Movies by Xiaodan Tang
Baijin Long
A wealthy man's son, who has a sinecure as a hotel owner, poses as a bellhop to win the affections of a woman guest with whom he has fallen madly in love, but who seeks a common man who is earning his own way. This first Cantonese-language talkie was based on a successful 1930 stage musical written by and starring Xue JueXian (Sit KokSin), the plot of which was in turn inspired by a 1929 silent Hollywood romance called "The Grand Duchess And The Waiter" which Xue admired. The film was produced not in Shanghai, by the Tianyi studio, headed...

Struggle in the Desert
A People's Liberation Army division in Xinjiang in 1951 aids in a water conservancy project.

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Back Stage Lovers
Chinese Opera comedy from Hong Kong directed by Fung Chi-Kong.