You Do Me Wrong (2K Digitised Version)

Dir: Chan Wan
Librettist: Law Bo-sang
Scr: Ngai Man (join pseudonym of Chan Wan and wife Ngai Siu-chee)
Prod Co: Chi Leun
Cast: Connie Chan Po-chu, Nancy Sit Kar-yin, Woo Fung, Mak Kay, Cheng Kwan-min
1966 | B&W | DCP | Cantonese | Chinese Lyrics | 105min

Ting Cheuk-ting (Lee Hang), the accountant of a trading company, tries to borrow money from his employer, but in vain. The following day, the company finds that $30,000 has been stolen, and the missing money is recovered at Ting’s home. Ting’s daughter, Suk-wai (Connie Chan), takes the fall for her father. She admits to the theft and is given a one-year bind-over order, which infuriates Ting to the point of death. Suk-wai has to carry the burden of providing for her family, but constantly runs into walls due to her criminal record. She eventually disguises herself as a man to work as a typist at her father’s old trading company. The boss’s daughter, Mona Lui (Helena Law Lan), exposes her and calls the police upon discovering her secret. Suk-wai is left unable to defend herself.

Chan topped the bill for the first time as the protagonist of a contemporary film with this feature. Despite having been an adept period film actress up to this point in time, there are no traces of this imprint in her portrayal of a character caught between injustice and honesty. Furthermore, her refined and natural performance laid the foundation for her future status as a sweetheart of the silver screen. This motion picture holds special significance in that it is regarded as a watershed in Chan’s career that saw her transition into contemporary youth films.

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