- The Crimson Palm
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name = The Crimson Palm (Xie shou yin)
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starring =Ivy Ling Po Chin Ping Li Ching Chen Yan-Yan Cheng Miu
director =Chan Yau-San
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distributor = Various worldwide
released =October 28 , 1964
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country = HKG
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budget ="The Crimson Palm" ("Xie shou yin, Huet sau yan" )is a 1964 Hong Kong Cinema film directed by Chan Yau-San for
Shaw Brothers .The father of Lin Shao-teh, a high court official, has betrothed him to the daughter of millionaire Wang Chun. Lin's father dies and the Lin family is impoverished. Lin Shao-teh
Ivy Ling Po has to work as a water carrier to support his mother. Wang Chun calls Shao-teh to his house, forces him to annul the betrothal in exchange for some silver. Shao-teh is deeply hurt, agrees to the annulment, but refuses the money.Wang Chun's daughter, Chien-king (Chin Ping), is a virtuous girl. When she hears about what her father has done, she refuses to obey him and vows to not marry anyone else. Chien-king sends her maid, Shuet Chun (Li Ching), to Shao-teh's house to console him. She also sends a parcel of clothes and some money. Shuet Chun tells Shao-teh to return to the Wang mansion that night to receive 100 taels of silver, as Chien-king wants to help Shao-teh with money enough to travel to take the Imperial exams. Shuet Chun also gives him a gold hairpin as a token for the messenger delivering the gold.
ee also
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List of Shaw Brothers Films Cast
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Ivy Ling Po
*Chen Yan-Yan
*Cheng Mui
*Chin PingExternal links
* [http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=4215&display_set=eng HKmdb]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0184045/ IMDB]
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