In the Face of Demolition (危樓春曉) is a 1953 Hong Kong drama film directed by Lee Tit and starring Bruce Lee, Cheung Ying, Ng Cho-fan and Tsi Law-lin. The film was ranked number 18 of the Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures presented at the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards.

Plot

This film is about a crumbling apartment complex and its residents. Lo Ming (Cheung Ying) is an unemployed teacher and he is forced to take a job as a rent collector.

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Cast

Bruce Lee as Wah (華仔) Mui Yee - Fong Cheung Ying as Lo Ming (羅明) Ng Cho-fan as Leung Wai (梁威) Tsi Law-lin as Pak Ying (白瑩) Lo Duen as Wong Tai-pan (黃大班) Kong Duen-yee as Yuk-fong (玉芳) Gao Luquan as Drunken Immortal (醉八仙) Lee Yuet-ching as Third Aunt (三姑) Law Lan as Nurse Fung Ying-seung as Suave gangster Chow Chi-sing as Rent collector Lai Cheuk-Cheuk as Mrs. Wong (黃師奶) Wong Cho-san as Second Uncle Tam (譚二叔) Wong Man-lei as Tam's wife Chow Nin-wa as Servant Yip Ping as Wai's wife Lam Mui-mui as Ling-chi (玲子) Mok Hung as Head of dance hostesses Ho Siu-hung as Fourth Uncle (四叔) Ho Pik-kin as So Chi-sing (蘇子誠) Kam Lo as Nurse To Sam-Ku as Seventh Aunt (七姑)

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See also

Bruce Lee filmography

References

External links

Wei lou chun xiao at imdb.com

In the Face of Demolition at hkcinemagic.com

In the Face of Demolition at hkmdb.com

In the Face of Demolition at filmaffinity.com

In the Face of Demolition at senscritique.com

1953 films

1953 drama films

Hong Kong drama films

Hong Kong black-and-white films

1950s Cantonese-language films

Films shot in Hong Kong

Films about poverty

In the Face of Demolition