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Red Maid, the Matchmaker (1958) [N/A]

Release Date:
October 29, 1958

Original Title:
紅娘

Alternate Titles:
Hung Neung, The Matchmaker

Genres:
Comedy | History | Music

Production Companies:
Tao Yuen Motion Picture Development Company

Production Countries:
Hong Kong

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 105

Overview from TheMovieDB

Production company Taoyuan chose for its inaugural film a comedy and Fong Yim-fun gets to take a break from playing long-suffering roles and showcase her talents in making us laugh! She plays the spritely titled character, brandishing a fresh image. The film is an adaptation of the literary classic Romance of the Western Chamber, in which the Prime Minister's daughter (Law Yim-hing), under siege from rebel soldiers, is rescued by a plan formulated by a poor scholar (Law Kim-long), with whom she is in love. But her mother (Poon Yat On) reneges afterwards on her promise to let the rescuer marry the daughter, and the clever Red Maid steps up as go-between, devising a series of sharp-witted tactics to help the lovers.

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Production

Art Designer:
Chiu Chuen

Cinematography:
Wong Ming

Costume Designer:
Lai Chu

Director:
Lung To

Editor:
Lo Kei-Heung

Makeup Artist:
Lai Siu-Wah

Music:
Yung Cheung-Yi
Lung To
Lin Hsiao-Lu

Producer:
Law Shun-wah

Production Manager:
Kong Chi-Yeung
Lee Kit-Fong
Wong To

Props:
Mak Suk-Ming

Screenplay:
Fung King

Set Designer:
Leung Hoi-Shan

Sound Recordist:
Tam Wang-Yuen

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