An Orphan's Tragedy
1955, Cantonese. Directed by Chu Kei.
Rascal To Chai-yan brings a false charge of selling fake medicine against doctor Fan Tin-sang, who is sentented to a twenty-year imprisonment. Fan makes an escape after a decade, and secretly provides for the education of his son Fuk-kwan brought up by a poor blacksmith. Fuk-kwan grows up to be a doctor practising in the country. To again does harm to Fuk-kwan, only this time Fan intervenes. Both he and To die in the fight.
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Cantonese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Chu KeiDirector
- Cheung Wood-YauWong Fuk-kwan
- Yung Siu-yeeBui-yee (adult)
- Bruce LeeWong Fuk-kwan (child)
- Ng Cho-FanFan Tin-sang
- Josephine SiaoBui-yee (child)
- Lau Hak-suenTo Chai-yan
- Mui YeeChoi-Hung (adult)
- Wong Cho-SanOld Wong
- Yip PingMrs Fan
- Chow Chi-SingOld Chow
- Ko Lo-ChuenPoon Hing-gwai
- Wong Fei-FeiChoi-hung (child)
Details
- Released
- 11 February 1955
- Original title
- 孤星血淚
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Written by
- Chu Kei, Lau Fong, Cheng Kang
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An Orphan's Tragedy runs 113 minutes (1h 53m).
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An Orphan's Tragedy isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 February 1955. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed An Orphan's Tragedy?
An Orphan's Tragedy (1955) was directed by Chu Kei and stars Cheung Wood-Yau, Yung Siu-yee, Bruce Lee.