The Happy Trio (1975)
Overview
Following the lives of three downtrodden but resilient outcasts, John Lo Mar's gritty social drama paints a sense of realism rarely seen in Hon Kong movies. Li Ching - the best actress of her era - play Ah Chiao is a girl from a rural village stranded in the city, who befriends a kind-hearted transient and a retired actor. They are poor, but they are happy. Although her fortune changes for the better when she becomes a singer, she ultimately learns money can't buy happiness.
Cast
Li Ching
Ah Jiao
Yau Fung
Blockhead
Wang Sha
Uncle
Tang Ching
Gao Zhi Ren
Lily Leung Shun-Yin
Jiao's pose instructor
Joseph Koo
Jiao's pianist
Yeung Kei
Gao's wife
Lam Yuen
Gao's friend
Hui Ying-Sau
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