An Amorous History of the Silver Screen

An Amorous History of the Silver Screen (1931)

February 6th, 19310h 52min

Comedy, Drama
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Overview

Part two of A comedy film set on Shanghai film studio. The background events frequently involve the shooting of other films being made at Mingxing Film Company at the time. This includes a sequence of the 17th episode of the silent wuxia film series Burning of the Red Lotus Temple, which is the only known footage from this historic series to exist.


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