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Iron-beaked Hen's Sudden Rise to Power (1957)

Iron-Beaked Hen and Fatso Bo on their way to the city to help a relative out of some trouble, they run into a band of robbers. They stop over an allegedly haunted house where they save the lovers To Lok-yin and Yu Mei-yung from their attemped suicide. Hen learn their story and decide to help them out. Yin comes from a rich family, he lost his father when he was very young and was brought up by his uncle. Now that he is old enough to claim his inheritance, the guardian, his uncle, in order to keep the fortune under control, forces him to marry a girl of his choosing. The couple cannot face separation and resolve to end their lives together. Hen thinks of a way to help them, which involves Yin pretending to comply; that is, to go ahead with the marriage arrangement. On the wedding day, they swap the bride with Yung. Disguised as a matchmaker and a county official respectively, Hen and Bo reprimand To's uncle who schemes to seize To's family fortune. To and Yu marry.

  • Comedy
  • Music

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Tang Pik-WanTang Pik-WanIron-beaked hen
  • Photo of Leung Sing-porLeung Sing-porFatso Po
  • Photo of Wong Cho-SanWong Cho-SanChing Hau
  • Photo of Leung Miu-SeungLeung Miu-SeungTo Lok-yin
  • Photo of Chow Kwun-LingChow Kwun-LingYu Mei-yung
  • Photo of Chow Hoi-TongChow Hoi-TongYuet-kiu
  • Photo of Ching LaiChing Lai
  • Photo of Gam LauGam Lau
  • Photo of Chow GatChow Gat
  • Photo of Cheung Sing-FeiCheung Sing-Fei

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