A Beggar's Daughter

January. 29,1965      
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

This is an adaptation of the folk story, “Jin Yu Nu beats her heartless groom with a cane”. Jin Yu Nu, a beggar’s daughter, is a beautiful and kind girl. On a snowy day she saves the life of a poor scholar, Mo Ji. When Mo recovers, he marries Jin with love and gratitude. Mo wins the third place in the imperial examinations, but now he is looked down upon because his wife is a beggar's daughter. Extremely embarrassed and ashamed, Mo wants to divorce but has no excuse. Jin then jumps into the river and Mo has deep regrets but it is too late. Later, Mo’s senior Ambassador Lin appreciates his talents and wants to marry him his daughter. On the wedding night, the bride orders Mo to kneel in her room and beats him hard with a cane. Not until then does Mo know his bride is actually Jin, who has been saved by Lin. At the end, Lin knows Jin still loves Mo and helps the couple reunite.

Betty Loh Ti as  Jin Yu-Nu
Zhao Lei as  Mo Ji
Wu Chia-Hsiang as  Jin Song
Chiang Nan as  Tang Sanduo
Wong Sam as  Zhen Yi-Chen
Yi Fung as  Gao Sheng
Liu Kei as  Lin Xun-An
Tam Ying as  

Reviews

Nonureva
1965/01/29

Really Surprised!

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Actuakers
1965/01/30

One of my all time favorites.

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Stevecorp
1965/01/31

Don't listen to the negative reviews

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TaryBiggBall
1965/02/01

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

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