The Natural Son
1959, Cantonese. Directed by Chor Yuen.
Chor Yuen started his directorial career with a bang. From its very first image, The Natural Son establishes Chor as a filmmaker of stylistic flourish, which would be sustained in various forms throughout his long tenure. Adapted from '30 cents' pulp fiction, it is a Kong Ngee melodrama made in the studio's mould, with Westernised characters and trendy middle-class lifestyles. Yet, Chor's first film is not exempt from the social urgency that characterises the Cantonese cinema of his father, Cheung Wood-yau. The film cloaks its entertainment in a moral deliberation on blood ties, its story about the raising of a bastard child a head-on challenge of archaic family values. An ostentatious start for a colourful and eventful career.
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Cantonese
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- Released
- 11 March 1959
- Original title
- 湖畔草
- Country
- Hong Kong
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The Natural Son runs 107 minutes (1h 47m).
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The Natural Son isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 March 1959. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Natural Son?
The Natural Son (1959) was directed by Chor Yuen and stars Patsy Ka Ling, Nam Hung, Patrick Tse Yin.