Autumn

Overview

Hak-ming heads the Ko Family, but he and his brothers, Hak-ting and Hak-on, and the second wife of the late Master Ko quarrel. Young Cousin Mui, who has tuberculosis, is forced by to marry an older woman. Kok-sun is guilty of being unable to stop the marriage. Sun and maid Chui-wan are wary of their feelings for each other due to class difference. Cousin Mui dies of illness. Hak-ting has his eyes on Wan. His wife, Wong, complains to their daughter, Shuk-ching, who cannot take it and commits suicide. Wong blames herself for her death. Undergone these tragedies, Cousin Kam's mother let Kam have a modern wedding with Kok-man. When Ming is ill, Ting and On want to sell the ancestral home. Hak-ming dies of angst. When the fifth uncle of Sun forces Wan to be his concubine, Wan tries to kill herself but is intercepted by Sun. Pressurised by people of the house over the issue of inheritance, Sun protests by declaring his love for Wan and leaves the family, with his mother, brother Man and Wan.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 17, 1954

Original language

CN

Spoken languages

Cantonese

Production

The Union Film Enterprise Ltd.

Cast

Yung Siu-Yi,Yu Wai-Fun,Chow Chi-Sing,Fung Yik-Mei,Lee Yuet-Ching,Wong Cho-San,Sek Kin,Lai Man,Yan Yan,Heung Hoiand 5 more

Director

Chun Kim

Writer

Si Ma Choi Wah,Ba Jin

Producer

Chu Tsi-Kwai

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0192497