The Crimson Palm
| The Crimson Palm (Xie shou yin) | |
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| Directed by | Chan Yau-San |
| Starring |
Ivy Ling Po Chin Ping Li Ching Chen Yen-yen Cheng Miu |
| Distributed by | Various worldwide |
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| Country | Hong Kong |
The Crimson Palm (血手印, pinyin: Xie shou yin, Cantonese: Huet sau yan) is a 1964 Hong Kong film directed by Chan Yau-San for Shaw Brothers.
Plot
The father of Lin Shao-teh, a high court official, has betrothed him to the daughter of millionaire Wang Chun. Lin's father dies and the Lin family is impoverished. Lin Shao-teh Ivy Ling Po has to work as a water carrier to support his mother. Wang Chun calls Shao-teh to his house, forces him to annul the betrothal in exchange for some silver. Shao-teh is deeply hurt, agrees to the annulment, but refuses the money.
Wang Chun's daughter, Chien-king (Chin Ping), is a virtuous girl. When she hears about what her father has done, she refuses to obey him and vows to not marry anyone else. Chien-king sends her maid, Shuet Chun (Li Ching), to Shao-teh's house to console him. She also sends a parcel of clothes and some money. Shuet Chun tells Shao-teh to return to the Wang mansion that night to receive 100 taels of silver, as Chien-king wants to help Shao-teh with money enough to travel to take the Imperial exams. Shuet Chun also gives him a gold hairpin as a token for the messenger delivering the gold.
Cast
- Ivy Ling Po as Lin Chao-Te
- Cheng Miu as Bao Zheng
- Chin Ping as Wang Chien-Chin
- Li Ching as Hsueh Chun
- Tang Ti as Minister Hsueh Chao
- Yiu Kwang-Chao as Wang Chun
- Cheung Kwong-Chiu as Chang Pei-Tsan
- Chen Yen-yen as Mrs. Lin