Iron-beaked Hen's Sudden Rise to Power

Iron-beaked Hen's Sudden Rise to Power (1957)

The 'Iron-beaked Hen' is one of Tang Bik-wan's iconic comedic characters in her prolific career.

  • Genre: Comedy, Music
  • Release Date: 1957-01-11
  • Runtime: 1h 35min
  • Language: 广州话 / 廣州話
  • Production Company: Baohua Film Company
  • Director: Chan Pei

Summary

Iron-Beaked Hen and Fatso Bo on their way to the city to help a relative out of some trouble, they run into a band of robbers. They stop over an allegedly haunted house where they save the lovers To Lok-yin and Yu Mei-yung from their attemped suicide. Hen learn their story and decide to help them out. Yin comes from a rich family, he lost his father when he was very young and was brought up by his uncle. Now that he is old enough to claim his inheritance, the guardian, his uncle, in order to keep the fortune under control, forces him to marry a girl of his choosing. The couple cannot face separation and resolve to end their lives together. Hen thinks of a way to help them, which involves Yin pretending to comply; that is, to go ahead with the marriage arrangement. On the wedding day, they swap the bride with Yung. Disguised as a matchmaker and a county official respectively, Hen and Bo reprimand To's uncle who schemes to seize To's family fortune. To and Yu marry.

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  • Tang Pik-Wan

    as Iron-beaked hen
  • Leung Sing-por

    as Fatso Po
  • Wong Cho-San

    as Ching Hau
  • Leung Miu-Seung

    as To Lok-yin
  • Chow Kwun-Ling

    as Yu Mei-yung
  • Chow Hoi-Tong

    as Yuet-kiu
  • Ching Lai

    as
  • Gam Lau

    as
  • Chow Gat

    as
  • Cheung Sing-Fei

    as
  • Cheung Chi-Suen

    as
Directing Chan Pei Director
Writing Wong Hak Screenplay
Production Lui Kei Producer
Directing Hua Ku Assistant Director
Directing Leung Cho Script Supervisor
Art Chan Ki-Yui Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Lai Chu Costume Designer
Costume & Make-Up Fung Sin Makeup Artist
Editing Chiang Hsing-Lung Editor
Art Lam Wah-Sam Props
Sound Law Bo-sang Music
Production Oh King-Yee Production Manager
Production Lee Sau-Kei Production Manager

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