The Marriage Between the Quick and the Dead
A Chinese Opera film by the Shaw and Sons studio.
Chow Sze-Luk
Director
Ng Tan
Writer
Also Directed by Chow Sze-Luk
A Shaw and Sons production.
A Chinese Opera in Cantonese by Shaw and Sons studio.
Musical from Hong Kong directed by Chow Sze-Luk.
A Shaw and Sons production
A Shaw and Sons production.
Early Shaw Brothers thriller.
Comedy from Hong Kong directed by Chow Sze-Luk.
A Shaw and Sons production.
The husband-and-wife team of Ivy Ling Po and Chin Han returned to another Huangmei Opera classic after Lady General Hua Mu-Lan. Helmed by Chow Sze-loke and written by Chang Cheh, the story revolved around two intellectual siblings, Ching Feng-sheng (Chin Feng) and Ching Feng-hsiao (Ivy Ling Po), who were constantly abused by their stepmother Hsia (Kao Pao-shu). Feng-hsiao was engaged to Li Ru-lung (Chin Han) since birth, but the greedy Hsia forced him to forfeit the marriage. When Ru-lung refused, Hsia framed him for thievery and put him behind bars. To rescue her lover, Feng-hsiao dressed as a young man and went to the capital. She then used Ru-lung's name to enter the national exam and was ranked first place. Impressed by Feng-hsiao, the Emperor decided to let her wed the Princess (Fang Ying). On the wedding night, Feng-hsiao revealed the truth to the Princess...
A woman in an arranged marriage falls in love with her husband's brother.
