted over his promised promotion with connections, Shrimp's father, a minor white-collar worker Ng Kwun-sing, vows to get Shrimp a place in a prestigious school and a chance to make friends with the rich. However, Shrimpy is constantly bullied and discriminated against by his classmates. Ng has not the means to be a social climber and finally realises his mistake. He sends his son to a voluntary school so that he may grow up happily. This poignant father-son drama shows a parents' willingness to carve out a good future for their children by any means necessary.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1954-01-07
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The Lady in Combat
Overview: An early lost swordplay film from Hong Kong. It centered on Wu Lai-Chu as a swordswoman fighting evil.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1941-01-23
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The Fragrant Sword
Overview: The Fragrant Sword is a Hong Kong Martial Arts movie starring Stanley Fung. Yu Lap-chung has been executed for the murders of martial alliance members when the black-clad assailant to blame is still roaming free. Apprehended by the murder threats to the helmsman of Emei and Xueshan, Golden-clad Ambassador of the alliance solicits help from the security escort master Wai To, Yu in disguise spared from execution by his master who had a rapist stand in his place. The fake scholar ingratiates himself with Ai Ching-yee, daughter of the Mulberry Pillar Fortress helmsman Ai Pak-chuen and exposes the father's conspiracy with his sworn brother to rule the martial world by dispatching Ching-yee's senior disciple Sze-hung Ying to commit atrocities against the martial alliance. Yu cajoles Ching-yee into assisting in Sze-hung's capture and with the culprit handed over to the alliance, the young lovers wander away.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1969-01-22
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Sword of Emei
Overview: Sword of Emei is a Hong Kong Martial Arts movie starring Sammo Hung
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1969-09-10
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Sky Dragon Castle
Overview: Sky Dragon Castle is a Hong Kong Martial Arts movie starring Stanley Fung.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1969-04-23
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The Furious Buddha's Palm
Overview: The movie is lead by martial arts film stars Cho Tat-Wah and Yu So-Chow, the new generation famous martial arts film couple Chan Po-Chu and Siao Fong-Fong was participating in the episode fifth. As the name suggests, the movie is actually in sense of the Buddha’s theory. According to my understanding in the whole series, I believe the episode fifth is more likely in sense of the Buddha’s theory. So I try to translate in English hoping those who are not familiar with Chinese can enjoy the true spirit in the movie. The story is about how the odd-demon create his “mutilation-poison leg”. At the same time his disciple Dragon Girl realized his cruel means to all men including herself. Despairing Dragon Girl finally met her bosom friend Yuan Tung and her benefactor Long & Qiu and pull together to wipe out her evil master.
Genres: Fantasy Action Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1965-09-22
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The All-powerful Flute: Part 2
Overview: Yuan Xiao is chased by the panther head monster, and starts a fierce fight. Wang Gunlong and Min Tianhu take the opportunity to capture the flute.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1965-08-25
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The King Fa Fairy
Overview: A Chinese fantasy drama
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1970-03-27
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Book Without Words
Overview: Book Without Words is a 1965 Cantonese martial arts film directed by Chan Lit-Ban and starring Cheung Ching.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-12-29
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Family Doctrine (Part 2) - A Setting Sun on the Green Hill
Overview: Family Doctrine is a drama film directed by Chu Kei and stars Wu Fung, Man Lan, Pearl Au Ka-Wai, Ma Siu-Ying, and Kitty Ting Hao.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1965-12-01
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Lady Spy No. 1
Overview: Guerrilla fighter Lam Suet-fan is in charge of the operation which succeeds in crippling the traitorous activities of Ting Chuen. An infuriated Ting strikes back, swamping the occupied territory with spies and exposes the singer disguise of Lam's comrade Laura who is made his mistress. Through the discreet help from Ting's cousin Sai-kit who goes undercover as the traitor's house guest, a series of offensives are launched, resulting in heavy casualties in the Japanese camp. With pressure mounting on both sides, guerrilla leader Lady Spy No.1 entrusts the mission of bombing Ting's signal tower to Lam who will then lead the troop in retreat. The mission fails, leading to the arrest of Lam and Sai-kit. Laura puts her life at stake in order to accomplish the mission and before she expires, reveals herself to be their leader and names Lam her successor to lead the troop to its stronghold in the north. (Synopsis based on audiovisual materials)
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1965-05-20
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The Black Musketeer 'F'
Overview: Police Commissioner Fong (Roy Chiao) enlists the chivalrous female bandit Muk Lan-fa (Suet Nei) to retrieve the latest gadget that emits deadly laser beam and its protocol before it is smuggled out of Hong Kong.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1966-03-09
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The Secret Code
Overview: Leader of the Celestial Devil Gang Mo Fu ends an underling to infiltrate the house of code expert Cheung Yuet-ting in pursuit of the Mafia's secret intelligence. The unyielding man is killed, and the Mafia is framed for the crime. Cheung's instrumental role in the Mafia is succeeded by his daughter Oi-lan, who leads both gangs onto a deadly chase. Just then, Oi-lan's bosom friend Chan Yu-lam emerges from years of oblivion as a Mafia member and offers the wanted woman protection and assistance in retrieving the late father's cache. Mo's underling Lau Kei-fung is assigned the task of playing the confidence game in the Cheung household, preempting Oi-lan from accessing the classified information and abducting both Oi-lan and Chan before the Mafia can reach the key witness. Acting on a tip-off, the police raid the apartment and arrest both gangs. Chan, the undercover police officer, gains both Oi-lan's trust and affection. (Synopsis based on audiovisual materials)
Genres: Action Romance Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1965-12-15
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Golden Butterfly, the Lady Thief
Overview: Lui Yik-pang is reduced to his wits' end to rein the Golden Butterfly. Chong Tak-ming emerges as the suspect. The friendship and ties between former classmates Lui and Chong date back years ago. When the impoverished Chong turned to banditry, Lui abided by the law and arrested Chong. Chong repented and bore no grudges. Chong's daughter Ching-han and Lui's son Siu-man are lovers. Ching-han reinvents herself as a chivalrous bandit and robs the rich to help the poor after the imprisonment of her father and the death of her mother. Endowed with her father's gifts, Ching-han remains out of the law's reach, until she is tailed by the father enlisted in the police service. A bitter row ensues; the father's underling Sung Sing-biu snatches the stolen goods and activates the security system. Ching-han is prepared to turn herself in when Sung surrenders himself as a gesture of gratitude to his benefactor. Attending the wedding banquet, Lui brings his son and daughter-in-law a golden butterfly.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1965-11-24
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Eighteen Marriages of a Smart Girl
Overview: Eighteen Marriages of a Smart Girl
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1954-07-03
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The Greatest Love Affair on Earth
Overview: The third film of ‘The Greatest' film series plays down cultural differences for an amusing cross-dressing comedy that features another great collaboration between Leung Sing-por and Liu Enjia. This time, Leung puts on omega hair and woman's clothing, posing as a rich woman in order to help his two friends get love. Liu is equally amusing, sharing the dance floor with Leung in a hilarious dance scene. Loosely based on the British play Charley's Aunt, the film is a delightful comedy on grassroots, offering a refreshing alternative to MP & GI's usual line of comedies.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1964-01-01
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