Weep for the fallen petals

年代 :	Contemporary
年份 :	1951
首映时间 :	1951-02-17
语言 :	DialogueinCantonese.
片种 :	Melodrama (Wenyi) (Genre)
物料 :	sound, b&w
内容介绍 :	Writer Chun Yan decides to write a story about the bumpy and rough life of Tsui Yee-hung, a woman he has befriended. Yee-hung is in love with a classmate Hui King -chi. After graduation, King-chi goes to Wuhan to look for a job. The lovers are then separated. Yee-hung's father arranges for her to marry the son of a high official, Chow Sheung-lam. However, Yee-hung , who is not a virgin, is snubbed by Sheung-lam. The Sino-Japanese War breaks out. Yee-hung gives birth to Sheung-lam's son. King-chi now returns and the lovers plan to run off together. But a bomb kills King-chi. Unwilling to return to her husband, Yee-hung relies on her beauty to survive. First, she befriends Cheng Tsi-on, the boss of a tobacco company. Then, she meets a thug Lau Dan-yeung who forces her into prostitution. After the war, a tormented Yee-hung returns to Hong Kong to look for her son. But Sheung-lam has moved his place. She takes up her old profession again. After several months, Yee-hung meets Dan- yeung again who tricks her into defrauding the fortune of the Chow family. Yee-hung has no way out. She stabs Dan-yeung to death and is jailed for ten years. A regretful Sheung-lam has long been searching for Yee-hung with their son. They visit Yee-hung after knowing that she is now in jail. A sad reunion takes place in prison, denoting the finale of Chun Yan's story. (Extracted from a serialised newspaper novel)
备注 :	Based on serialised novel published in Wah Kiu Yat PoAccording to newspaper reports of the day, a campaign was launched inviting readers to vote for the actress best suited to play the part of Tsui Yee-hung The vast majority of readers chose Chow Kwun-ling Subsequently shooting of the film was delayed awaiting the actress' return from the United States
制作人 :	Director, Chun Kim. Author, Chun Yan ; Asst. Cinematographer, Lee Kau.
演员 :	Cheung Ying (as Hui King-chi), Chow Kwan-ling (as Tsui Yee-hung), Wong Chiu-mo (as Chun Yan), Cheng Wai-sum (as Chow Sheung-lam), Wong Cho-shan (as Cheng Tsi-on), Fung Ying-seung (as Lau Dan-yeung), Sek Kin (aka Shek Kin) (as Yee-hung's father), Leung So-mui (as Lily Chung).
其他机构 :	Guoguang Film Company [Distribution] ; Lingnan Brothers Service Corporation [Filming], 1951 [Release].
中文资料 :	Weep for the fallen petals
制作机构 :	Guoguang Film Company, distribution. Lingnan Brothers Service Corporation, filming.
台前幕后 :	Chun Kim, 1926-1969/6/15, director. Chun Yan, ?-1989, author. Lee, Kau, asst. cinematographer. Cheung Ying, 1919/1/25-1984/12/14, cast. Chow, Kwan-ling, cast. Wong, Chiu-mo, cast. Cheng, Wai-sum, cast. Wong, Cho-shan, cast. Fung, Ying-seung, cast. Shek, Kin, 1913- cast. Leung, So-mui, cast.