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Stealing the Beauty's Corpse at Night (1955)

Directed by Hsieh Hung

Horror, History, Drama · 1h 28m

It is a simple story with a deep meaning. When the beautiful chanteuse Hung (Law Yim-hing) is forced to marry Commander Lau (Lau Hark-suen), her brother (Cheng Wai-sum) interferes but is brutally beaten to death. Hung also falls to her death when she tries to escape. The siblings are only hastily buried in a coffin home, which is haunted soon afterwards. Hung's lover Wong (Wong Chiu-mo) later sneaks into the haunted house hoping to see her for one last time; Lau, meanwhile, insists on inspecting the coffin home and the corpses to prove that ghosts do not exist…The film creates an eerie and uncanny atmosphere with its well-designed camera angles, sound and editing. The haunting looks of the two ghost characters are a nod to Hong Kong's typically told horror stories.

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Cast

Law Yim-Hing Lee Siu-Hung
W
Wong Chiu-Miu Hung's lover/ Wong
L
Leung Siu-Kam Lau Chui-Kam Lau Hak-suen Commander Lau
C
Cheng Wai-Sum Lee Ta-Hung Ko Lo-Chuen Chow Gat Kam Bo

Crew

Director
Hsieh Hung
Screenplay
Chang Yang

Details

Original title
夜盜美人屍
Release date
1955-09-14
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Horror, History, Drama
Original language
CN
Spoken languages
Cantonese
Countries
Hong Kong
Production
Changxing Film Company