Anatole France's The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife has been adapted into three different Hong Kong films in the 1950s alone. These two adaptations stray from the source material considerably in genre, characterisation and plot, turning a farce about married life into localised romantic comedies that emphasise family values. The Beauty and the Dumb follows the couple from their meet-cute to the misunderstandings they encounter before the inevitable happy ending. The heir of a bank (Huang He) falls in love at first sight with one of the employees' daughter (Li Lihua), but their burgeoning relationship is nearly derailed when the girl's father intervenes to help his dumb daughter land a rich husband.
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The Beauty and the Dumb Cast
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Li Li-Hua
She was 30, 92 years old when she died
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The Beauty and the Dumb Crew
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Li Li-Hua as Production Coordinator. She was 30 (92) years old when She died
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Production |
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Evan Yang as Screenplay. He was 34 (57) years old when He died
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