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As Time Goes By
As Time Goes By
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As Time Goes By

Original Title: 冷燕飄零

1964
1h 48m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1964

Runtime

1h 48m

Storyline

Yuk Yin's father dies and her mother remarries to settle the debts. Yuk Yin lives with Auntie Wong. From then on, Chi Hung, Auntie Wong's son and Yuk Yin live and play together. But the Wongs move away. Yuk Yin stays with her mother. Her stepfather is mercenary. When Yuk Yin grows up, he pushes her to get married to get money. Considering her daughter's future, Yuk Yin's mother sends her away. Yuk Yin works in a restaurant. When she learns that her mother is ill, she marries a dying rich young man to get money for her mother's treatment. After her mother's death, Yuk Yin gets married immediately, but her husband dies on the wedding night. Her mother-in-law sees this as unauspicious and expels Yuk Yin. Later, Yuk Yin chances upon Chi Hung. They are still in love. They married and have a son Kwok Wah. But Chi Hung dies. Yuk Yin works as a dance girl to support their living. Kwok Wah grows up and cannot accept his mother's job. But soon he understands that she is respectable.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 48m
Apr 2, 1964
Languages
Cantonese
Director
Wong Cheuk-Hon
Production
Lan Kwong Film Company
Lan Kwong Film Company
Official Website

Top Cast

18 Cast Members

Ting Ying

Chan Yuk-yin

Cheung Yee

Wong Chi-hung

Lee Hak

Wong Kwok-wah

Cheng Kwun-Min

Cheng Kwun-Min

Fong Yan

Helena Law Lan

Helena Law Lan

Ting Wai-fong

Lee Pang-Fei

Lee Pang-Fei

Au Tak

Kam Mei-fung

Au Mei-ling

Tsui Siu-Ming

Tsui Siu-Ming

Siu Wah

Ko Lo-Chuen

Ko Lo-Chuen

Kam But Woon

Ma Siu-Ying

Ma Siu-Ying

Mrs Cheung

Lai Man

Lai Man

Yin's mother

Ng Ka-Lai

Chan Yuk Yin (teen)

Leung Suk-Hing

Leung Suk-Hing

Lam Yuen

Lam Yuen

Uncle Pang

Ho Pak-Kwong

Ho Pak-Kwong

Ah Keung

Kong Bo-Lin

Kong Bo-Lin

Keung's wife

Chu Hak

Chu Hak

Yin's father

Tai Sang-Po

Hung's mother

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