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The Tormented Beauty

The Tormented Beauty

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Guerrilla member Ting Siu-yuen works as a playwright and Lee, the leader of an opera troupe. They conceal their identities in the troupe in order to gather military intelligence. Yuen gradually falls in love with the lead actress Mui Law-heung. Ting is unsettled to learn that County Chief Fong covets Mui. He sneaks into Fong's residence and is astounded by the sight of his old lover Pak Kuen, now Fong's wife. Fong colludes with the military chief in conducting vicious schemes. With Kuen's help, Yuen is able to get the intelligence. But as Heung is not an insider, she reports to the Governor about the illicit relationship between Yuen and Kuen. Kuen backs Yuen to eliminate the conspirators and bring about the union of Yuen and Heung.

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Runtime

86 mins

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Release Date

09 January 1958

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Cast

Tsi Law-Lin

Tsi Law-Lin

Mui Law-heung

Siu Yin-Fei

Siu Yin-Fei

Pak Kuen

Wong Cho-San

Wong Cho-San

Troupe Leader Lee

Yip Ping

Yip Ping

Ping Gu

Fung Fung

Fung Fung

Chief Kam

Lee Pang-Fei

Lee Pang-Fei

County Chief Fong

Chan Ho-Kau

Chan Ho-Kau

Mei Tsim-Heung

Ng Ka-Lai

Ng Ka-Lai

Mui Law-Heung, child

Heung Hoi

Heung Hoi

Ah Cheng

Wong Mei-Mei

Wong Mei-Mei

Pak Kuen, child

Lam Yuen

Lam Yuen

Army chief

Wong Yee

Wong Yee

Secretary Chan

Kam Ping

Kam Ping

Ah Ying

Wong Kung-Miu

Wong Kung-Miu

Captain

Cheung Ho

Cheung Ho

Ho Tung

Cheung Chi-Suen

Cheung Chi-Suen

Wong Ho

Go Chiu

Go Chiu

Chan Kei

Gam Lau

Gam Lau

Yee Sam

Chung Suen-Nei

Chung Suen-Nei

Lam Lai

Ling Mung

Ling Mung

Troupe member

Wong Hon

Wong Hon

Cheung Chok-Chow

Cheung Chok-Chow

Soldier

Yuen Lap-Cheung

Yuen Lap-Cheung

Lam Liu-Ngok

Lam Liu-Ngok

Soldier

Tang Cheung

Tang Cheung

Chu Yau-Ko

Chu Yau-Ko

Chan Lap-Ban

Chan Lap-Ban

Fong's servant

Siu Hon-Sang

Siu Hon-Sang

Guerilla

Ng Wui

Ng Wui

Officer in car

Hui Ying-Ying

Hui Ying-Ying

Troupe member

Lam Yuk

Lam Yuk

Soldier

Lee Keng-Ching

Lee Keng-Ching

Troupe member

Li Ching

Li Ching

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