CinemaOSMovie · 1955 · 1h 51m

Parents' Hearts

70%(5)IMDbDrama

An opera troupe has to dissolve in view of the poor economy. Comedian star Sang Kwai-lei loses his job and he has no alternative but to play the lion character in the opera troupe of his former junior apprentice Chan Hau and pawn his stage costume. He aims at earning enough money to support the final year's secondary school studies of his elder son Chi-kuen. Kuen however refuses to continue his studies, seeing that his father has to put aside his dignity to earn money and his mother is worried. Lei is enraged and uses the money to support his younger son Chi-wai's studies. Again, Lei loses his job and he resorts to giving street performances, his wife takes up sowing work in her spare time and she dies after a long illness. Kuen works to support himself through school, but Wai is less fortunate, he is forced to enrol in an opera troupe as an apprentice. Years later, the dying father joyfully embraces Chi-kuen's return from his studies.

Directed byChun Kim

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 51m
Language
CN
Released
April 21, 1955
Studios
The Union Film Enterprise Ltd.

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Wong Cho-San

Wong Cho-San

Chu-kot Yu

Wong Man-Lei

Wong Man-Lei

Lei's wife

Yuen Siu-Fai

Chi-wai

Ma Sze-Tsang

Sang Kwai-lei

Lam Ka-Sing

Lam Ka-Sing

Chi-kuen

Gam Lau

Gam Lau

Yu's wife

Lam Lo-ngok

leader

Lee Pang-Fei

Lee Pang-Fei

Chan Hau

Lee Siu-fun

Kuen's classmate

Mok Hung

doctor

Creative team
Directed by
Chun Kim
Chun Kim
Written by
Chun Kim
Chun Kim
Produced by
Chu Tsi-Kwai

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