Stealing the Beauty's Corpse at Night (1955)
Synopsis
It is a simple story with a deep meaning. When the beautiful chanteuse Hung (Law Yim-hing) is forced to marry Commander Lau (Lau Hark-suen), her brother (Cheng Wai-sum) interferes but is brutally beaten to death. Hung also falls to her death when she tries to escape. The siblings are only hastily buried in a coffin home, which is haunted soon afterwards. Hung's lover Wong (Wong Chiu-mo) later sneaks into the haunted house hoping to see her for one last time; Lau, meanwhile, insists on inspecting the coffin home and the corpses to prove that ghosts do not exist…The film creates an eerie and uncanny atmosphere with its well-designed camera angles, sound and editing. The haunting looks of the two ghost characters are a nod to Hong Kong's typically told horror stories.
Release Date: 1955-09-14
Runtime: 88 minutes
Director: Hsieh Hung
Top Cast
- Law Yim-Hing as Lee Siu-Hung
- Wong Chiu-Miu as Hung's lover/ Wong
- Leung Siu-Kam as Lau Chui-Kam
- Lau Hak-Suen as Commander Lau
- Cheng Wai-Sum as Lee Ta-Hung
- Ko Lo-Chuen as
- Chow Gat as Kam Bo
Soundtrack
Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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