Best Fortune

Dir: Mok Hong-si
Scr: Lo Yu-kei
Prod Co: Lap Tat
Cast: Yam Kim-fai, Fong Yim-fun, Leung Sing-po, Lee Pang-fei, Fung Wai-man
1957 | B&W | D Beta | Cantonese | 99min

Wong Yung-sum (Leung Sing-po), a penniless conman putting up a big front as a business magnate, quotes this Chinese saying in Best Fortune: one's clothes decide one's worth, and the gold coating decides a Buddha statue's value! Eventually, Wong lands himself behind bars, whereas his love rival, the benevolent Kam Sheung-man (Yam Kim-fai), successfully wins rich heiress To Kit-ming's (Fong Yim-fun) hand in marriage. With kindness comes wealth and love – a great reminder for us all.

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