In the Face of Demolition

Drama · 1953

This early leftist social drama from Hong Kong offers a panoramic portrait of a crumbling apartment complex and its down-and-out denizens, including a taxi driver, an unemployed teacher, a professional reduced to selling his blood and, of course, a venal landlord. In addition to establishing an omnipresent theme in Hong Kong cinema – the plight of the urban poor – the film is also a prime example of the popular melodramas of the time, which featured displaced Mainland film stars.

Starring

Lee Tit, Bruce Lee, Ng Cho-Fan, Lo Dun, Wan Chan, Cheung Ying, Lo Dun, Ganzhi Yu, Lee Yuet-Ching, Suen Lun

Director

Lee Tit