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Jeffrey Huang (Huang Yicuo)<br /> Studio: United Photoplay Service (Lianhua yingpian gongsi), Shanghai<br /> Year of release: 1931<br /> 153 minutes<br /> Silent black & white film with partial tinting<br /> Cast: Lily Yuen (Ruan Lingyu), Raymond King (Jin Yan), Liu Jiqun, Chen Yanyan, Li Ying, Zhou Lili, Gao Weilian, Huang Ke, Wang Yiwen, Shi Juefei, Yu Juyun, Ouyang Bolu, Guo Yingying<br /> The film, produced in Shanghai, was one of the first to co-star Ruan Lingyu and Jin Yan.<br /> A surviving print of the film is held at TFAI in Taipei.</p> <p>This unrestored digital version of the silent film “Love and Duty” (Lian’ai yu yiwu, 1931) is based on the copy of the film held at the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute 國家電影及視聽文化中心 (tfai.org.tw), and is made available for limited noncommercial teaching and research purposes through special agreement with the translator. Information about the restored version of the film is available at tfai.org.tw</p> <p>© Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute<br /> © 國家電影及視聽文化中心<br /> Subtitles translated by Christopher Rea<br /> English translation © Christopher Rea<br /> Note: Chinese text appearing onscreen has been translated when A) it was not translated in the original film; and B) the meaning of the original Chinese and English intertitles is significantly different.</p> <p>LEARN ABOUT THE RESTORED FILM:</p> <p>1931《戀愛與義務》修復前後比對 Restored “Love and Duty” Before & After: https://youtu.be/hEaeKUenLJM</p> <p>SYNOPSIS</p> <p>Yang Nei Fan (played by Ruan Lingyu) and Li Tsu Yi (played by Jin Yan) are neighbors and schoolmates in Shanghai. They fall in love, but Yang’s father arranges for her to marry Huang Ta Jen (played by Li Ying), “the scion of a respectable family” and owner of a newspaper. Yang has a son and a daughter by Huang. A few years later, Yang and Li are reunited when Yang’s son falls into a lake at the park, and Li saves him. Their romance rekindles, especially during Li’s visit to their home, when Huang answers a phone call from his mistress Chang Ying (played by Zhou Lili), leaving Yang and Li to chat on the couch. Li, imagining himself to be a romantic hero, persuades Yang to leave her husband and–much against her will–her children, and to live with him. Yang and Li have a daughter together, Ping Ehr (played by Chen Yanyan), but fall into poverty and Li dies of illness. Yang supports herself and her daughter as a seamstress into her old age. When she sees her estranged grown children perform at a charity performance sponsored by Huang, her maternal longing is passionately stirred. By chance, her employer sends her to measure those very children for new clothes at Huang’s mansion, but she hides her identity from them. As the younger generation develop their own romantic attachments, Yang is overcome by shame and regret. She commits suicide, leaving notes for Ping Ehr and for Huang that bring them–and all three (half-)siblings–together. They weep together, and Huang tells Yang’s children that she was a good woman, and has them kowtow before her portrait.</p> <h2>Learn more:</h2> <p>Watch other films starring <a href="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/ruan-lingyu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ruan Lingyu</a>, <a href="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/jin-yan-%e9%87%91%e7%84%b0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jin Yan</a>, and <a href="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/chen-yanyan-%e9%99%b3%e7%87%95%e7%87%95/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chen Yanyan</a>.</p> <p>Watch Richard Poh’s wartime film <a href="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/hua-mu-lan-1939/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Hua Mu Lan</em> (1939)</a>.</p> <h2>Related Posts</h2> <hr /> </p> <div class="module-box"><div class="row-fluid"><div class="span6"><p> <a target="_self" href="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/special-effects/" title="Special Effects" class="">Special Effects</a><br /> Special effects were common in early Chinese cinema, especially in comedies and martial arts (wuxia) films of the 1920s</p> </div><div class="span6"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="844" height="480" src="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/Terrifying-spider-thumbnail.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Spider in Cave of the Silken Web 1927" srcset="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/Terrifying-spider-thumbnail.jpg 844w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/Terrifying-spider-thumbnail-300x171.jpg 300w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/Terrifying-spider-thumbnail-768x437.jpg 768w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/Terrifying-spider-thumbnail-270x154.jpg 270w" sizes="(max-width: 844px) 100vw, 844px" /> </div></div></div> <hr /> <p></p> <div class="module-box"><div class="row-fluid"><div class="span6"><p> <a target="_self" href="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/animation-and-cartoons/" title="Animation and Cartoons 卡通與漫畫" class="">Animation and Cartoons 卡通與漫畫</a><br /> Early Chinese cinema included both animated films and live-action films with animated and illustrated sequences</p> </div><div class="span6"><img decoding="async" width="809" height="410" src="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/City-Scenes-cartoon-thumbnail.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="City Scenes 1935 Wan bros cartoon" srcset="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/City-Scenes-cartoon-thumbnail.jpg 809w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/City-Scenes-cartoon-thumbnail-300x152.jpg 300w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/City-Scenes-cartoon-thumbnail-768x389.jpg 768w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/City-Scenes-cartoon-thumbnail-270x137.jpg 270w" sizes="(max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px" /> </div></div></div> <hr /> <p></p> <div class="module-box"><div class="row-fluid"><div class="span6"><p> <a target="_self" href="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/chen-yanyan-%e9%99%b3%e7%87%95%e7%87%95/" title="Chen Yanyan 陳燕燕" class="">Chen Yanyan 陳燕燕</a><br /> Chen Yanyan 陳燕燕 had long film career in Republican China, post-war Taiwan, and Hong Kong, lasting from the 1930s to the 1980s</p> </div><div class="span6"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="749" height="423" src="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/Chen-Yanyan-on-cover-Chin-Chin-v1n2-1934-05-e1619132838987.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Chen Yanyan on Chin-Chin 1934-05" srcset="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/Chen-Yanyan-on-cover-Chin-Chin-v1n2-1934-05-e1619132838987.jpg 749w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/Chen-Yanyan-on-cover-Chin-Chin-v1n2-1934-05-e1619132838987-300x169.jpg 300w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/Chen-Yanyan-on-cover-Chin-Chin-v1n2-1934-05-e1619132838987-270x152.jpg 270w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px" /> </div></div></div> <hr /> <p></p> <div class="module-box"><div class="row-fluid"><div class="span6"><p> <a target="_self" href="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/ruan-lingyu/" title="Ruan Lingyu 阮玲玉" class="">Ruan Lingyu 阮玲玉</a><br /> Ruan Lingyu is one of the most iconic actors of China's silent cinema age.</p> </div><div class="span6"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1676" height="947" src="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/03/NW-L1-26-Ruan-Lingyu-looking-glamorous-scaled-e1619124613567.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Ruan Lingyu photo in New Women 1935" srcset="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/03/NW-L1-26-Ruan-Lingyu-looking-glamorous-scaled-e1619124613567.jpg 1676w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/03/NW-L1-26-Ruan-Lingyu-looking-glamorous-scaled-e1619124613567-300x170.jpg 300w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/03/NW-L1-26-Ruan-Lingyu-looking-glamorous-scaled-e1619124613567-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/03/NW-L1-26-Ruan-Lingyu-looking-glamorous-scaled-e1619124613567-768x434.jpg 768w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/03/NW-L1-26-Ruan-Lingyu-looking-glamorous-scaled-e1619124613567-1536x868.jpg 1536w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/03/NW-L1-26-Ruan-Lingyu-looking-glamorous-scaled-e1619124613567-270x153.jpg 270w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1676px) 100vw, 1676px" /> </div></div></div> <hr /> <p></p> <div class="module-box"><div class="row-fluid"><div class="span6"><p> <a target="_self" href="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/jin-yan-2009-by-richard-j-meyer/" title="Jin Yan (2009), by Richard J. Meyer" class="">Jin Yan (2009), by Richard J. Meyer</a><br /> Jin Yan: The Rudolph Valentino of Shanghai tells the remarkable story of the “Emperor of Film,” who dominated the golden age of Chinese silent movies. Jin Yan achieved his greatest stardom in the 1930s, when women literally threw themselves at his feet.</p> </div><div class="span6"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="200" height="281" src="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/2009-Jin-Yan-by-Richard-J-Meyer.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Jin Yan 2009 by Richard J Meyer" /> </div></div></div> <hr /> <p></p> <div class="module-box"><div class="row-fluid"><div class="span6"><p> <a target="_self" href="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/ruan-ling-yu-2005-by-richard-j-meyer/" title="Ruan Ling-Yu (2005), by Richard J. Meyer" class="">Ruan Ling-Yu (2005), by Richard J. Meyer</a><br /> Ruan Ling-yu: The Goddess of Shanghai tells the story of one of the greatest Chinese movie stars of the silent era from humble origins to tragic death at the height of her career.</p> </div><div class="span6"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="200" height="250" src="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/2005-Ruan-Ling-Yu-by-Richard-J-Meyer.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Ruan Ling-Yu 2005 by Richard J Meyer" /> </div></div></div> <hr /> <p></p> <div class="module-box"><div class="row-fluid"><div class="span6"><p> <a target="_self" href="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/love-everlasting-1947/" title="Love Everlasting 不了情 (1947)" class="">Love Everlasting 不了情 (1947)</a><br /> A young professional woman is hired to care of the young daughter of a married man, only to find herself in an impossible position.</p> </div><div class="span6"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/Love-Everlasting-1947-thumbnail-e1618428736346.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Love Everlasting 1947" /> </div></div></div> <hr /> <p></p> <div class="module-box"><div class="row-fluid"><div class="span6"><p> <a target="_self" href="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/hua-mu-lan-1939/" title="Hua Mu Lan 木蘭從軍 (1939)" class="">Hua Mu Lan 木蘭從軍 (1939)</a><br /> A young woman takes her father's place in the army and protects the Tang empire from invaders in this wartime adaptation of the Mulan legend.</p> </div><div class="span6"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="168" src="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/Hua-Mu-Lan-thumbnail-e1618428774221.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Hua Mu Lan 1939" /> </div></div></div> <hr /> <p></p> <div class="module-box"><div class="row-fluid"><div class="span6"><p> <a target="_self" href="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/new-women-1935/" title="New Women 新女性 (1935)" class="">New Women 新女性 (1935)</a><br /> A contemporary social drama about “the woman question.” What are women’s lives like in China today? And what should they be?</p> </div><div class="span6"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/New-Women-still-1-e1618428917209.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="New Women 1935" /> </div></div></div> <hr /> <p></p> <div class="module-box"><div class="row-fluid"><div class="span6"><p> <a target="_self" href="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/the-great-road-1934/" title="The Great Road 大路 (1934)" class="">The Great Road 大路 (1934)</a><br /> In this genre-bending romp, a band of road workers, aided by two women, build a great road to help China fight off invaders.</p> </div><div class="span6"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="892" height="501" src="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/The-Great-Road-still-e1618009876837.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="The Great Road 1934 still" srcset="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/The-Great-Road-still-e1618009876837.jpg 892w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/The-Great-Road-still-e1618009876837-300x168.jpg 300w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/The-Great-Road-still-e1618009876837-768x431.jpg 768w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/The-Great-Road-still-e1618009876837-270x152.jpg 270w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 892px) 100vw, 892px" /> </div></div></div> <hr /> <p></p> <div class="module-box"><div class="row-fluid"><div class="span6"><p> <a target="_self" href="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/goddess-1934/" title="Goddess 神女 (1934)" class="">Goddess 神女 (1934)</a><br /> Ruan Lingyu stars as a single mother in Shanghai struggling to give her young son an education, in the face of exploitation and social prejudice.</p> </div><div class="span6"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2020/11/Ruan-Lingyu-in-Goddess-1934-e1618428981560.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Goddess 1934" /> </div></div></div> <hr /> <p></p> <div class="module-box"><div class="row-fluid"><div class="span6"><p> <a target="_self" href="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/playthings-1933/" title="Playthings 小玩意 (1933)" class="">Playthings 小玩意 (1933)</a><br /> Artisan toymakers struggling to survive amidst war and competition from big business.</p> </div><div class="span6"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/03/Playthings-screenshot-cropped-e1618429054449.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Playthings 1933" /> </div></div></div> <hr /> <p></p> <div class="module-box"><div class="row-fluid"><div class="span6"><p> <a target="_self" href="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/the-peach-girl-1931/" title="The Peach Girl 桃花泣血記 (1931)" class="">The Peach Girl 桃花泣血記 (1931)</a><br /> The Peach Girl co-stars Ruan Lingyu and Jin Yan as lovers in rural China tragically separated by social class.</p> </div><div class="span6"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="168" src="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/1931/04/The-Peach-Girl-1931-thumbnail-e1618429102630.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="The Peach Girl (1931)" /> </div></div></div> <hr /> <p></p> <div class="module-box"><div class="row-fluid"><div class="span6"><p> <a target="_self" href="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/poor-daddy-1929/" title="Poor Daddy 怕老婆 (1929)" class="">Poor Daddy 怕老婆 (1929)</a><br /> Poor Daddy (1929) is a slapstick silent comedy starring Liu Jiqun</p> </div><div class="span6"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="719" height="404" src="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2022/04/Poor-Daddy-raw-still-for-thumbnail-e1649962780639.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Poor Daddy 1929" srcset="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2022/04/Poor-Daddy-raw-still-for-thumbnail-e1649962780639.jpg 719w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2022/04/Poor-Daddy-raw-still-for-thumbnail-e1649962780639-300x169.jpg 300w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2022/04/Poor-Daddy-raw-still-for-thumbnail-e1649962780639-270x152.jpg 270w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px" /> </div></div></div> <hr /> <p></p> <div class="module-box"><div class="row-fluid"><div class="span6"><p> <a target="_self" href="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/dont-change-your-husband-1929/" title="Don’t Change Your Husband 情海重吻 (1929)" class="">Don’t Change Your Husband 情海重吻 (1929)</a><br /> A married woman falls for a playboy college student. Will she live happily ever after? And what about her husband? Who will set things right?</p> </div><div class="span6"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1160" height="652" src="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2023/03/dont-change-your-husband-1929-screenshot-e1678683197258.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Don't Change Your Husband 1929" srcset="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2023/03/dont-change-your-husband-1929-screenshot-e1678683197258.jpg 1160w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2023/03/dont-change-your-husband-1929-screenshot-e1678683197258-300x169.jpg 300w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2023/03/dont-change-your-husband-1929-screenshot-e1678683197258-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2023/03/dont-change-your-husband-1929-screenshot-e1678683197258-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px" /> </div></div></div> <hr /> <p></p> <div class="module-box"><div class="row-fluid"><div class="span6"><p> <a target="_self" href="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/the-pearl-necklace-1926/" title="The Pearl Necklace 一串珍珠 (1926)" class="">The Pearl Necklace 一串珍珠 (1926)</a><br /> What's truly precious? This silent film features a conservative morality tale about women's vanity, with two outstanding scenes of animation.</p> </div><div class="span6"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1095" height="739" src="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/1925/10/The-Pearl-Necklace-1925-title-screenshot.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="The Pearl Necklace 一串珍珠 1925" srcset="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/1925/10/The-Pearl-Necklace-1925-title-screenshot.jpg 1095w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/1925/10/The-Pearl-Necklace-1925-title-screenshot-300x202.jpg 300w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/1925/10/The-Pearl-Necklace-1925-title-screenshot-1024x691.jpg 1024w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/1925/10/The-Pearl-Necklace-1925-title-screenshot-768x518.jpg 768w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/1925/10/The-Pearl-Necklace-1925-title-screenshot-270x182.jpg 270w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1095px) 100vw, 1095px" /> </div></div></div> <hr /> <p> </div> </div> <div id="utility-after-content" class="sidebar utility "> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid expand content"> <div id="subsidiary" class="sidebar aside span-12"> <div id="section-31" class="widget section-widget widget-section-widget"><div class="widget-wrap widget-inside"><div id="body-container" class="container"> <div class="expand websitefooter"> <div class="contact-column"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Xdirs4_JYpeyWi46h8kdA"><img class="footer-icon" src="https://chinesefilmclassics.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2021/03/white-youtube-logo-transparent-7-e1616172644322.png" alt="Youtube icon"></a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Xdirs4_JYpeyWi46h8kdA">Subscribe to the Modern Chinese YouTube Channel</a> </div> <div class="contact-column contact-info"> © <a href="https://asia.ubc.ca/profile/christopher-rea/">Christopher Rea</a> </div> <div class="contact-column"> <img class="footer-icon" src="https://chinesefilmclassics.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2021/03/UBC-logo-2018-crest-white-rgb72-e1616177000993.png"> </div> </div> </div></div></div><div id="section-32" class="widget section-widget widget-section-widget"><div class="widget-wrap widget-inside"><script> $('.iso-nav').each(function() { $(this).after($('<hr>')); 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