Love and Duty

Love and Duty 1931 Directed by Bu Wan-Cang 戀愛與義務

The film tells the story of Yang Naifan (Ruan Lingyu) who runs from her arranged marriage to be with her true love, Li Zuyi (Jin Yan). The film details the poverty she must endure for breaking with tradition.

Country China

Production Country China

Language Mandarin

Spoken Language No Language

Gnere Drama

Production Company Lianhua Film Company

Release Date 18 January 1931

152 mins

Cast

Ruan Lingyu Yang Nai Fan

Jiqun Liu Mr. Yang

Jin Yan Li Zuyi

Chen Yan-yan

Huang Shaofen Huang Guanxiong

Zhou Lili Zhang Ying, the confidant of Da Ren Gongyu

Wei-Lien Kao Guan Kesheng

Yiwen Wang Ma-li, Guanxiong's lover

Bolu Ouyang Guan Eng

Yingying Guo Guan Dahua

Juyun Yu Mother of Li Zuyi

黎英 Huang Da-ren

Crew

Director

Bu Wan-Cang

Writer

Zhu Shilin

Producer

Ming-Yau Lo

Cinematography

Huang Shaofen

Art Direction

Wei-Lien Kao

Set Decoration

Fuli Zhao