Movie
The Beauty and the Dumb
0.0/10
1954
1h 33m
zh
Romance
Comedy
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.
Director
Tang Huang
Writers
Evan Yang
Movie Information
Release Date
December 18, 1954
Runtime
1h 33m
Status
Released
Original Language
zh
