CinemaOSMovie · 1939

The Angel

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This is one of the rare gems in early Chinese musical films that still exists today. Nancy Chan plays a naïve young woman who can sing and dance. Under the arrangement of her stepfather, she becomes a star and indulges in the glitz and glamour of the entertainment world before getting married to a wealthy heir in Nanyang. Yet her husband is cruel and unfaithful, leading her to divorce and return to her parents in Shanghai. She is set for a comeback to the stage. Her young daughter suffers from a serious illness. A remake of the Bu Wanchang’s silent film The Light of Maternal Instinct (1933), this film takes cues from Hollywood musicals, resulting in an elegant and lively fusion of camera movement and musical numbers. The film also reflects the harsh reality of China in the 1930s and the pathos of popular literature by combining morals, entertainment and social commentary to show that changes in the idea of femininity is a symbol of progress.

Directed byGriffin Yueh Feng

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Status
Released
Language
ZH
Released
January 1, 1939
Studios
Hua Cheng Film Company

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Nancy Wan-Seung Chan

Hong Bai

Lu Luming

Lu Luming

Yin Wang

Yin Wang

Xinyuan Xu

Xinyuan Xu

Min Sun

Min Sun

傅威廉

Yiu Kwang-Chao

Yiu Kwang-Chao

Xiucen Yin

Xiucen Yin

Jiqun Liu

Jiqun Liu

Creative team
Directed by
Griffin Yueh Feng
Griffin Yueh Feng
Written by
Griffin Yueh Feng
Griffin Yueh Feng

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