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China Wife

China Wife

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Ah-gau (Keung Chung-ping) leaves his wife Sou Jing, and son in Macau for Nanyang to join his cousin (Patrick Tse Yin) in search of employment. A series of events propel Ah-gau into high society and he falls in love with a tycoon’s daughter, Ming-zyu, (Patsy Kar Ling). Abandoned by Ah-gau, Sou Jing suffers in utter poverty and journeys to Singapore in search of her husband.

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Status

Released

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Runtime

108 mins

Rating

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Release Date

01 January 1957

Country

Malaysia

Cast

Patrick Tse Yin

Patrick Tse Yin

Zang Dai Sing

Keung Chung-Ping

Keung Chung-Ping

Ah Gau

Patsy Ka Ling

Patsy Ka Ling

Ming-zyu

Nam Hung

Nam Hung

Sou Jing

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