Money

Dir: Ng Wui
Scr: The Union Screenwriters and Directors Committee
Prod Co: The Union
Cast: Ng Cho-fan, Pak Yin, Cheung Wood-yau, Cheung Ying, Wong Man-lei, Lee Ching
1959 | B&W | D Beta | Cantonese | 98min

What will you do if you land a windfall? "I'll buy chewing gum every day!" says a teddy girl in Money, as she revels at the prospect of pocketing a bagful of banknotes that literally fell into her lap. As the plot thickens, an array of characters go to absurd lengths, just to lay hands on the money. While chewing gum is obviously too trivial to arouse people's greed today, the Union Film Enterprise, who made it their calling to educate the audience, delivered a moral statement on dishonest money, in this finely-crafted heist movie.

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