The Bedeviled is a 1975 Hong Kong

Cinema of Hong Kong

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 horror film

Horror film

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 directed by Lo Wei

Lo Wei

Lo Wei was a famous Hong Kong film director and film actor best known for launching the martial arts film careers of both Bruce Lee, in The Big Boss and Fist of Fury, and Jackie Chan, in New Fist of Fury....

 and released under the Golden Harvest

Golden Harvest

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Plot

In a small town, the only son of the local dominant family is found dead, naked in the bed of wine

Wine

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 shop proprietress Cheng Niang. The young man's father, Lin Chi-Hsing, insists it is a murder committed by Cheng Niang's husband Tseng Chai-Chu, who claims he is innocent.

Soon after Cheng Niang mysteriously disappears, Old Lin successfully bribes the Magistrate

Magistrate

A magistrate is an officer of the state; in modern usage the term usually refers to a judge or prosecutor. This was not always the case; in ancient Rome, a magistratus was one of the highest government officers and possessed both judicial and executive powers. Today, in common law systems, a...

 Tang to sentence Tseng to death for the crime. In her disappearance Cheng Niang quickly learns about her husband's death and hangs herself. The magistrate Tang thereafter is riddled with guilt and begins seeing the ghosts of Tseng and Cheng Niang every night.

Cast

• O Chun Hung
• Reiko Ike
  Reiko Ike
  , is a Japanese actress, singer, and entertainer. She is best known for her roles in the genre of action/erotic movies known as pink films. Ike also released an album of songs in 1971, Kôkotsu No Sekai...
  
  
• James Tien
  James Tien (actor)
  James Tien Chun is a Hong Kong actor from Guangdong, China. He appeared in almost 70 films, primarily in Hong Kong action cinema, including roles in the films of martial arts stars including Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung. He often played villains or supporting roles...
  
  
• Wong Lan
• Dean Shek
  Dean Shek
  Dean Shek aka Dean Shek Tien is a veteran Hong Kong feature film actor and film producer with over 92 films acting credits to his name...
  
  
• Lee Kwan
  Lee Kwan
  Lee Kwan , also known as Li Kun or Li Quinn, was a Chinese actor.He joined Shaw Brothers in 1957 and acted in Mandarin films. He later played supporting roles in Bruce Lee's The Big Boss and Fist of Fury. Later he became a film and television actor in Taiwan...
  
  
• Ou-Yang Sha Fei
• Wong Sam
• Gam Dai

External links

• The Bedeviled at HKcinemamagic.com