Red Maid, the Matchmaker (1958)
Red Maid, the Matchmaker (1958)
Production company Taoyuan chose for its inaugural film a comedy and Fong Yim-fun gets to take a break from playing long-suffering roles and showcase her talents in making us laugh! She plays the spritely titled character, brandishing a fresh image. The film is an adaptation of the literary classic Romance of the Western Chamber, in which the Prime Minister's daughter (Law Yim-hing), under siege from rebel soldiers, is rescued by a plan formulated by a poor scholar (Law Kim-long), with whom she is in love. But her mother (Poon Yat On) reneges afterwards on her promise to let the rescuer marry the daughter, and the clever Red Maid steps up as go-between, devising a series of sharp-witted tactics to help the lovers.

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Cast

Fong Yim-Fen Fong Yim-Fen As: Red Maid
Law Kim-Long Law Kim-Long As: Cheung Kwan-Shui
Law Yim-Hing Law Yim-Hing As: Chui Ang-Ang
Poon Yat-On Poon Yat-On As: Madam Chui
Lam Gam Tong Lam Gam Tong As: Foon Long (Young man the Foon)
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Storyline

Production company Taoyuan chose for its inaugural film a comedy and Fong Yim-fun gets to take a break from playing long-suffering roles and showcase her talents in making us laugh! She plays the spritely titled character, brandishing a fresh image. The film is an adaptation of the literary classic Romance of the Western Chamber, in which the Prime Minister's daughter (Law Yim-hing), under siege from rebel soldiers, is rescued by a plan formulated by a poor scholar (Law Kim-long), with whom she is in love. But her mother (Poon Yat On) reneges afterwards on her promise to let the rescuer marry the daughter, and the clever Red Maid steps up as go-between, devising a series of sharp-witted tactics to help the lovers.


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Details

Genres: History, Music, Comedy

Language: 广州话 / 廣州話

Release Date: 29 October 1958

Country: HK

Runtime: 105m

Company Credits

Company: Tao Yuen Motion Picture Development Company

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Cast

Fong Yim-Fen

Fong Yim-Fen

Red Maid

Law Kim-Long

Law Kim-Long

Cheung Kwan-Shui

Law Yim-Hing

Law Yim-Hing

Chui Ang-Ang

Poon Yat-On

Poon Yat-On

Madam Chui

Lam Gam Tong

Lam Gam Tong

Foon Long (Young man the Foon)

Lau Hak-Suen

Lau Hak-Suen

Cheng Hang

Lau Siu-Man

Lau Siu-Man

Buddhist monk

Directed By

Lung To

Lung To

Director

Writing Credits

Fung King

Fung King

Screenplay

Production Crew

Lee Kit-Fong

Lee Kit-Fong

Production Manager

Law Shun-wah

Law Shun-wah

Producer

Kong Chi-Yeung

Kong Chi-Yeung

Production Manager

Wong To

Wong To

Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Lai Chu

Lai Chu

Costume Designer

Lai Siu-Wah

Lai Siu-Wah

Makeup Artist

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Not currently known.

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Leung Hoi-Shan

Leung Hoi-Shan

Set Designer

Chiu Chuen

Chiu Chuen

Art Designer

Mak Suk-Ming

Mak Suk-Ming

Props

Other Crew

Wong Ming

Wong Ming

Cinematography

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