Orphan Rescues Grandfather (1923)
- Original title
- 孤儿救祖记
- Directed by
- Zhang Shichuan
- Country
- Republic of China
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A pregnant widow is wrongly cast out from her wealthy husband's family. Years later her son becomes a bright student and saves his grandfather from a scheme to steal the family fortune.
melodramatictenseemotionalupliftingmoralisticvintagetheatricalold-fashioned
What happens
Orphan Rescues Grandfather (simplified Chinese: 孤儿救祖记; traditional Chinese: 孤兒救祖記; pinyin: Gū'ér jiù zǔ jì) is a 1923 Chinese silent film directed by Zhang Shichuan for the Mingxing Film Company. Starring Wang Hanlun, Zheng Zhegu, and Zheng Xiaoqiu, this melodrama follows the pregnant widow of a wealthy man who, after her reputation is tarnished, is evicted from her husband's family. Ten years later, her son becomes an apt pupil who saves his grandfather from a plot to steal his wealth. Produced while Mingxing was in dire financial straits, Orphan Rescues Grandfather was intended as a moral tale about the importance of education. It was released to critical and commercial success, being distributed through China and into Southeast Asia. Through its profits, Mingxing was able to expand and ultimately become one of the leading studios in Shanghai cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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