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One Husband Too Many

One Husband Too Many

1988 · 87 min · ★ 8.0 · Comedy

Theater enthusiast Sun (Anthony Chan) is so passionate about drama that he sells his home to stage Romeo and Juliet. The plays turns out to be a complete failure however - and is the last straw for his wife (Anita Mui), who quietly leaves him. Marriage isn't working out too well for his friend Wa (Kenny Bee) either: Fed up with a husband who spends too much time at work and not enough at home, Wa's wife (Pat Ha) suddenly leaves. Things finally look up for Sun when he produces a popular play starring rich girl Hung (Cherie Chung) and the two begin dating. But it turns out Wa also has his eyes on Hung...

Directed by Anthony Chan Yau · Written by Alex Law Kai-Yui

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