Stealing the Beauty's Corpse at Night (1955)
It is a simple story with a deep meaning. When the beautiful chanteuse Hung (Law Yim-hing) is forced to marry Commander Lau (Lau Hark-suen), her brother (Cheng Wai-sum) interferes but is brutally beaten to death. Hung also falls to her death when she tries to escape. The siblings are only hastily buried in a coffin home, which is haunted soon afterwards. Hung's lover Wong (Wong Chiu-mo) later sneaks into the haunted house hoping to see her for one last time; Lau, meanwhile, insists on inspecting the coffin home and the corpses to prove that ghosts do not exist…The film creates an eerie and uncanny atmosphere with its well-designed camera angles, sound and editing. The haunting looks of the two ghost characters are a nod to Hong Kong's typically told horror stories.
Director:
Hsieh Hung
Writer:
Chang Yang
https://www.filmarchive.gov.hk/en_US/web/hkfa/pe-event-2021-tat2-fs-film11.html
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Law Yim-Hing as Lee Siu-Hung |
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Wong Chiu-Miu as Hung's lover/ Wong |
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Leung Siu-Kam as Lau Chui-Kam |
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Lau Hak-Suen as Commander Lau |
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Cheng Wai-Sum as Lee Ta-Hung |
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Ko Lo-Chuen as |
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Chow Gat as Kam Bo |
| Directing | Hsieh Hung | Director |
| Writing | Chang Yang | Screenplay |
| Crew | Chiu Shu-Pui | Cinematography |
