Awful Truth(1950)

🎬119 min
📅1950-06-29
🎭Drama, Comedy

Overview

As China falls into hyperinflation following the end of the war, people fought tooth and nail to get their hands on the only reliable currencies in the world: gold and American dollars. This is a story that shows how seven bars and two thousand US dollars bring together an interesting mix of characters: an opportunistic manager, a materialistic courtesan, a con artist posing as a commissioner of the Treasury, a white-collar worker who will do anything for a promotion, a man who specialises in conning women, a father who marries off his daughter for money and a sorcerer who fakes his magic. In this dog-eat-dog world, the only truth is that everyone is lying for his own gain. Playing the courtesan who longs to be part of high society, Li Lihua steals the film with a feisty performance opposite the amusing Yan Jun, whose con artist character has a tendency to flirt with lyrics from Peking operas.

Production

The Great Wall Movie Enterprises Ltd.

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Cast

Li Li-Hua
as Su Man Na
Han Fei
as Chang Geng Liang
Yen Chun
as Pan Chung Fu
Hsi-Yu Li
as Manager Chao
Lin Na
as Mrs. Wu
Lien Liu
as Mrs. Ho
Ping Fan
as Hsiao Li
Chin Su
as Sai Shen Hsin
Yin Szema
as Socialite
Wang Yuan-Long
as Ho Chi Hsin