Between Tears and Laughter

1h 42min

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.

Production Companies

Motion Picture & General Investment Co., Ltd.

Cathay Organisation

Cast

Helen Li Mei

Helen Li Mei

Peng Meifen
Kitty Ting Hao

Kitty Ting Hao

Manli (as Hao Ding)
Roy Chiao

Roy Chiao

Zheng Dajiang
Wang Lai

Wang Lai

Zhao Shuxian
Tin Ching

Tin Ching

Li Jiahua
Yang Chi-Ching

Yang Chi-Ching

Lu Fei-Hong
Chen Yu-Hsin

Chen Yu-Hsin

Mr. Wu - Manli's Uncle
Chan Ho

Chan Ho

Mr. Jin
Kao Hsiang

Kao Hsiang

Mrs. Zhang - the Housekeeper / Landlady
Teng Hsiao-Yu

Teng Hsiao-Yu

Lu Xiao-hong
Ng Yam-Chuen

Ng Yam-Chuen

General's Soldier

Release date

10th Nov 1960

Status

Released

Spoken languages

普通话