The Merry Wife

The Merry Wife

84 mins | Comedy, Romance | June 8, 1972

Under false pretenses, Zhenzhen marries Mr. Lin, who happens to be her teacher. She wants to still study and wants to enroll in his school in Hong Kong. The head of the school agrees to this under the condition that they conceal the fact that they are married. Zhenzhen finds out right away that her husband is fawned over by the girls, they all have a crush on him, as also does the spinster librarian. However, Mr. Lin finds that that the boys in the school (they are late teens, 17 or so) really like Zhenzhen. This leads to hurt feelings, questions about fidelity and even, in Zhenzhen's case, innocuous dates with one of the boys who rides a motorcycle.

The Merry Wife

84 mins | Comedy, Romance | June 8, 1972

The Merry Wife
Under false pretenses, Zhenzhen marries Mr. Lin, who happens to be her teacher. She wants to still study and wants to enroll in his school in Hong Kong. The head of the school agrees to this under the condition that they conceal the fact that they are married. Zhenzhen finds out right away that her husband is fawned over by the girls, they all have a crush on him, as also does the spinster librarian. However, Mr. Lin finds that that the boys in the school (they are late teens, 17 or so) really like Zhenzhen. This leads to hurt feelings, questions about fidelity and even, in Zhenzhen's case, innocuous dates with one of the boys who rides a motorcycle.
Producers Shaw Brothers
Original title 娃娃夫人
Directors Kim Soo-yong
Writers Hsia San

Cast

Li Ching

as Xu Zhenzhen

Ling Yun

as Lin Min

Chang Pei-Shan

as Qiu Zhengyu

Ling Ling

as Huang Meichun

Gam Tin-Chue

as Teacher

Ou-Yang Sha-Fei

as Ms Xia

Wei Tzu-Yun

as Jianmin

Chen Yanyan

as Zhen's grandmother

Chu Gam

as Mr Ding

Ng Wai

as Mrs Ding