Chan Pei

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Chan Pei

Chan Siu-Lam
Died: June 20th, 1966


Filmography *(1925-1975)*

	Actor (17 films)
		The Fop (1935)
		Loverboy (1935)
		The Pain of Separation (1936)
		Loverboy (Part 2) (1936)
		The Sun Rises Again (1937) ... Lee Tung-Sun
		Mother and Son (1941)
		Flowers After the Storm (1947)
		Love with No Result (1947) ... Patriarch
		Bodyguard Huang TianBa (Part 1) (1948)
		Bodyguard Huang TianBa (Part 2) (1948)
		Chen Mengji and Huang Tangjing (1949)
		The Wages of Sin (Part 1) (1950) ... Fan Kat
		The Wages of Sin (Part 2) (1950) ... Fan Kat
		The Silver World of Stardom (1951)
		Family (1953)
		The Story of Zhong Wuyan (1955)
		The Bridge in Lo-Yang (1975)

	Director (134 films)
		Romances Are Not For Me (1925)
		The Pain of Separation (1936)
		An Abandoned Woman (1936)
		The Evil Mother-in-Law (1936)
		The Miserly Old Mama (1936)
		Crinma of Passion (1936)
		The Polygamist (1936)
		The Witty Patriarch (1937)
		Wife, Emperor! (1937)
		A Mysterious Night (1937)
		The Polygamist, Part Two (1937)
		The Joys and Sorrows of Love (1937)
		Seventy Two Professions (1937)
		Seven Beauties (1938)
		At this Crucial Juncture (1938)
		Brothers (1938)
		The Corrupt Magistrate (1938)
		Femme Fatale (1938)
		Rouge Tears (1938)
		Eight Heaven (1939)
		Love Burns (1939)
		Love Duel (1939)
		A Song to Remember (1939)
		Putting the King of Hell to Death (1939)
		Mahjong Bible (1939)
		Jealousy and Suspicion (1940)
		Why Not Return? (Part 2) (1947)
		Flowers After the Storm (1947)
		Love with No Result (1947)
		I'm Crazy About You (1947)
		The Guangzhou Adventure of the Fearless (1947)
		Return of the Lascivious Woman's Soul (1948)
		Good Girl Covers for Both Sides (1948)
		Bodyguard Huang TianBa (Part 1) (1948)
		Bodyguard Huang TianBa (Part 2) (1948)
		Chen Mengji and Huang Tangjing (1949)
		The Ancient Beauty, Meng Lijun (1949)
		Lun Wenxu Sells Vegetables (1949)
		The Weapon, Blood-sucker (Part 1) (1949)
		The Weapon, Blood-sucker (Part 2) (1949)
		A Chivalrous Bandit (1950)
		Too Many Wives Ruin the Husband (1950)
		Kaleidoscope (1950)
		Pitiful Girl (1950)
		Through Thick and Thin in Marriage (1950)
		Poor But Happy (1950)
		The Handsome Hero Perplexed by Love (1951)
		The Love Story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai (1951)
		Third-master Sha (1951)
		The Amorous Meng Lijun (1951)
		The Story of Hua Mulan (1951)
		Golden-leafed Chrysanthemum (1952)
		Girl Who Plays Young Master (1952)
		The Young Lady's Escort Army (1952)
		Mis-Matched Love Birds (1952)
		Frolicking with a Pretty Maid in the Wineshop (1952)
		The Story of Lun Wenzui (1952)
		Leung Shan-Pak's Second Meeting With Chuk Ying-Toi (1952)
		Emperor Guang Xu's Nocturnal Lament (1952)
		Top Singers Two (1952)
		The Affair Between Lu Bu and Diaochan (1952)
		How the Red Maid Thrice Mocked Cheung Kwun-Shui (1952)
		Palace Efang on Fire (1952)
		The Twelve Beauties (1952)
		Wife in the Morning, Sister-in-Law at Night (1952)
		All Acquaintances Are Single (1953)
		Sweet Girl (1953)
		Why Not Return? (1953)
		Swallows in Spring (1954)
		Madam Butterfly (1954)
		Paying Nocturnal Sacrifice to Qiuxi (1954)
		Third-master Sha, the Heart-Stealer (1954)
		Paying Nocturnal Sacrifice to Kam-Kiu (1954)
		Success Follows Sorrow (1954)
		How Law Buk Rescued His Mother (1955)
		Silk Factory Girl (1955)
		The Model and the Car (1955)
		Teenage Romance (1955)
		Moving House (1955)
		Mrs. Chen's Boat Chase (1955)
		A Mad Woman Goes Hunting for Her Son (1955)
		The Sly Woman (1955)
		How Ng Hei Slew His Wife to Prove His Allegiance to a General (1955)
		Sisters-in-laws' Love (1955)
		The Story of Zhong Wuyan (1955)
		The Magic Jade Fan (1955)
		The Oil Vendor and His Pretty Bride (1955)
		Lady Red-Broom Elopes (1955)
		The Story of Lun Wenxu and Li Chunhua (1955)
		Backyard Adventures (1955)
		Never Forgotten (1955)
		The Green Jade Hairpin (1956)
		The Fake Marriage (1956)
		The Boat Girl Sues the King (1956)
		A Fierce Debator (1956)
		A Brave Girl Avenges Her Husband's Death (1956)
		Wang Zhaojun's Lute Song Touches the Emperor of Han (1956)
		Gui Zhi Sues (1956)
		Nocturnal Dreams of Love (1956)
		The Eighth Miss Yang Advertises for a Husband (1956)
		Mourn for the Storm-Beaten Flower (1956)
		The Drunken Emperor Slays His Minister (1956)
		The Saucy Girl's Sudden Rise to Power (1957)
		The Fox-Spirit's Romance (1957)
		The Fool's Honeymoon (1957)
		The Mis-Matched In-Laws (1957)
		The Successful Scholar (1957)
		The Story of Pan An (1958)
		How Shui Bing-Sum Thrice Played Tricks on Koi Kei-Cho (1958)
		Crime of Passion in the Mansion (1959)
		The Spendthrift Son in the Underworld (1959)
		The Fairy Third Sister's Trip to the World of Men (1959)
		The Revenge of a Forlorn Wife (1960)
		The Princess and Fok Wah (1960)
		The Story of Lady Big Tao (1960)
		Romantic Music (Part 1) (1960)
		Romantic Music (Part 2) (1960)
		An Ideal Couple (1961)
		Witness for the Prosecution (1961)
		Two Generals in Contention for a Wife (1962)
		The Princess and the 7 Little Heroes (1962)
		Flowers Forever Blossoming, Moon Forever Full (1962)
		Love in the Pearl Chamber (1962)
		An Act of Righteousness (Part 1) (1962)
		Little Detective (1962)
		Tragedy on the Love Bridge (1962)
		An Act of Righteousness (Part 2) (1962)
		Till Death Do We Part (1962)
		Spring Comes to the Palace (1962)
		Triumphal Celebrations (1963)
		Funny Thief (1963)
		Poor Lady Ping (1963)
		A Celebration of Spring (1964)
		All Are Happy (1964)

	Writer (17 films)
		Crinma of Passion (1936)
		Wife, Emperor! (1937)
		A Mysterious Night (1937)
		Seventy Two Professions (1937)
		Seven Beauties (1938)
		Femme Fatale (1938)
		Love Burns (1939)
		Love Duel (1939)
		Good Girl Covers for Both Sides (1948)
		Poor But Happy (1950)
		The Story of Hua Mulan (1951)
		Emperor Guang Xu's Nocturnal Lament (1952)
		Success Follows Sorrow (1954)
		The Successful Scholar (1957)
		The Princess and Fok Wah (1960)
		Spring Comes to the Palace (1962)
		Poor Lady Ping (1963)

	Production Manager (10 films)
		The Twelve Beauties (1952)
		Two Orphans (1964)
		My Excellent Children and Wife (1964)
		A New, Improved Lady (1964)
		Home Sweet Home (1965)
		Home at Last (1965)
		Poor Daughter-in-law (1965)
		A Spring Celebration of the Swallows' Return (1966)
		The Lonely Woman (1966)
		Love Burst (1966)


Biography

	Chan Pei's original name was Chan Siu-lam, and his father was the renowned Cantonese opera performer Leng Chuen. Before entering the film industry, Chan Pei was active in Cantonese opera, theatre and vinyl recording, both as performer and organiser. Based mainly in Hong Kong and Guangzhou, he acquired extensive experience in scheduling and catering to the needs of the audience and individual performers. (HKFA press release)