Between Tears and Laughter is a 1964 Hong Kong

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directed by Lo Chen. Set in Republic of China (1912–49) era

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(Beiping), the story revolves around a college student (

Kwan Shan Kwan Shan (April 20, 1933 – October 1, 2012) was a Hong Kong film actor. Kwan appeared as a romantic lead actor in Mandarin-language films created in Hong Kong, especially during the 1960s. His roles included several Shaw Brothers Studio pro ...

) and three young women: a wealthy daughter of a government bureaucrat, a traditional singer in a band (both portrayed by

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) and a street kung-fu/acrobat performer (

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). The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the

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at the

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, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Cast

* Diana Chang Chung Wen * Paul Chang * Chen Li-li *

Chen Yen-yen Chen Yanyan (; 12 January 1916 – 7 May 1999), born Chen Jianyan, was a Chinese actress and film producer in the cinema of Republic of China (1912–1949), British Hong Kong and Taiwan. Life Chen was born as Chen Jianyan in Ningbo, China in 19 ...

* Chiang Kuang Chao * Chin Han * Chin Ping * Ching Miao as General * Fan Mei Sheng * Fang Yin * Feng Yi *

Kao Pao-shu Kao Pao-shu or Gao Baoshu (; 1932–2000) was a Chinese actress, producer, writer and film director who appeared in over 100 films during her career. Originally from China, Kao moved to Hong Kong in 1951, where she acted in minor roles before jo ...

* Han Ying-Chieh * Peter Chen Ho * Julia Hsia *

Margaret Hsing Margaret Hsing () (1944-2009) was a Chinese actress from Hong Kong. Early life On November 8, 1944, Hsing was born as Hsing Yung-hui in Shanghai, China. Education Hsing graduated from New Method College in Hong Kong. Hsing learned dancing in ...

King Hu Hu Jinquan (29 April 1932 – 14 January 1997), better known as King Hu, was a Chinese film director and actor based in Hong Kong and Taiwan. He is best known for directing various ''wuxia'' films in the 1960s and 1970s, which brought Cinema of ...

* Kao Chao * Kao Yuen * Carrie Ku Mei *

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as Taoist priest *

* Lan Wei Lieh *

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* Li Kun *

* Li Ting * Li Ying * Li Yunzhong *

Ouyang Sha-fei Qian Shunying ( zh, t=錢舜英, w=Chien Shun-ying; September 9, 1924 – March 8, 2010), better known by her stage name Ouyang Sha-fei ( zh, t=歐陽莎菲, s=欧阳莎菲, first=t, j=Auyeung Sa-fay, links=no), was a Hong Kong actress. She is ...

* Peng Peng *

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* Pat Ting Hung * Margaret Tu Chuan * Wang Hao * Allison Chang Yen *

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* Yu Wen-hua

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HK Cinemagic entry

Between Tears and Smiles at allmovie.com

Between Tears and Laughter aka Between Tears and Smiles (1964) at dianying.com

Between Tears and Laughter (1964) at senscritique.com

Film at letterboxd.com
1964 films 1960s Mandarin-language films 1964 drama films Hong Kong black-and-white films Films directed by Yueh Feng Hong Kong drama films {{1960s-drama-film-stub

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