The Kid (1950 film)
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The Kid, also known as Kid Cheung and My Son A-Chang, is a 1950 Hong Kong drama film starring the then 10-year old Bruce Lee
in his first leading role in the title role of "Kid Cheung", based on a comic book character written by Yuen Po Wan, who also has a role in the film. Co-starring Lee's father, Lee Hoi-chuen
, this is the second film in which the father and son worked together on, the other being The Birth of Mankind in 1946.
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee was a Chinese American, Hong Kong actor, martial arts instructor, philosopher, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and founder of the Jeet Kune Do martial arts movement...
in his first leading role in the title role of "Kid Cheung", based on a comic book character written by Yuen Po Wan, who also has a role in the film. Co-starring Lee's father, Lee Hoi-chuen
Lee Hoi-Chuen
Lee Hoi-Chuen was Bruce Lee's father and was a Hong Kong Cantonese opera singer and film actor.Lee Hoi-chuen and his wife, Grace Ho, were in San Francisco in 1940 when Bruce Lee was born; they were on a one-year U.S. tour with the Cantonese Opera Company...
, this is the second film in which the father and son worked together on, the other being The Birth of Mankind in 1946.
Cast
- Bruce LeeBruce LeeBruce Lee was a Chinese American, Hong Kong actor, martial arts instructor, philosopher, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and founder of the Jeet Kune Do martial arts movement...
as Kid Cheung - Lee Hoi-chuenLee Hoi-ChuenLee Hoi-Chuen was Bruce Lee's father and was a Hong Kong Cantonese opera singer and film actor.Lee Hoi-chuen and his wife, Grace Ho, were in San Francisco in 1940 when Bruce Lee was born; they were on a one-year U.S. tour with the Cantonese Opera Company...
as Hung Pak Ho - Feng FengFeng FengFeng Feng was a veteran Hong Kong actor. He began his career as a leading man in 1946. An accident in 1949 left the left side of his face paralyzed, but, while no longer able to attract leading roles, he enjoyed a long career as a character actor, appearing in films alongside such stars as Jackie...
as Flash Knife Lee - Yee Chau Sui as Uncle Ho
- Chan Wai-Yue as Lui Mei
- Yuen Po Wan as Boaster Chiu
- Ko Lo-Chuen as Secretary Ko
- Tong Yuen as So Mui
- Wong Kwai Lam as Ngau
- Fung So Po as Chu
- Chow Chi Sing as Four Eyed Joe/Tsui
- Yip Ping as Hung's wife
- Ko Chiu as Secretary
- Yip Yan Foo as Teacher
- Ting Ling as Staff
- Fung King Man as gang member
- Che Tin as Ratso Ping
- Lee Chau Wan as maid
- Mok Wan Ha as Factory worker
- Allyson Chang as Factory worker
- Law LanLaw LanHelena Law Lan is a Hong Kong actress. Law Lan is popularly cast as a type of mystic in many Hong Kong horror movies.-TV series:-Films:*The Kid *Story of the White-haired Demon Girl...
as Factory worker - Chan Lap Pan as landlady
External links
- The Kid at Hong Kong CinemagicHong Kong CinemagicHong Kong Cinemagic, sometimes referred to as HKCinemagic, is a bilingual website providing a repository for information about Chinese language films from Hong Kong, China and Taiwan, and the people that created them. The website contains news, interviews, film reviews and a database of people,...