The Violet Girl

The Violet Girl (1966)

Romance

Working as a telephone operator on the nightshift, David Lau received some calls from a woman for a David and agrees to a blind date. Wearing a violet on his lapel, David mistakes someone else for his date. Jennie Lee, a stranger, comes calling at the hotel, addressing a bewildered David with an intimacy that is familiar and awkward. Mok Yu-fuk, the self-proclaimed Sherlock Holmes, follows Jennie but gets robbed. Lau received an invitation to Jennie's birthday party. The guests acting strange at the party. Jennie and Lau take a stroll along the beach. Jennie suddenly hurls herself into the sea in a run. Five years ago, when Jennie was having a heart-to-heart talk with her fiance David Wong on the beach, her neglected brother ran off to the sea and drowned himself. Suffering from a nervous breakdown ever since, Jennie was devasted by the departure of her fiance to America. The hopes Jennie's parents are pinning on the new David to boost their daughter's recovery are merely wishes.

Director: Chor Yuen
Writer: Szeto On

Casts

	Man Lan as Jennie Lee
	Lui Kei as David Lau
	Cheung Ching as Mok Yu-fuk
	Leung Sing-por as Dr. Ma
	Lee Heung-Kam as Pregnant Wife
	Cheung Wood-Yau as Jennie's Father
	Wong Man-Lei as Jennie's Mother
	Jenny as Schoolgirl
	Yau Kei as David Chan
	Gam Lui as Dancer's Husband
	Lam Siu as David's Father
	Gam Lau as David's Mother
	Wong Hon as Lawyer
	Fung Ging-Man as Nurse
	Man Leng as Telephonist
	Su Sze-Po as Dancer
	Lam Yuk as Nurse
	Chiu Shi-Kei as Siu Po
	Woo Ping as Hotel Manager
	Hoh Wan as Angry Bar Guest
	Lam Wah as Angry Bar Guest
	Cheung Chok-Chow as Angry Bar Guest
	Chow Wai-Fong as Curious Bar Guest
	Yeung Chun-Sing as The Person Who Comes for the Pregnant Woman

Crew