An Unusual Crime at Night
An Unusual Crime at Night

An Unusual Crime at Night (1956)

1956-03-17

(US) •

Comedy,

Mystery,

Crime

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Overview

Rejected by Law (Sheung-kwun Kwan-wai), ruffian Koo (Wong Yee) exacts his vengeance by making Law lose her job. When her father is injured at work, her brother Fai and boyfriend Tse resort to obtaining a loan. Koo even kills their creditor and frames the murder on Tse. Law and her brother sow discord between Koo and his mistress, eventually exposing their crime and leading to Tse's acquittal. While retaining her feminie elegance and charm in subtle details, Law resourcefully eliminates all the threats and dangers. Unlike other conventional detective dramas of Cantonese films, this film is filled with a sense of community and grassroot sensibility. Sheung-kwun Kwan-wai impressively demonstrates a great flexibility and versatility in her characterisation and performance of this female detective role.

Movie Cast

An Unusual Crime at Night

Sheung-Kwun Kwan-Wai

Law/ A-zhen

An Unusual Crime at Night

Yu Mei-Wah

An Unusual Crime at Night

Sze-Ma Wah-Lung

An Unusual Crime at Night

Wong Yee

Koo Tai-mo (ruffian)

An Unusual Crime at Night

Suk Tsi

An Unusual Crime at Night

Gam Lui

An Unusual Crime at Night

Lam Bik

An Unusual Crime at Night

Ng Wan-Fai

An Unusual Crime at Night

Lok Gung

An Unusual Crime at Night

Dou Nei

An Unusual Crime at Night

Siu Gam

Detective A

An Unusual Crime at Night

Wan Chuen

Detective B

An Unusual Crime at Night

Yuen Siu-hoi