수송 중인 금괴를 강탈한 뒤 도적 동료들까지 몰살시켰다는 죄로 투옥된 떠돌이 노천군. 그는 감옥 내에서 일어난 폭동을 틈타 탈옥하여 자신의 결백을 증명하려고 강탈 사건이 일어난 마을로 향한다. 도중에 그는 아름다운 여인 우패패와 만난다. 그녀의 아버지는 금괴 수송 중에 도적들에게 습격당하고 목숨을 잃은 관리였다. 무자비한 추적을 받으면서도, 패패의 한을 달래기 위해서 사건의 진상을 추적하는 두 사람. 과연 도둑맞은 금괴의 행방은? 진짜 범인은? 모든 것이 드러났을 때 그곳에는 슬픈 결말이 기다리고 있었다.
Famous dancer and film actress Fong Nan (Mao Mei) desires both a career and a family after marrying an eminent doctor (Guan Shan), who, however, wants her to be a stay-at-home wife. They are on the brink of divorce when he finds out she secretly rehearses for her dance and movie…Taking inspirations from Hollywood musical films, the movie is beautifully directed and meticulously produced by Yuen Yang-an and his Sun Sun Film Enterprises. While most films at the time usually depict how grassroots people rise above adversity, this one tells the story of a famed actress who thrives for success and never gives up on her artistic ambition. This reflects that women's liberation and employment was a dominating theme in left-wing movies. The finale was shot in Eastman colour negative film, which was rare before mid-60s given the limited technical resources in Hong Kong film industry, and thus a valuable record in the city's cinematic history.
Mrs Tao
Tao Zutai, a bank employee, has five children. Tao's wife is addicted to gambling and spends too much and the eldest daughter Guiru is greedy for vanity. Tao is overjoyed when he is notified that he will be promoted to deputy manager.
Girls in Transformation is about an experiment conducted by assistant professor at the Shi Liangde University to demonstrate her "non-hereditary human theory," in transforming rural girls into modern women.
A wedding musician fails to wed his own love: Little Trumpet is raring to marry his childhood sweetheart, but a series of setbacks has prevented them from getting their way. Criticism against social formalities becomes all the more forceful with the clever use of contrast and irony, not to mention the realist and comedic touch a la Zhu Shilin. Of special mention is the famous teahouse scene where dynamic, melodic camerawork creates a hilarity that continues to amaze to this day. A genuine masterpiece with every single detail, down to the minor props, forming an integral part of a whole. Today, young couples are struggling nonetheless to get a roof over their heads, a testimony to the fact that poverty still reigns beneath the facade of harmony and stability after all these years.
