Father and Son (1954)
父與子
Overview
After seeing a friend of his boss' son adopted over his promised promotion with connections, Shrimp's father, a minor white-collar worker Ng Kwun-sing, vows to get Shrimp a place in a prestigious school and a chance to make friends with the rich. However, Shrimpy is constantly bullied and discriminated against by his classmates. Ng has not the means to be a social climber and finally realises his mistake. He sends his son to a voluntary school so that he may grow up happily. This poignant father-son drama shows a parents' willingness to carve out a good future for their children by any means necessary.
What is Father and Son about?
After seeing a friend of his boss' son adopted over his promised promotion with connections, Shrimp's father, a minor white-collar worker Ng Kwun-sing, vows to get Shrimp a place in a prestigious school and a chance to make friends with the rich. However, Shrimpy is constantly bullied and discriminated against by his classmates. Ng has not the means to be a social climber and finally realises his mistake. He sends his son to a voluntary school so that he may grow up happily. This poignant father-son drama shows a parents' willingness to carve out a good future for their children by any means necessary. Father and Son is a Drama movie, released on 1954-01-07, runtime 115 minutes.
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Directed by
Ng Wui
Cast
- Cheung Wood-Yau as Kwun-sing Ng, the father
- Yuen Siu-Fai as 'Shrimpy' Ng, the son
- Yung Siu-Yi as Lan-tin Ng, Shrimpy's aunt
- Kwai-Lam Cheung as Shrimpy's classmate
- Chow Chi-Sing as Ng's colleague
- Heung Hoi as Office worker
- Fung-Yee Lam as teacher
- Lee Ching as lover of Tsi Law-lin/patron of Shrimpy's flower
- Luolian Zi as lover of Lee Ching/patron of Shrimpy's flower
- Wong Man-Lei as Mrs Sek
- Wong Cho-San as Uncle Chung
- Siu-Hoi Yuen as Ji-keung Sek, her son
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