White Powder and Neon Lights
金粉霓裳
Synopsis
This is the first 16mm Cantonese film in full colour, shot on 1940s state-of-the-art Technicolor film stock. Opera star Man-ha (Leung Bik-yuk) enjoys tremendous popularity during her performances in San Francisco, but drowns herself in the vices and temptations of the big city. Increasingly, she fails to show up for performances, almost causing the theatre to go bankrupt. When she sees her lover for the scoundrel that he is, she also sees the errors of her own ways and saves the theatre, restoring it to glory. Joseph Sunn Jue established the Grandview Film Company in Hong Kong during the 1930s and continued making films in the USA during wartime by collaborating with Chinese opera performers in exile there. Wong Hok-sing, an opera actor himself, directed, wrote and starred in this film. He staged a spectacular play-within-a-play at the end, not only to promote the art of Cantonese opera but also to boost solidarity among overseas Chinese through difficult times.
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January 1, 1947
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Hok Sing Wong
- Screenplay & Story
- Hok Sing Wong
- Original Title
- 金粉霓裳
- Country of Origin
- Hong Kong
- Spoken Languages
- Cantonese
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Production Studios
- Grandview (US Branch)
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Hok Sing Wong
Hok Sing Wong
Chiu Shu-San
Department Leadership Roster
Hok Sing Wong
Writer
Hok Sing Wong
Director
Chiu Shu-San
Producer
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What is White Powder and Neon Lights about?
This is the first 16mm Cantonese film in full colour, shot on 1940s state-of-the-art Technicolor film stock. Opera star Man-ha (Leung Bik-yuk) enjoys tremendous popularity during her performances in San Francisco, but drowns herself in the vices and temptations of the big city. Increasingly, she fails to show up for performances, almost causing the theatre to go bankrupt. When she sees her lover for the scoundrel that he is, she also sees the errors of her own ways and saves the theatre, restoring it to glory. Joseph Sunn Jue established the Grandview Film Company in Hong Kong during the 1930s and continued making films in the USA during wartime by collaborating with Chinese opera performers in exile there. Wong Hok-sing, an opera actor himself, directed, wrote and starred in this film. He staged a spectacular play-within-a-play at the end, not only to promote the art of Cantonese opera but also to boost solidarity among overseas Chinese through difficult times.
Who directed White Powder and Neon Lights?
White Powder and Neon Lights was directed by Hok Sing Wong.
Who stars in White Powder and Neon Lights?
The principal cast of White Powder and Neon Lights includes Hok Sing Wong, Leung Bik-yuk, Luk Won Fee, Tang Pui, Liu Kei-wai.
When was White Powder and Neon Lights released and how long is it?
White Powder and Neon Lights was released in 1947 with a total runtime of 1h 34m.