Iron-beaked Hen's Sudden Rise to Power (1957)
Iron-Beaked Hen and Fatso Bo on their way to the city to help a relative out of some trouble, they run into a band of robbers. They stop over an allegedly haunted house where they save the lovers To Lok-yin and Yu Mei-yung from their attemped suicide. Hen learn their story and decide to help them out. Yin comes from a rich family, he lost his father when he was very young and was brought up by his uncle. Now that he is old enough to claim his inheritance, the guardian, his uncle, in order to keep the fortune under control, forces him to marry a girl of his choosing. The couple cannot face separation and resolve to end their lives together. Hen thinks of a way to help them, which involves Yin pretending to comply; that is, to go ahead with the marriage arrangement. On the wedding day, they swap the bride with Yung. Disguised as a matchmaker and a county official respectively, Hen and Bo reprimand To's uncle who schemes to seize To's family fortune. To and Yu marry.
Director:
Chan Pei
Writer:
Wong Hak
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Tang Pik-Wan as Iron-beaked hen |
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Leung Sing-por as Fatso Po |
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Wong Cho-San as Ching Hau |
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Leung Miu-Seung as To Lok-yin |
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Chow Kwun-Ling as Yu Mei-yung |
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Chow Hoi-Tong as Yuet-kiu |
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Ching Lai as |
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Gam Lau as |
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Chow Gat as |
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Cheung Sing-Fei as |
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Cheung Chi-Suen as |
| Art | Chan Ki-Yui | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lai Chu | Costume Designer |
| Writing | Wong Hak | Screenplay |
| Production | Oh King-Yee | Production Manager |
| Sound | Law Bo-sang | Music |
| Directing | Hua Ku | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Leung Cho | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Lee Sau-Kei | Production Manager |
| Art | Lam Wah-Sam | Props |
| Production | Lui Kei | Producer |
| Directing | Chan Pei | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fung Sin | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Chiang Hsing-Lung | Editor |