The Judge Goes to Pieces

Dir/Scr: Yeung Kung-leong
Orig Story: Ma Si-tsang
Prod Co: Lianyi
Cast: Ma Si-tsang, Hung Sin Nui, Lee Lan, Chan Wun-man, Leung Suk-hing
1948 | B&W | D Beta | Cantonese | 95min

Cantonese opera greats Ma Si-tsang and Hung Sin Nui are the perfect couple both on and off screen. In this film adapted from a Cantonese Opera piece, Ma plays famed attorney Sung Sai-kit who is best known for his sharp pen and silver tongue. His wife Madam Tong (Hung Sin Nui), sympathetic with a wronged widow, tries every trick up her sleeve to get Kit, now a merchant, to do his old job again. The fighting couple finally reconciles in their joint battle for justice. Their quick wit and rapid-fire repartee paved the way for the hilarious exchange between Stephen Chow and Anita Mui in the 1992 comedy of the same Chinese title.

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