Way Down West (1927)
Based on the classic Chinese play Romance of the Western Chamber, Way Down West follows the love story between a poor scholar and wealthy woman. Unable to marry due to their social status, this changes when a bandit attacks the monastery they are staying at demanding the woman's hand. Desperate, her mother promises her hand to whomever manages to defeat the bandit.
Director: Hou Yao
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Cho-cho Lam as Cui Yingying |
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Li Dandan as Hongniang |
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Ge Lijiang as |
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Li Huamin as |
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Huang Shaofen as |
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Hu Chichang as |
| Directing | Hou Yao | Director |
| Production | Li Minwei | Producer |
| Writing | Pu Shunqing | Writer |
| Directing | Pu Shunqing | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Wang Shifu | Theatre Play |