Peter Chen Ho

Acting

Peter Chen Ho

Born July 1, 1929 · Shanghai, China

Died April 16, 1970 · aged 40

Born as Chen Shang-Ho in Shanghai, Chen was widely regarded as the "King of Comedy" in the Mandarin film circle. His screen debut was "Qiu Jin, the Revolutionary Heroine" and later became a household name with "Songs of the Peach Blossom River". Comedy and musical were Chen's specialities. His acclaimed works include "Les Belles", "Love Parade", "The Dancing Millionairies", "Hong Kong Nocturne" an…

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Mambo GirlMambo Girl · 1957
Mambo Girl
6.01957
MovieDramaMusic
A young woman in search of a lost identity, her long lost mother who abandoned her soon after her birth.
The Brain-StealersThe Brain-Stealers · 1968
The Brain-Stealers
8.01968
MovieScience FictionThriller
A mad scientist wants to get his hands on a certain growth-accelerating serum developed by Hong Kong scientist Dr. Li Zong-Hua so that he can create an army of supermen and conquer the world.
Move Over, DarlingMove Over, Darling · 1965
Move Over, Darling
1965
MovieRomanceComedy
A Shaw Brothers romantic comedy
Corpse-Drivers of XiangxiCorpse-Drivers of Xiangxi · 1957
Corpse-Drivers of Xiangxi
7.01957
MovieHorror
Criminals use jiangshi corpses to smuggle illicit drugs.
Sons of the Good EarthSons of the Good Earth · 1965
Sons of the Good Earth
5.31965
MovieWarDrama
The year is 1937, just prior to the Japanese invasion of China. Painters Ju Rui and Lao San stumble upon He Hua, a woman sold into the sex industry at a local brothel.
Appointment with DeathAppointment with Death · 1959
Appointment with Death
10.01959
MovieCrimeDrama
HK crime drama thriller film.
Blue SkiesBlue Skies · 1967
Blue Skies
1967
MovieComedyMusic
Hsiao Yun's rise to fame all results from a lucky break, as she's forced to substitute for another singer at the last second. The girl makes the most of her fortuitous opportunity, creating a huge splash in her debut as an entertainer, a fact which forever changes her life! However, this newfound meteoric rise to fame begins to take a toll on her personal life. For one thing, it starts to complicate her burgeoning romance with her pianist lover. And secondly, she soon finds herself the receiver of some sexual overtures from the producer of her show. What will poor Hsiao Yun do? And will blue skies be smiling at her by story's end?
The Joy of SpringThe Joy of Spring · 1966
The Joy of Spring
1966
MovieMusicComedy
The film tells the story of Xing Yonghui, a rich girl who has fun with her painter boyfriend Du Shaohua and her classmates. Chen Xiaoping and Guo Dawei fall in love and want to elope, but they are prevented from doing so; Du Shaohua and Li Zhongting fall in love with each other over a painting, causing Xing Yonghui's unhappiness, and Xing Yonghui crashes a car into a rock and wants to die together, causing serious injuries to Du Shaohua and Li Zhongting; Xing Yonghui's suicide is prevented by her shame, but Li Zhongting does not care about the past suspicion, and the two of them recover from the injuries and perform with their classmates on the same day as they had planned to do so.

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Backyard AdventuresBackyard Adventures · 1955
Backyard Adventures
10.01955
MovieDrama
Reporter Yu Mong-yuen is recovering from a leg injury in his fiancee Man-wah's apartment. Bored, he looks out the rear window and observes the life of the neighbouring building. Among the tenants are a sugar-daddy and his mistress, a middle-aged man wants to marry a young girl, but she is in love with his son. Finally, she hatches a plot and makes the man agree to her marrying his son ; a sly fortune-teller ; a lively gym, a rich widow quarrels with the trainer of a gymnasium because his dog has bitten her cat ; and an opera school, a woman signs, leaning on the balcony, and a man tries to strangle her. In fact they are rehearsing an opera…… One evening, Wah is on the night shift, and Yuen watches the opera troupe rehearse to the end. Under the influence of drugs, Yu mistakenly believes that a divorced man has murdered a taxi dancer. He alerts the police, but the whole thing is nothing more than a misunderstanding.

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