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Jing meets Hu Yanjuan, a woman who sells medicine, and gets mocked by her. Seeking revenge, he tricks her father and switches their medicine with rocks, causing them to be stopped from selling it. Yanjuan investigates and discovers Jing's deception. Jing pretends to ask her to teach him martial arts, and she uses this opportunity to teach him a lesson.
Acting
Tang Pik-Wan and Ling Mung's crackling comedic chemistry.
Production
Rare surviving print of early Cantonese opera film tradition.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film exemplifies the 'costume comedy' subgenre that dominated 1950s Cantonese cinema, blending opera performance styles with contemporary Republican-era settings for mass appeal.
Sun-Ma Sze-Tsang, who plays a supporting role, would become one of Hong Kong's most celebrated Cantonese opera performers; this early screen appearance captures him before superstardom.
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