An Unusual Crime at Night
Genres
Overview
Rejected by Law (Sheung-kwun Kwan-wai), ruffian Koo (Wong Yee) exacts his vengeance by making Law lose her job. When her father is injured at work, her brother Fai and boyfriend Tse resort to obtaining a loan. Koo even kills their creditor and frames the murder on Tse. Law and her brother sow discord between Koo and his mistress, eventually exposing their crime and leading to Tse's acquittal. While retaining her feminie elegance and charm in subtle details, Law resourcefully eliminates all the threats and dangers. Unlike other conventional detective dramas of Cantonese films, this film is filled with a sense of community and grassroot sensibility. Sheung-kwun Kwan-wai impressively demonstrates a great flexibility and versatility in her characterisation and performance of this female detective role.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
87 min
Release Date
1956-03-17
Status
Released
Original Language
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Sheung-Kwun Kwan-Wai
Law/ A-zhen
Yu Mei-Wah
Sze-Ma Wah-Lung
Wong Yee
Koo Tai-mo (ruffian)
Suk Tsi
Gam Lui
Lam Bik
Ng Wan-Fai
Lok Gung
Dou Nei
Siu Gam
Detective A
Wan Chuen
Detective B
Yuen Siu-hoi
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