Stealing the Beauty's Corpse at Night (1955)

Genre : Horror

Runtime : 1H 28M

Director : Hsieh Hung
Writer : Chang Yang

Synopsis

It is a simple story with a deep meaning. When the beautiful chanteuse Hung (Law Yim-hing) is forced to marry Commander Lau (Lau Hark-suen), her brother (Cheng Wai-sum) interferes but is brutally beaten to death. Hung also falls to her death when she tries to escape. The siblings are only hastily buried in a coffin home, which is haunted soon afterwards. Hung's lover Wong (Wong Chiu-mo) later sneaks into the haunted house hoping to see her for one last time; Lau, meanwhile, insists on inspecting the coffin home and the corpses to prove that ghosts do not exist…The film creates an eerie and uncanny atmosphere with its well-designed camera angles, sound and editing. The haunting looks of the two ghost characters are a nod to Hong Kong's typically told horror stories.

Actors

Law Yim-Hing
Law Yim-Hing
Lee Siu-Hung
Wong Chiu-Miu
Wong Chiu-Miu
Hung's lover/ Wong
Leung Siu-Kam
Leung Siu-Kam
Lau Chui-Kam
Lau Hak-Suen
Lau Hak-Suen
Commander Lau
Cheng Wai-Sum
Cheng Wai-Sum
Lee Ta-Hung
Ko Lo-Chuen
Ko Lo-Chuen
Chow Gat
Chow Gat
Kam Bo

Crews

Hsieh Hung
Hsieh Hung
Director
Chang Yang
Chang Yang
Screenplay
Chiu Shu-Pui
Chiu Shu-Pui
Cinematography

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