Young widow Fan Ruhua feigns the daughter of a tycoon and solicits husbands on papers. But Fan bumped into Yang Xiaomao, a barber, who similarly pretends to be a suiter for a broke businessman to court a daughter from a wealthy family. After a series of misunderstandings, Yang and Fan finally give up vanity and live honest lives.
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Cast
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Shi Hui
Number Three
Also in
This Life of Mine
Sorrows and Joys of a Middle-Aged Man
Li Li-Hua
Fan Ruhua
Also in
Rape of the Sword
Vermilion Door
Liu Long
Number Eight
Also in
Li Wei the Magistrate
Eastern Zhou, Spring and Autumn Period
Jin Gang
The Boss
Also in
Long Live the Mistress!
Sorrows of the Forbidden City
Lin Zhen
Also in
The Winter of Three Hairs
Long Live the Mistress!
Huang Zuolin Director · Sang Hu Writer
First release January 1, 1947 · Produced in China · Original title 假凤虚凰
Production
China
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Original title
假凤虚凰
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
China · January 1, 1947
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No release date listed for United States.
China
March 23, 2026 · Physical · Blu-ray
September 28, 2026 · Premiere · Pingyao International Film Festival (2K Restoration)
October 31, 2026 · Premiere · Classic Film Festival (2K Restoration)
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