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The Detective

The Detective

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Mystery
📜 Overview: Ho Pui-lan was the secretary of the writer Wu Him, but she died suddenly at home. Ho's mother commissioned private detective Chan Kin-chau to investigate and found out that Pui-lan and Him were having an extra-marital affair, and also discovered that the contents of Him's fiction were similar to the contents of Pui-lan's suicide note. When Kin-chau finds out that the contents of Him's fiction are similar to the contents of Pui-lan's suicide note, he and Pei Lan's sister Yuk-lan reenact the murder case, and Him is stimulated and hallucinated to reveal the truth of the murder...
🌏 Languages Available: Cantonese
📆 Date Released: 1966-05-04
⌚ Running Time: 101 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 0.0

Beloved Cast

Patrick Tse Yin original image
Chan Kin-chau
Patrick Tse Yin
Chow Chung original image
Ng Ying-lin
Chow Chung
Chan Tsai-Chung original image
Ho Yuk-lan
Chan Tsai-Chung
Wong Wai original image
Police Sergeant/ Cheung Yu-shing
Wong Wai
Sek Kin original image
Wu Him
Sek Kin
Helena Law Lan original image
Mrs Wu
Helena Law Lan
Seung-Goon Yuk original image
Ho Pui-lan
Seung-Goon Yuk
Aai Dung-Gwa original image
Chan Kin-chau's assistant/ Fuk the Shortie
Aai Dung-Gwa
Ma Siu-Ying original image
Ho Pui-lan and Yuk-lan's mother
Ma Siu-Ying
Chu Siu-Boh original image
Chu Siu-Boh
Tang Cheung original image
Goon
Tang Cheung
Wong Hon original image
Wong Hon
Ho Pak-Kwong original image
Waiter
Ho Pak-Kwong
Tai Sang-Po original image
Servant
Tai Sang-Po
Heung Hoi original image
Truck driver
Heung Hoi

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