Drama ·Romance · China · 1927 · 59m

Way Down West

西厢记

Way Down West poster
Director
Hou Yao
Cast
Cho-cho Lam as Cui Yingying Li Dandan as Hongniang Ge Lijiang as Li Huamin as Huang Shaofen as Hu Chichang as
Crew
Pu Shunqing — Writer Li Minwei — Producer
Synopsis

Based on the classic Chinese play Romance of the Western Chamber, Way Down West follows the love story between a poor scholar and wealthy woman. Unable to marry due to their social status, this changes when a bandit attacks the monastery they are staying at demanding the woman's hand. Desperate, her mother promises her hand to whomever manages to defeat the bandit.

Mood & Themes
partially lost film
Key Collaborators
Hou Yao Director Pu Shunqing Writer Li Minwei Producer
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