Iron-beaked Hen's Sudden Rise to Power (1957)
1h 35m
Running Time
January 11, 1957Release Date

Iron-beaked Hen's Sudden Rise to Power (1957)
1h 35m
Running Time
January 11, 1957Release Date
Plot.
Iron-Beaked Hen and Fatso Bo on their way to the city to help a relative out of some trouble, they run into a band of robbers. They stop over an allegedly haunted house where they save the lovers To Lok-yin and Yu Mei-yung from their attemped suicide. Hen learn their story and decide to help them out. Yin comes from a rich family, he lost his father when he was very young and was brought up by his uncle. Now that he is old enough to claim his inheritance, the guardian, his uncle, in order to keep the fortune under control, forces him to marry a girl of his choosing. The couple cannot face separation and resolve to end their lives together. Hen thinks of a way to help them, which involves Yin pretending to comply; that is, to go ahead with the marriage arrangement. On the wedding day, they swap the bride with Yung. Disguised as a matchmaker and a county official respectively, Hen and Bo reprimand To's uncle who schemes to seize To's family fortune. To and Yu marry.
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Cast & Crew.

Tang Pik-Wan
Iron-beaked hen

Leung Sing-por
Fatso Po

Wong Cho-San
Ching Hau

Leung Miu-Seung
To Lok-yin

Chow Kwun-Ling
Yu Mei-yung

Chow Hoi-Tong
Yuet-kiu

Ching Lai

Gam Lau

Chow Gat

Cheung Sing-Fei

Cheung Chi-Suen

Chan Pei
Director

Wong Hak
Screenplay

Lui Kei
Producer

Hua Ku
Assistant Director

Leung Cho
Script Supervisor
Details.
Release DateJanuary 11, 1957
Original Name鐵嘴雞水鬼陞城隍
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
Genres
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chinese opera
musical comedy
ensemble cast
iron-beaked hen