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Father is Back
Father is Back
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Father is Back

Original Title: 火窟幽蘭

1961
1h 52m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1961

Runtime

1h 52m

Storyline

Cheung framed Chan For. Chan orders his wife not to tell this to their children, Ah Lan and Hung. His wife passes away. On her deathbed, she asked a neighbour, To Chung-man, to take care of her children. Claiming to be a good friend of their father, Chan For moves in to the bed next to Ah Lan to take care of his children. Hung likes this uncle because he always treats him generously. But Ah Lan finds "Uncle For" weird and enthusiastic. Ah Lan is forced to pay her mother's debt. Hung is suffering from acute appendicitis. To solve Ah Lan's financial problem, Chung-man returns to his rich family and accept an arranged marriage. Ah Lan decides to sell herself to the construction site foreman for one night. Chan For wants to stop his daughter from making this deal, so he agrees to work for Cheung again. The next day he carries out a robbery and is caught. Ah Lan and Chung-man visit him in jail, and hold their wedding ceremony in front of him. He looks forward to the days when he returns.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 52m
May 17, 1961
Languages
Cantonese
Director
Lee Tit
Production
Hualian Film Enterprise Ltd.
Hualian Film Enterprise Ltd.
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Top Cast

32 Cast Members

Ng Cho-Fan

Ng Cho-Fan

Chan For

Cheung Ying

Cheung Ying

To Chung-man

Kong Suet

Kong Suet

Ah Lan

Shek Sau

Shek Sau

Hung

Yung Yuk-Yi

Yung Yuk-Yi

Lan's mother

Ng Tung

Choi Kee

Ma Siu-Ying

Ma Siu-Ying

Auntie Luk/ Sixth Aunt

Lee Sau-Kei

Lee Sau-Kei

Uncle Kwong

Ko Lo-Chuen

Ko Lo-Chuen

Drug-Addict Ming

To Sam-Ku

Third Aunt

Lok Gung

Lok Gung

Prison warden

Lee Yuet-Ching

Lee Yuet-Ching

Aunt Kwong

Chan Chui-Bing

Ah Miu

Chu Hak

Chu Hak

Principal

Wong Hak

Wong Hak

Four-Eyes Cheung

Fung Ging-Man

Fung Ging-Man

Gangster Kei

Leung Lai-Ha

Nurse

Yeung Yip-Wang

Seventh Uncle

Go Chiu

Go Chiu

Ngau Chung

Yeung Ban

Yeung Ban

Detective

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