Start off with this one:
Forgettable, but mentionable - THREE WINNING SMILES (1956)
When comes to Grace Chang, even Chinese of younger generation might have heard about her, thanks to her successful singing career, hits and also classics like The Mambo Girl (1957) and The Wild Wild Rose (1960).
As for Mr Bu Wan Cang (Richard Poh), the Cecil de Mille of China, he was the foremost and prolific director since 20s till 60s, discovering superstars like Grace Chang, Ruan Lingyu as well as Chung Ching.
Though this is the not the only feature of Richard Poh - Grace Chang collaboration, but who would ever mentioned, or even remembered Three Winning Smile (1956)?
Well I'm not sure why, prehaps my speculation and opinions below could serve as an unofficial reference.
First of all, it was really hard to imagine that the sexy "Oriental Marilyn Monroe" Liu Qi being casted as the stereotypically handsome, debonairly dissolute, yet talented scholar Tang, while the modest looking Grace as the vivaciously alluring servant girl Qiu Xiang.
To be frank, I still found it acceptable for Grace Chang to become little Qiu Xiang, as Grace still possesses her oustanding characteristic, especially when comes to music and singing talent~~
As for Liu Qi to become scholar Tang, I have to say that I'm really speechless and beyond words for further description...
I would say that this could have been one of the greatest miscast ever in chinese film history.
Hence, it could be the reason why this film has been forgettable for decades, and I suppose no surviving copy exist till nowadays~~
I would really love to watch it if there's still surviving reels, maybe it may not be a great miscast as perceived and persumed, it could be something different or inspiring that could change my mind though~~
I would really love to watch it if there's still surviving reels, maybe it may not be a great miscast as perceived and persumed, it could be something different or inspiring that could change my mind though~~
(To be continued...)
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