Movie: Between Tears and Laughter

Top 10 Billed Cast

Helen Li Mei
Helen Li Mei

Peng Meifen

Kitty Ting Hao
Kitty Ting Hao

Manli (as Hao Ding)

Roy Chiao
喬宏

Zheng Dajiang

Wang Lai
王莱

Zhao Shuxian

Tin Ching
田青

Li Jiahua

Yang Chi-Ching
杨志卿

Lu Fei-Hong

Chen Yu-Hsin
Chen Yu-Hsin

Mr. Wu - Manli's Uncle

Chan Ho
陳濠

Mr. Jin

Kao Hsiang
Kao Hsiang

Mrs. Zhang - the Housekeeper / Landlady

Wu Chia-Hsiang
吴家骧

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  • Overview

    This is the story of three ladies who live together in an apartment in Hong Kong and what happens to them. First, there is Shuxian, whose husband left her and has a son in the hospital who can't walk. Then, there is Meifen, a romance novelist who pines for a deceased lover and, finally Manli, a young lady with some sass who is expecting a visit from Mr. Zheng, a man she has been a pen pal with for a year. She also has been dating someone else, not happily. The film goes through all three lives.

  • Release Date

    1960-11-10

  • Average

    8

  • Rating:

    4.0 starts
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  • Genres

  • Languages:

    普通话

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