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Her Sister's Keeper

Her Sister's Keeper

Genres

Drama

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To put her younger sister Huilan (Margaret Tu Chuan) through college, Huilian (Grace Ting Ning) became a taxi dancer and is despised by Huilan. Now married to a good husband (Guan Shan), the lonely Huilan falls for a man after her money. To protect her younger sister, Huilian puts herself at risk. Grace Ting Ning plays a sad role, as the noble sister who keeps her purity in a cesspool.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

18 May 1963

Country

Hong Kong

Cast

Margaret Tu Chuan

Margaret Tu Chuan

Yang Wei-Lan

Ding Ling

Ding Ling

Yang Wei-Lien

Guan Shan

Guan Shan

Fang Teh-Ming

Lam Fung

Lam Fung

Ting Ta-Chuen

Yi Fung

Yi Fung

Friend

Hao Ren

Hao Ren

Friend

Wong Lan

Wong Lan

Tang Ying

Wu Suo

Wu Suo

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