Drifting swallow

年代 :	Contemporary
年份 :	1951
首映时间 :	1951-04-26
语言 :	DialogueinCantonese.
片种 :	Melodrama (Wenyi) (Genre)
物料 :	sound, b&w
内容介绍 :	Fong Wah, a bellboy who comes from a declined rich family, falls in love with Mary, a singer living in the hotel where he works. One night, after being humiliated in the nightclub, Mary returns to her room in a bad mood. She invites Fong Wah to her room for a chat. Wah's superior finds out about the meeting and sacks him for breaking hotel rules. Feeling responsible, Mary decides to leave her occupation and move in with him. Soon, she is pregnant with his child, but Wah is unable to make a living. He eventually becomes a private tutor to Lulu, younger daughter of Mr Wong, manager of a big company. The elder daughter, Lucy, is having an affair with Chan, the company secretary, and is pregnant with his child. To cover up, Lucy wants a sham marriage with Wah. Mary falls ills after giving birth to a son. Needing money for Mary's medical expenses, Wah is forced to marry Lucy. When Mary learns of this, she leaves her child with Wah and departs . Lucy continues her affair with Chan even after her marriage. Wah confronts Chan and during a struggle, the latter falls to his death. Wah is thus imprisoned. Mary takes back her child from Lucy and promises to wait for Wah until he is released. (Extracted from the film brochure.)
影片歌曲 :	Theme song / Composer, Chan Hau ; Lyrics, Li Ngaw ; Singer, Pak Yin.
备注 :	Based on Airwave Novel "All that glitters is not gold", aired on Fengxing Radio, Guangzhou, later broadcast under the name of "Love"Thethird production of the Yongye Film Company Its previous productions were "Black heaven" (1950) and "Ghost house" (1950), both adapted from Li Ngaw's airwave novelsPakYinsang the title tune, composed by Chan Hau, with lyrics by Li NgawLiNgaw, '"Drifting swallow" was my first airwave movel, broadcast over Fengxing Radio, Guangzhou in 1946 Its original title was "All that glitters is not gold" I later adapted it into a broadcast drama called "Love" As I thought that the original title was too common, and "Love" was too monosyllabic and plain, not dramatic enough I eventually changed it to "Drifting swallow" which highlights the leading actress's life' (Excerpt from the article the film brochure)
制作人 :	Director, Ng Wui. Executive Producer, Lin Kam, Kwok Yuk-lun ; Scriptwriter, Lee Sun Fung ; Author, Li Ngaw ; Line Producer, Chu Bing-kuen ; Cinematographer, Ho Look-ying ; Set, Wong Hang ; Composer, Lee Yuen-man.
演员 :	Pak Yin (as Mary), Cheung Wood Yau (as Fong Wah), Mui Zhen (as Lulu), Yee Chau-shui (as Kwan Yan), Yip Ping (as Lucy), Wong Cho-shan (as Manager Wong), Fung Ying-seung (as Secretary Chan), Chow Chi-sing (as Hotel Captain), Lee Yuet-ching (as Yan's wife), To Sam Ku (as Landlady).
出品公司 :	Yongye Film Company,
其他机构 :	1951 [Release].
中文资料 :	Drifting swallow
制作机构 :	Yongye Film Company, production.
台前幕后 :	Ng Wui, 1913/12/3-1996/3/1, director. Lin, Kam, executive producer. Kwok, Yuk-lun, executive producer. Lee Sun Fung, 1909/6/1-1985/5/21, scriptwriter. Li Ngaw, 1922- author. Chu, Bing-kuen, line producer. Ho, Look-ying, 1913/8/23-2003/5/30, cinematographer. Wong, Hang, set. Lee, Yuen-man, composer. Pak Yin, 1920-1987/5/6, cast. Cheung Wood Yau, 1910-1985/12/10, cast. Mui, Zhen, cast. Yee Chau Shui, 1904-1955, cast. Yip, Ping, cast. Wong, Cho-shan, cast. Fung, Ying-seung, cast. Chow, Chi-sing, 1909-1956/7/1, cast. Lee, Yuet-ching, cast. To Sam Ku, 1895-1983, cast.