Awful Truth

Awful Truth (1950)


  • Genre: Drama, Comedy
  • Release Date: 1950-06-29
  • Runtime: 1h 59min
  • Language: 普通话
  • Production Company: The Great Wall Movie Enterprises Ltd.
  • Production Country: Hong Kong
  • Director: Li Ping-Qian

Summary

As China falls into hyperinflation following the end of the war, people fought tooth and nail to get their hands on the only reliable currencies in the world: gold and American dollars. This is a story that shows how seven bars and two thousand US dollars bring together an interesting mix of characters: an opportunistic manager, a materialistic courtesan, a con artist posing as a commissioner of the Treasury, a white-collar worker who will do anything for a promotion, a man who specialises in conning women, a father who marries off his daughter for money and a sorcerer who fakes his magic. In this dog-eat-dog world, the only truth is that everyone is lying for his own gain. Playing the courtesan who longs to be part of high society, Li Lihua steals the film with a feisty performance opposite the amusing Yan Jun, whose con artist character has a tendency to flirt with lyrics from Peking operas.

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  • Li Li-Hua

    as Su Man Na
  • Han Fei

    as Chang Geng Liang
  • Yen Chun

    as Pan Chung Fu
  • Hsi-Yu Li

    as Manager Chao
  • Lin Na

    as Mrs. Wu
  • Lien Liu

    as Mrs. Ho
  • Ping Fan

    as Hsiao Li
  • Chin Su

    as Sai Shen Hsin
  • Yin Szema

    as Socialite
  • Wang Yuan-Long

    as Ho Chi Hsin
  • Hsiao Yen

    as Wu Hsin Yuan
  • Sun Jinglu

    as Wu Yu Ling
  • Yan Su

    as Wu Hsin-Yuen
Directing Li Ping-Qian Director
Writing Wu Tie-Yi Writer
Art Wan Lai-Ming Art Direction
Writing Doe Ching Writer
Costume & Make-Up Xie Shaoqing Costume Design
Production Yuen Yeung-On Producer
Camera Chuang Kuo-Chun Director of Photography
Art James Wan Gu-Chan Art Direction
Editing Chaosheng Zhu Editor
Sound Li Hou-Xiang Original Music Composer

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