Yan Ruisheng

Overview

In the summer of 1920, Shanghai was scandalized by a sensational murder, a high-profile case and subsequent trial that was the ongoing topic of conversation in the city's numerous cafes, clubs and teahouses. Among the various reasons for its notoriety, two stand out: first, the victim was a high-class prostitute, well known in Shanghai; second, the murderer had been a mid-level manager in a respected foreign firm, a playboy who in Manhattan might have been termed a "prominent young man about town." There were detailed press reports daily as the case wound its way through the judicial system.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 1, 1921

Original language

Chinese

Spoken languages

Chinese

Countries

China

Production

Commercial Press Motion Picture Selection,China Film Research Society

Cast

Kengfu Gu,Shao Peng,Wang Caiyun,Shouzhi Chen

Director

Pengnian Ren

Writer

Yang Xiao-Zhong

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt3522960