The Bride Napping (1962)
Original title: 花田錯
The Bride Napping is a 1962 Chinese-language comedy movie directed by Yan Jun, with a running time of 2h 8m. It stars Betty Loh Ti, Ding Ling and Kiu Chong.
The romance of a squire's daughter and a poor but refined scholar is thwarted when a loutish bandit is mistaken for the scholar by a confused servant and is given the idea that the daughter's hand in marriage is his for the asking. Rich in cross-dressing, mistaken identities, and reversals of gender roles, the film playfully subverts traditional Confucian values.
Cast
- Betty Loh Ti as Chun Lan
- Ding Ling as Liu Yuet-Ying
- Kiu Chong as Pien Chi
- Diana Chang Chung-Wen as Chou Yu-Lu
- Chu Mu as Chou Tung
- Chen Yu-Hsin as Squire Liu Teh-Ming
- Ma Hsiao-Nung as Squire's wife
- Ku Wen-Chung as Liu Fu
- Tien Feng as Tiger General Li Chung
- Fung Ngai as Monk Lo Chi-Hsin/Lo Teh
- Fuk Yan-Cheng as Chou Tsai
- Hao Li-Jen as Innkeeper