Film

The Violet Girl

1966 · 1h 49m · Romance

Working as a telephone operator on the nightshift, David Lau received some calls from a woman for a David and agrees to a blind date. Wearing a violet on his lapel, David mistakes someone else for his date. Jennie Lee, a stranger, comes calling at the hotel, addressing a bewildered David with an intimacy that is familiar and awkward. Mok Yu-fuk, the self-proclaimed Sherlock Holmes, follows Jennie but gets robbed. Lau received an invitation to Jennie's birthday party. The guests acting strange at the party. Jennie and Lau take a stroll along the beach. Jennie suddenly hurls herself into the sea in a run. Five years ago, when Jennie was having a heart-to-heart talk with her fiance David Wong on the beach, her neglected brother ran off to the sea and drowned himself. Suffering from a nervous breakdown ever since, Jennie was devasted by the departure of her fiance to America. The hopes Jennie's parents are pinning on the new David to boost their daughter's recovery are merely wishes.

Man Lan

Jennie Lee

Lui Kei

David Lau

Cheung Ching

Mok Yu-fuk

Leung Sing-por

Dr. Ma

Lee Heung-Kam

Pregnant Wife

Cheung Wood-Yau

Jennie's Father

Wong Man-Lei

Jennie's Mother

Jenny

Schoolgirl

Yau Kei

David Chan

Gam Lui

Dancer's Husband

Lam Siu

David's Father

Gam Lau

David's Mother

Wong Hon

Lawyer

Fung Ging-Man

Nurse

Man Leng

Telephonist

Su Sze-Po

Dancer

• Chor YuenDirector
• Szeto OnScreenplay
• Mak ToProducer
• Lam MuiExecutive Producer
• Choi CheongEditor

Release date

August 17, 1966

Status

Released

Original language

cn

Runtime

1h 49m

Genres

Romance