Street Angel
In 1935, Chen Shaoping (also using the alias Xiao Chen) is a trumpet player in Shanghai. He is romantically interested in his neighbor Xiao Hong, a songstress who was recently forced to flee the Japanese invasion of Manchuria. Xiao Hong and her older sister Xiao Yun are broke, working at a local tea house in exchange for room and board. Their employers force the less talented Xiao Yun to work as a streetwalker, while Xiao Hong works as a singer, since her music attracts customers. Xiao Hong and Chen Shaoping enjoy each other's company whenever they can, though they are not officially engaged. One day, Xiao Hong is seen in an apparent date with the local thug Mr. Gu. Chen Shaoping's friends inform him that his lover is cheating on him, and a drunken Chen causes a scene at his love interest's workplace.Xiao Hong overhears her employers scheming to sell her off to Mr. Gu, and asks Chen to help her escape this fate. Chen helps Xiao Hong escape the tea house, while Xiao Yun escapes on her own in order to join her love interest Wang. Some time later, the owner of the tea house and Mr. Gu manage to track down the two sisters. An angry Xiao Yun attacks her employer and so-called "father" with a knife, but he fatally injures her with her own weapon. Xiao Yun dies surrounded by a small group of friends and confidants. Because they are all broke, they can't afford to hire a doctor to tend to her.
- 1937
- 1 Hr 31 Mins
- Comedy, Drama
In 1935, Chen Shaoping (also using the alias Xiao Chen) is a trumpet player in Shanghai. He is romantically interested in his neighbor Xiao Hong, a songstress who was recently forced to flee the Japanese invasion of Manchuria. Xiao Hong and her older sister Xiao Yun are broke, working at a local tea house in exchange for room and board. Their employers force the less talented Xiao Yun to work as a streetwalker, while Xiao Hong works as a singer, since her music attracts customers. Xiao Hong and Chen Shaoping enjoy each other's company whenever they can, though they are not officially engaged. One day, Xiao Hong is seen in an apparent date with the local thug Mr. Gu. Chen Shaoping's friends inform him that his lover is cheating on him, and a drunken Chen causes a scene at his love interest's workplace.Xiao Hong overhears her employers scheming to sell her off to Mr. Gu, and asks Chen to help her escape this fate. Chen helps Xiao Hong escape the tea house, while Xiao Yun escapes on her own in order to join her love interest Wang. Some time later, the owner of the tea house and Mr. Gu manage to track down the two sisters. An angry Xiao Yun attacks her employer and so-called "father" with a knife, but he fatally injures her with her own weapon. Xiao Yun dies surrounded by a small group of friends and confidants. Because they are all broke, they can't afford to hire a doctor to tend to her.
