Wang Renmei: The Wildcat of Shanghai

Filmography of Wang Renmei 1914–1987

Filmography of Wang Renmei 1914–1987 Yinhe Shuangxing (Double Stars Shining in the Milky Way/Two Stars Shining in the Milky Way), 1931 Lianhua Studios, black and white; no sound; Director: Shi Dongshan; Cast: Wang Renmei, Jin Yan (Yang Yiyun), Zi Luolan (Li Yueying), Gao Zhanfei (Gao Qi), Ye Juanjuan, Chen Yanyan (actor), Song Weisai (Li Xudong), Li Jiqun (assistant director), Wang Cilong, Zhou Wenzhu, Sun Yu, Tang Tianxiu, Cai Chusheng, Li Lili, Zhou Ke, Dong Shaofen. Bajiaoye Shang Shi (Poetry on Palm Leaves), 1931, Tian Yi Movie Company, black and white; Director: Sun Yu; Sound: Situ Huimin; Cast: Wang Renmei, Bright Moon Troupe. Chunchao (Stirring of Love/The Spring Tide), 1931 Heng Sheng Film Company; Director: Zheng Yingshi; Script: Cai Chusheng; Cinematography: Chen Emian; Art: Cai Chusheng; Cast: Wang Renmei, Gao Zhanfei, Yuan Congmei. 136 Filmography of Wang Renmei Ye Meigui (Wild Rose), 1932 Lianhua Studios, black and white; no sound; Director: Sun Yu; Cast: Wang Renmei (Xiao Feng), Jin Yan (Jiang Bo), Ye Juanjuan (Su Qiu), Zheng Junli (Xiao Li), Wei Langen (Lao Qiang), Zhang Zhizhi (father of Xiao Feng), Hong Jingling (Hu Jin), Liu Jiqun (Lao Niu). Gongfu Guonan (Going to Aid the Nation Together/Coming to the Rescue of Our Country), 1932, Lianhua Studios, black and white; Directors: Cai Chusheng, Shi Dongshan, Sun Yu, Wang Cilong; Script: Sun Ya; Cast: Wang Renmei (civilian), Jin Yan (volunteer soldier), Wang Cilong (Hua Weng), Gao Zhanfei (Zhangzi/eldest son), Song Wei (Cizi/second eldest), Deng Junli (Sanzi/third son), Jiang Junchao (Sizi /fourth son), Zhou Wenshu (Zhangxi/ eldest daughter-in-law), Ye Juanjuan (Cixi/second daughterin -law), Chen Yanyan (Zhangnu/eldest daughter), Liu Jiqun (servant). Duhui De Zaochen (The Morning of a Metropolis), 1933, Lianhua Studios, silent; Director: Cai Chusheng; Cinematographer: Zhou Ke; Cast: Wang Renmei (Xu Lan’er), Gao Zhanfei (Xu Qiling), Yuan Congmei (Xu Huiling), Tang Huaiqiu (Huang Menghua), Wang Guiling (Xu Ada), Liu Jiqun (Xiao Zhang), Ye Juanjuan (a girl who loses her footing), Tang Tianxiu (Mr. Huang’s wife), Han Langen (the youngest son). Yu Guang Qu (Song of the Fishermen), 1934, Lianhua Studios, black and white; Director: Cai Chusheng; Cast: Wang Renmei (Xu Xiaomao), Luo Peng (He Ziying), Yuan Congmei (He Renzhai), Han Langen (Xu Xiaohou), Tan Ying (Xue Qiyun); Tang Guanwu (He Shunwen), Pei Yiwei (uncle). Filmography of Wang Renmei 137 Xiao Tianshi (Little Angel), 1934, Shanghai Film Studio, black and white, sound; Director: Wu Yonggang; Cast: Wang Renmei. Fengyun Ernu (Sons and Daughters of Wind and Cloud/Children of Troubled Times), 1935, Diantong Film Company; Director: Xu Xingzhi; Scriptwriters: Tian Han, Xia Yan; Cinematography: Wu Yinxian; Cast: Wang Renmei (Ah Feng), Yuan Muzhi (Xin Baihua), Tan Ying (Madam Shi), Gu Menghe (Liang Zhifu), Lu Luming (girlfriend). Changhen Ge (The Song of Perpetual Regret), 1936, Xinhua Enterprises; Director: Shi Dongshan; Cinematography: Cui Baoqing; Cast: Wang Renmei (Ma Nina), Mei Xi (Zhu Dongxin), Jin Shan (Hong Nanping), Wang Naidong (Xu Peilan), Gu Eri (Father Ma), Xu Manli (Yu Wanfen). Zhuangzhi Lingyun (Soaring Aspirations), 1936, Xinhua Enterprises, black and white, sound; Director: Wu Yonggang, Cast: Wang Renmei (Black Clown), Jin Yan (Shun’er), Tian Fang (Tian Dehou), Zong You (Old Wang), Wang Cilong (Jian Xi), Han Langen (Monkey), Zhang Zhizhi (Fatty), Chen Juanjuan (Black Clown as a child), Jin Lun (Shun’er as a child). Huanghai Dadao (Pirates of the Yellow Sea), 1937, Xinhua Enterprises; Script/Director: Wu Yonggang; Cast: Wang Renmei (Lin Qing), Chen Tianyuan (Liang Yongnian), Zhang Huiling (Lin Lushi), Gao Zhanfei (Zhang Zhong), Xu Mianwen (Wang Keqiao), Tang Jian (Director Zhao). 138 Filmography of Wang Renmei Li Hen Tian (Parting from Heaven with Sorrow), 1938, Xinhua Enterprises; Director: Wu Yonggang; Cinematography: Bi Boqing; Cast: Wang Renmei (Rose), Liu Qiang (Ah Bing Cheng), Bai Hong (Little Rose), Han Langen (Ah Gen), Yin Xiucen (Old Sheng), Zhang Zhizhi (Old Zhang). Changkong Wanli (Ten Thousand Mile Sky/Wings of China), 1940, Zhongyang Movie Studios; Director: Sun Yu; Cinematography: Hong Weilie; Cast: Wang Renmei (Bai Yanxiu), Gao Zhanfei (Gao Fei), Bai Yang (Bai Feng), Jin Yan (Jin Wanli), Wei Heling (Le Yiqin), Shi Chao (Mr. Shi), Gu Eryi (Mr. Gu). Chun Hui Dadi (Spring Returning to the Earth), 1941, Hong Kong; Cast: Wang Renmei (*never completed due to outbreak of World War II). Jinxiu Jiangshan (Beautiful Rivers and Mountains), 1946, Suzhou; Cast: Wang Renmei (*never completed due to outbreak of Chinese Civil War). Guanbuzhu De Chunguang (Boundless Spring/The Spring That Cannot Be Con...