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An Unusual Crime at Night

Mar 17, 1956

1h 27m

★ 0.0

Overview

Rejected by Law (Sheung-kwun Kwan-wai), ruffian Koo (Wong Yee) exacts his vengeance by making Law lose her job. When her father is injured at work, her brother Fai and boyfriend Tse resort to obtaining a loan. Koo even kills their creditor and frames the murder on Tse. Law and her brother sow discord between Koo and his mistress, eventually exposing their crime and leading to Tse's acquittal. While retaining her feminie elegance and charm in subtle details, Law resourcefully eliminates all the threats and dangers. Unlike other conventional detective dramas of Cantonese films, this film is filled with a sense of community and grassroot sensibility. Sheung-kwun Kwan-wai impressively demonstrates a great flexibility and versatility in her characterisation and performance of this female detective role.

Genres

Comedy

Mystery

Crime

Production Companies

Evergreen Motion Picture Company

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Cast

Law/ A-zhen

Sheung-Kwun Kwan-Wai

Yu Mei-Wah

Sze-Ma Wah-Lung

Koo Tai-mo (ruffian)

Wong Yee

Suk Tsi

Gam Lui

Lam Bik

Ng Wan-Fai

Lok Gung

Dou Nei

Detective A

Siu Gam

Detective B

Wan Chuen

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