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Love and Duty is a 1931 Chinese silent film, directed by Bu Wancang and starring Ruan Lingyu and Jin Yan. Long considered lost, it was accidentally rediscovered in Uruguay in the 1990s, and almost immediately hailed as one of the greatest Chinese silent films. Like many Chinese silent films, it features both Chinese and English intertitles.
Original Release
01/18/1931
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lingyu Ruan | Yang Nai-fan and her daughter |
| Jiqun Liu | Mr. Yang |
| Yan Jin | Li Zuyi |
| Yanyan Chen | |
| Ying Li | Huang Da-ren |
| Shaofen Huang | Huang Guanxiong |
| Lili Zhou | Zhang Ying |
| Wei-Lien Kao | Guan Kesheng |
| Yiwen Wang | Ma-li, Guanxiong's lover |
| Bolu Ouyang | Guan Eng |
Directors
Writers
Stephanie Rosen-hua, Shilin Zhu
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lingyu Ruan | Yang Nai-fan and her daughter |
| Jiqun Liu | Mr. Yang |
| Yan Jin | Li Zuyi |
| Yanyan Chen | |
| Ying Li | Huang Da-ren |
| Shaofen Huang | Huang Guanxiong |
| Lili Zhou | Zhang Ying |
| 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 |
| Jin Yan | Li Zuyi |
| Cheung-Yan Yuen |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ming-Yau Lo | Producer |
