Backyard Adventures

Backyard Adventures

117 mins | Drama | July 12, 1955

Reporter Yu Mong-yuen is recovering from a leg injury in his fiancee Man-wah's apartment. Bored, he looks out the rear window and observes the life of the neighbouring building. Among the tenants are a sugar-daddy and his mistress, a middle-aged man wants to marry a young girl, but she is in love with his son. Finally, she hatches a plot and makes the man agree to her marrying his son ; a sly fortune-teller ; a lively gym, a rich widow quarrels with the trainer of a gymnasium because his dog has bitten her cat ; and an opera school, a woman signs, leaning on the balcony, and a man tries to strangle her. In fact they are rehearsing an opera…… One evening, Wah is on the night shift, and Yuen watches the opera troupe rehearse to the end. Under the influence of drugs, Yu mistakenly believes that a divorced man has murdered a taxi dancer. He alerts the police, but the whole thing is nothing more than a misunderstanding.

Backyard Adventures

117 mins | Drama | July 12, 1955

Backyard Adventures
Reporter Yu Mong-yuen is recovering from a leg injury in his fiancee Man-wah's apartment. Bored, he looks out the rear window and observes the life of the neighbouring building. Among the tenants are a sugar-daddy and his mistress, a middle-aged man wants to marry a young girl, but she is in love with his son. Finally, she hatches a plot and makes the man agree to her marrying his son ; a sly fortune-teller ; a lively gym, a rich widow quarrels with the trainer of a gymnasium because his dog has bitten her cat ; and an opera school, a woman signs, leaning on the balcony, and a man tries to strangle her. In fact they are rehearsing an opera…… One evening, Wah is on the night shift, and Yuen watches the opera troupe rehearse to the end. Under the influence of drugs, Yu mistakenly believes that a divorced man has murdered a taxi dancer. He alerts the police, but the whole thing is nothing more than a misunderstanding.
Producers Liangyou Film Company
Original title 後窗
Directors Yip Feng-Tin, Cheung Man, Chan Pei, Chu Kei, Chu Yat-Hung, Lee Sau-Kei, Ng Wui
Writers Cheung Shun, Cheng Kang

Cast

Cheung Ying

as Yu Mong-yuen

Chow Kwun-Ling

as Man Wah

Tsi Law-Lin

as taxi dancer

Lo Dun

as Mr Mok

Lee Hoi-Chuen

as fortune-teller

Ma Sze-Tsang

as Conservative father

Yung Siu-Yi

as Daughter /

Wu Fung

as Boyfriend

Leung Sing-por

as Patron

Lai Cheuk-Cheuk

as Patron's wife

Pak Suet-Sin

as Actress

Ng Cho-Fan

as Actor

Wong Cho-San

as Wong Kwok Tung

Fong Yim-Fen

as Lover

Lee Ching

as Lover

Chan Lap-Ban

as Fortune-teller's servant

Yuen Biu-Wan

as Fortune-teller's shill

Lai Man

as Fortune-teller's customer

To Sam-Ku

as Fortune-teller's customer

Tai Sang-Po

as Customer's servant

Lee Kwok-Wai

as Mr Mok's son

Kong Yat-fan

as Mong-Yuen's cousin

Lisa Mok

as Cousin's wife

Ho Chi

as Worker

Lo Kau

as Worker bringing wheelchair

Wong Man-Lei

as Widow

Gam Lau

as Servant/Gatekeeper

Wong Chiu-Miu

as TV director

Cheung Wood-Yau

as Lorry driver

Chu Yat-Hung

as Servant

Ho Chak-Chong

as Godfather

Hung Sin-Nui

as Blind singer

Yam Kim-Fai

as Blind singer

Lee Yuet-Ching

as Musician for blind singers

Kwan Bik-Sang

as Musician for blind singers

Sek Kin

as Fitness teacher

Cheng Pik-Ying

as Fitness student

Chan Chui-Bing

as Fitness student

Lam Kau

as Fitness student

Hui Ying-Ying

as Fitness student

Lee Yim-Yeung

as Fitness student

Yiu Yee-Wan

as Fitness student

Wong Sau-Han

as Fitness student

Lam Yau-Leung

as Fitness student

Siu Hon-Sang

as Fitness student

Chow Gat

as Fitness student

Sai Gwa-Pau

as Fitness student

Lam Yuen

as Fitness student

Fung Ming

as Fitness student

Leung Chun-Mat

as Fitness student

Yuen Siu-hoi

as Fitness student

Leung Yuk-Kwan

as Fitness student

Mak Bing-Wing

as Opera trainer

Ma Siu-Ying

as Opera trainer

Chan Yim-Lung

as Opera trainee

Au-Yeung Kim

as Opera trainee

Wong Hok-Sing

as Opera trainee

Ho King-Fan

as Opera trainee

Yue Ming

as Opera trainee

Ling Mung

as Opera trainee

Leung Siu-Mui

as Opera trainee

Tam Wing-Chau

as Opera trainee

Woo Yik

as Opera trainee

Yuen Siu-Fai

as Opera trainee

Chan Kam-Tong

as Opera trainee

Chung Lai-Yung

as Onlooker

Lee Bo-ying

as Onlooker

Lai Man-Soh

as Onlooker

Lee Wai-Ha

as Onlooker

Mui Chun

as Onlooker

Ng Tung

as Onlooker

Chow Luen

as Onlooker

Wong Kung-Miu

as Onlooker

Lee Keng-Ching

as Onlooker

Lee Tsui-Ping

as Onlooker

Jia Na

as Onlooker

Wong Tak

as Onlooker

Wong Oi-Ming

as Onlooker

Keung Chung-Ping

as Onlooker

Cheung Chok-Chow

as Onlooker

Poon Siu-Chau

as Onlooker

Lam Yuk

as Onlooker

Kwong Siu-Loi

as Onlooker

Yu Oi-Lin

as Onlooker

Poon Bing-Kuen

as Onlooker

Cheung Chi-Suen

as Onlooker

Lam Fei

as Onlooker

Mok Hung

as Onlooker

Ho Keng-Bo

as Onlooker

Wong Wai

as Onlooker

Cheung Chau-Sang

as Onlooker

Cheng Lau-Kuen

as Onlooker

Tam On

as Wonton hawker

Cheung Tit

as Mover

Yuen Lap-Cheung

as Mover

Ng Wui

as Pedestrian

Chun Kim

as Pedestrian

Tsui Siu-Ying

as Pedestrian

Go Chiu

as Taxi driver

Heung Hoi

as Taxi driver

Law Kim-Long

as Newlywed groom

Mui Yee

as Newlywed bride

Kam Ping

as Chambermaid

Siu Man-Luen

as Chambermaid

Leung Lai-Ha

as Chambermaid

Kwok Hong

as Motel waiter

Hoh San

as Motel waiter

Lam Liu-Ngok

as Police Sergeant

Tang Man

as Policeman

Wong Lam

as Policeman

Fung Fung

as Policeman

Cheng Wai-Sum

as Policeman

Fung Ying-Seung

as fitness instructor (died before taking up the role)