Girls are Flowers (1966)

Genre : Music, Romance, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 35M

Director : Wong Yiu
Writer : Ho Bik-Kin

Synopsis

Director Wong Yiu, recognising the spending power of a new demographic, was looking to create a teenage sensation for the factory girls. It soon became a social phenomenon in the 1960s. Former child star Connie Chan Po-chu fitted the bill perfectly with her doe-eyed innocence framed by silky long hair. In Girls are Flowers, she plays a young tutor falling in love with a handsome boy. However, their road to romance is paved with potholes and speed bumps. Chan's fellow former child star Nancy Sit plays the boy's younger sister who saves the day with her shrewd, nimble-minded plans. Sit's role may be small but with radiance from her glorious smile and beaming personality, she brightens up this musical romantic comedy like a fairy-tale nymph.

Actors

Connie Chan Po-Chu
Connie Chan Po-Chu
Ng Hoi-yin
Lui Kei
Lui Kei
Chan Chi-Ying
Nancy Sit Ka-Yin
Nancy Sit Ka-Yin
Chan Chun-Chi
Cheung Ching
Cheung Ching
Ming-Sun
Cheng Kwun-Min
Cheng Kwun-Min
Chan
Ma Siu-Ying
Ma Siu-Ying
Madame Chan
Yue Ming
Yue Ming
Tutor
Ko Lo-Chuen
Ko Lo-Chuen
Hoi-Yin's father
Yip Ching
Yip Ching
Yuet Wah/Eva
Lok Gung
Lok Gung
Yuet Wah's father
Yeung Yip-Wang
Yeung Yip-Wang
Ming-Sun's father
Lai Man
Lai Man
Hoi-Yin's nursemaid
Lee Sau-Kei
Lee Sau-Kei
Principal
Wong Hak
Wong Hak
Man on railroad tracks
Yung Yuk-Yi
Yung Yuk-Yi
Woman on railroad tracks
Hui Ying-Ying
Hui Ying-Ying
Ming-Sun's wife
Lo Kin-Fai
Lo Kin-Fai
Lam Ka-Kui
Ho Wai-Ling
Ho Wai-Ling
Lam Suet-Heung
Hung Ling-Ling
Hung Ling-Ling
Tsang Man-Kuen

Crews

Wong Yiu
Wong Yiu
Director
Ho Bik-Kin
Ho Bik-Kin
Screenplay
Kwan Chi-Kong
Kwan Chi-Kong
Producer
Wong Chit
Wong Chit
Cinematography
Chiu Chi-On
Chiu Chi-On
Lighting Artist
Tse Tsak-Yuen
Tse Tsak-Yuen
Makeup Artist
Poon Chiu
Poon Chiu
Editor
Woo Ching
Woo Ching
Sound Recordist
Lau Sang
Lau Sang
Music
Wong Shing
Wong Shing
Choreographer
Kwan Chi-Hin
Kwan Chi-Hin
Production Manager

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