Between Tears and Laughter(1960)

Synopsis

This is the story of three ladies who live together in an apartment in Hong Kong and what happens to them. First, there is Shuxian, whose husband left her and has a son in the hospital who can't walk. Then, there is Meifen, a romance novelist who pines for a deceased lover and, finally Manli, a young lady with some sass who is expecting a visit from Mr. Zheng, a man she has been a pen pal with for a year. She also has been dating someone else, not happily. The film goes through all three lives.

Casting et équipe

Helen Li Mei

Peng Meifen

Kitty Ting Hao

Manli (as Hao Ding)

Roy Chiao

Zheng Dajiang

Wang Lai

Zhao Shuxian

Tin Ching

Li Jiahua

Yang Chi-Ching

Lu Fei-Hong

Chen Yu-Hsin

Mr. Wu - Manli's Uncle

Chan Ho

Mr. Jin

Kao Hsiang

Mrs. Zhang - the Housekeeper / Landlady

Wu Chia-Hsiang

Teng Hsiao-Yu

Lu Xiao-hong

Winnie Wei Sau-Han

Hao Li-Jen

Cheung Hei

Fan Dan

Gam Tin-Chue

Chin Chun

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Ng Yam-Chuen

General's Soldier