08 Jun 1935
Oil for the Lamps of China
An American oil company representative almost sacrifices his marriage for his career.
Blind Shaft
Two Chinese miners, who make money by killing fellow miners and then extorting money from the mine owner to keep quiet about the "accident", happen upon their latest victim. But one of them begins to have second thoughts.
Top Billed Cast
李易祥 Song Jinming
王宝强 Yuan Fengming
Wang Shuangbao Tang Zhaoyang
Jing Ai Xiao Hong
鲍振江 First Boss
Sun Wei Tang Zhaoxia
赵君 Miss Ma
Yining Wang Mamasan
孙海英
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