
01 Jan 1966

Lucky Purse
Film version of Suo Lin Nang, the popular Peking opera written by Weng Ouhong.
A scholar woos the daughter of an important family, while outwitting rebels who try to capture her.
Zhang Junrui
Hong Niang
Cui Yingying
Rui's page
Lady Cui
Abbot of Pu Jiu Temple
Monk Facong
General Sun Fei Hu
Old monk
Monk
Monk
Rui's official asst
Lady Cui's maid
Lady Cui's maid
Lady Cui's maid
Monk
01 Jan 1966
Film version of Suo Lin Nang, the popular Peking opera written by Weng Ouhong.
03 Sep 2021
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01 Jan 1920
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