A Beggar's Daughter

A Beggar's Daughter (1965)

DramaHistory

This is an adaptation of the folk story, “Jin Yu Nu beats her heartless groom with a cane”. Jin Yu Nu, a beggar’s daughter, is a beautiful and kind girl. On a snowy day she saves the life of a poor scholar, Mo Ji. When Mo recovers, he marries Jin with love and gratitude. Mo wins the third place in the imperial examinations, but now he is looked down upon because his wife is a beggar's daughter. Extremely embarrassed and ashamed, Mo wants to divorce but has no excuse. Jin then jumps into the river and Mo has deep regrets but it is too late. Later, Mo’s senior Ambassador Lin appreciates his talents and wants to marry him his daughter. On the wedding night, the bride orders Mo to kneel in her room and beats him hard with a cane. Not until then does Mo know his bride is actually Jin, who has been saved by Lin. At the end, Lin knows Jin still loves Mo and helps the couple reunite.

Director: Wong Tin-Lam

Casts

	Betty Loh Ti as Jin Yu-Nu
	Zhao Lei as Mo Ji
	Wu Chia-Hsiang as Jin Song
	Chiang Nan as Tang Sanduo
	Wong Sam as Zhen Yi-Chen
	Maggie Lee as
	Yi Fung as Gao Sheng
	Liu Kei as Lin Xun-An
	Tam Ying as
	Cheung Sek-Aau as
	Ren Hao as
	Cheung Hei as
	Erh Chun as
	Chin Chun as
	Su Hsiang as
	Gam Tin-Chue as
	Ma Hsiao-Nung as

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