The Beauty and the Dumb

Overview

Anatole France's The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife has been adapted into three different Hong Kong films in the 1950s alone. These two adaptations stray from the source material considerably in genre, characterisation and plot, turning a farce about married life into localised romantic comedies that emphasise family values. The Beauty and the Dumb follows the couple from their meet-cute to the misunderstandings they encounter before the inevitable happy ending. The heir of a bank (Huang He) falls in love at first sight with one of the employees' daughter (Li Lihua), but their burgeoning relationship is nearly derailed when the girl's father intervenes to help his dumb daughter land a rich husband.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 18, 1954

Original language

Chinese

Spoken languages

Chinese

Cast

Huang He,Li Li-Hua,Liu En-Jia,Wang Yuen-lung

Director

Tang Huang

Writer

Evan Yang

Producer

Li Lihua

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0882998