Credited cast: | |||
Kenny Bee | ... | Tung Kwok-Man | |
Sylvia Chang | ... | Shu-Shu | |
Sally Yeh | ... | Stool | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Ken Boyle | ... | Rude Caucasian |
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Nam-Ngan Cheung | ||
Henry Fong | |||
Ging-Man Fung | ... | Bald Rich Man | |
Hark-On Fung | ... | Ma | |
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Wellington Fung | ||
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Yun-Chuen Geung | ||
Man Huang | |||
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Anna Law | ||
Loletta Lee | ... | Chicken Fung | |
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Yiu-Ming Leung | ||
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King Wah Lo | ... | (as Lionel Lo) |
In 1937 Shanghai, a soon-to-depart soldier meets a young woman under a bridge during a Japanese air raid. They vow to meet after the war ends, but they don't each other's name or face. Ten years later, the young woman, a nightclub singer, takes in a naive girl fresh from the country. The country girl falls in love with the would-be song-writer upstairs who, unbeknownst to the singer, is none other than the soldier from the bridge. Written by Erik Gregersen <erik@astro.as.utexas.edu>
"Shanghai Blues" (English title) is spoken in Cantonese, but has English subtitles - in the version I saw. It's a most entertaining comedy with catchy tunes, and well worth viewing. The slapstick comedy action and farcical scenes, provide the humor; while romance is the general theme. Thoroughly recommended. Should be a classic.