Flowers drop in July

年代 :	Contemporary
年份 :	1948
首映时间 :	1948-05-26
语言 :	DialogueinCantonese.
片种 :	Melodrama (Wenyi) (Genre)
物料 :	sound, b&w
内容介绍 :	Painter Kong Ha thinks of the past when he hears the masterpiece of opera star Tang Man-mei, 'Flowers drop in July'. Kong Ha and Man-mei, were good friends, first meeting in Zhuhai. Time flashbacks to July 7, 1937. When the "Lugouqiao Incident" erupts, Man-mei send her mother to Haojiang. When Guangzhou is occupied, Man -mei, Kong Ha and his mother flee to Qujiang where they stay with Kong Ha's classmate Wong Yan. To meet their immediate needs, Kong Ha becomes a street painter. Later he meets Ko Man-sau, a noble lady who, out of admiration , wants to seek a job for Kong Ha using her own influences. However, Kong Ha is unwilling to entrust his affairs to the rich and powerful, thus he keeps aloof from Man-sau. Soon Kong Ha's mother falls ill, Man-sau thus invites the mother and son, together with Man-mei to stay in her house. Man-sau's father, Ko Chuen, has long been an avid admirer of Man-mei and desires to marry her. Strategically, he agrees to Man-sau marrying Kong Ha, hoping that Kong Ha will lose his feelings for Man-mei. On the big day of the ceremony, Man-mei runs away in sorrow. She goes to Haojiang to meet her mother and resumes a life of opera singing to sustain their living, even as her health starts to give way. In July 1942, Man-mei is on her deathbed. She writes to Kong Ha who rushes to her deathbed. Before she dies, Man-mei gives Kong Ha a recording of 'The autumn grave', her masterpiece. (Extracted from a newspaper synopsis.)
影片歌曲 :	'Flowers drop in July' / Composer, Ng Yat-siu ; Performer, Chan Kam-hung.
备注 :	First production of the Wuxing Film Company, established by composer Ng Yat-siuThescript was based on a famous libretto written by Ng in dedication of the opera star, Siu Ming-sing
制作人 :	Director, Chu Gei. Line Producer, Ng Yat-siu ; Scriptwriter, Lee Sun Fung ; Producer, Cheung Yat-dan, Mak Dik-man ; Consultant, Wong Sum-fan.
演员 :	Lee Yi-nin (as Tang Man-mei), Kwong Shan-siu (as Kong Ha), Tsi Po-to (as Ko Man-sau), Yuen Po Wan (as Young Man), Wong Cho-shan (as Ko Chuen), Ning Meng (as Wong Yan), Lee Yuet-ching, Wong Sau-nin (as Old Man Wong), Chan Kam-hung (as Man-mei's big disciple), Choi Tik-fan (as chairman), Lai Ming (as customer at teahouse), Law Sin-yee (as maid).
出品公司 :	Wuxing Film Company.
其他机构 :	1948 [Release].
中文资料 :	Flowers drop in July
制作机构 :	Wuxing Film Company, production.
台前幕后 :	Chu, Gei, director. Ng, Yat-siu, 1906-1964/7/9, line producer. Lee Sun Fung, 1909/6/1-1985/5/21, scriptwriter. Cheung, Yat-dan, producer. Mak, Dik-man, producer. Wong, Sum-fan, consultant. Chan, Kam-hung, performer. Lee, Yi-nin, 1914-1950/11/4, cast. Kwong, Shan-siu, cast. Tsi, Po-to, cast. Yuen Po Wan, 1922-1995, cast. Wong, Cho-shan, cast. Ning Meng (actor) ?-197?, cast. Lee, Yuet-ching, cast. Wong, Sau-nin, cast. Choi, Tik-fan, cast. Lai, Ming, cast.