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China Wife (1957)

Genre : Drama, Romance, History

Runtime : 1H 48M

Director : Chan Man

Synopsis

Ah-gau (Keung Chung-ping) leaves his wife Sou Jing, and son in Macau for Nanyang to join his cousin (Patrick Tse Yin) in search of employment. A series of events propel Ah-gau into high society and he falls in love with a tycoon’s daughter, Ming-zyu, (Patsy Kar Ling). Abandoned by Ah-gau, Sou Jing suffers in utter poverty and journeys to Singapore in search of her husband.

Actors

Patrick Tse Yin
Patrick Tse Yin
Zang Dai Sing
Keung Chung-Ping
Keung Chung-Ping
Ah Gau
Patsy Ka Ling
Patsy Ka Ling
Ming-zyu
Nam Hung
Nam Hung
Sou Jing

Crews

Chan Man
Chan Man
Director
Chor Yuen
Chor Yuen
Writer
Hoh Kai-Seung
Hoh Kai-Seung
Producer

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