Acting
Ying Xiao
Born July 27, 1890 · Hunan Province, China
Died July 14, 1964 · aged 73
No biography available.
Known For
Song at Midnight · 1937Song at Midnight
★ 6.01937
MovieHorrorDrama
In this Chinese version of The Phantom of the Opera, the mysterious Song Danping terrorizes the newly rebuilt opera house and its young star.
A Married Couple in Name Only · 1927A Married Couple in Name Only
★ 8.01927
MovieDrama
Torrent · 1933Torrent
★ 10.01933
MovieDrama
A primary school teacher rallies the citizens of a small town to resist the corruption of the local government and unite to build reinforcements against an oncoming flood.
Spring Silkworms · 1933Spring Silkworms
★ 6.41933
MovieDrama
The story of a poor silk farming family in Zhejiang and their hardships.
Spring Dream by the Lake · 1927Spring Dream by the Lake
★ 8.01927
MovieRomanceDrama
To get over a breakup with his actress girlfriend, a playwright goes on holiday to a lakeside resort, where he meets a strangely mismatched couple, a man and his much younger wife. He and the wife begin an affair, during which she introduces him to some of the darker aspects of romance.
An Amorous History of the Silver Screen - Part II · 1931An Amorous History of the Silver Screen - Part II
★ 9.01931
MovieComedyDrama
Part two of A comedy film set on Shanghai film studio. The background events frequently involve the shooting of other films being made at Mingxing Film Company at the time. This includes a sequence of the 17th episode of the silent wuxia film series Burning of the Red Lotus Temple, which is the only known footage from this historic series to exist.
Why Not Her · 1926Why Not Her
★ 7.01926
MovieDrama
Burning of the Red Lotus Monastery · 1928Burning of the Red Lotus Monastery
★ 8.01928
MovieActionDrama
After being defeated in a fight by a local gang, local official Lu Fengyang sends his weak and sickly son Lu Xiaoqing to study with a master of the Kunlun school of martial arts. Recovered and strong, he comes upon the Red Lotus Temple, and puts up there for the night. Unable to sleep, he begins looking around the palatial temple, and discovers a room decorated with many images of Buddhist demons, and an altar to worship them... Purposely destroyed serial film whose 19 full length chapters (averaging 86 minutes each) originally ran 27 hours in length.
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