An Upstart

Jul 13, 1961

1h 54m

★ 4.0

Overview

A poor boarder inherits 30 million dollars from an American soldier whose life he saved during the Korean War. The stingy landlady instantly turns into a completely different person, women swarm around him, and charities ask him for donations. Gangsters come forward and try to kill him...

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Shin Films

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Cast

Soonjin Maeng

Ku Bong-seo

Insook

Do Kum-bong

Jeon Gye-hyeon

Chief

Yang Hoon

Jang In-soo

Flyboy

Hye-sook

Nam Mi-ri

Jeong-ae

Kim Suk-il

President Kwon

Kim Hee-kap

Wife

Jeong Deuk-sun

Madame

Ui-hyang Kim

Father

Lee Yea-chun

Mother

Han Eun-jin

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