Esther Eng

Esther Eng

Birth : 1914-09-24, San Francisco, California, USA

Death : 1970-01-01

Profile

Esther Eng
Esther Eng
Esther Eng

Movies

金門銀光夢
Herself (archive footage)
The film traces the life and times of Esther Eng, a San Francisco native known as Hong Kong’s first “directress.” She directed 10 Cantonese talkies.
Murder Case in Chinatown
Director
Based on a real murder case in 1930s New York Chinatown
Mad Fire, Mad Love
Director
A restless Chinese sea captain makes a stopover in Hawaii. While ashore, the captain befriends a Hawaiian-Chinese family and, at the mother's request, teaches Chinese to her children. He falls in love with the daughter (Siu Fei Fei) although he must soon depart with his ship. Eventually he returns, "rescuing her from the natives," and takes her back to China.
The Lady in the Blue Lagoon
Director
This love story spans more than a decade in the lives of an émigré engineer and a widowed primary-school teacher, a tragedy set in a small town by a lake, filmed in beautiful California locations.
Golden Gate Girl
Director
The story follows a Chinese-American girl who falls for a Cantonese opera star against her father's wishes and becomes pregnant.
It's a Women's World
Writer
The first Hong Kong produced film to feature an all-female cast of 36 actresses. The ambitious project follows its 36 female characters, all of whom occupy different social positions to highlight the harsh reality of living as a woman in a modern society.
It's a Women's World
Director
The first Hong Kong produced film to feature an all-female cast of 36 actresses. The ambitious project follows its 36 female characters, all of whom occupy different social positions to highlight the harsh reality of living as a woman in a modern society.
A Night of Romance, A Lifetime of Regret
Director
Two people have a one-night stand.
Tragic Love
Screenplay
Two young lovers marry despite their parents' objections.
Tragic Love
Director
Two young lovers marry despite their parents' objections.
Ten Thousand Lovers
Director
A rural employee leaves his wife and mother to seek work in the city.
National Heroine
Director
Wai Kim-Fong stars in this ode to Chinese womanhood as a woman whose bravery and patriotism are equal to those of her male comrades.
Heartaches
Producer
A Chinese-American aviator falls in love with an opera star named Fan in San Francisco. A jealous theater manager named Jung intervenes, threatening to send the opera star back to China