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Submitted by breskvar on Wed, 2015-10-21 23:51.

I tried to search the Chinese name of the film in the HK Film Archive but can't find anything.  Perhaps that is a western film?

breskvar

Submitted by tngan on Thu, 2015-10-22 00:21.

Hi there,

Based on the graphical content it is likely a Cantonese Opera on film, or an actual Cantonese Opera on stage.  Back in those days, some of the cinemas doubled as Cantonese Opera Houses, especially those having a deeper stage.

Typical example are 

1   .香港大舞台 (sorry, forgotten it's name in English) located in the site of present day Hopewell Centre;

2.   Lee Theatre (with the most advanced stage of its time);

3.   The Sunbeam Theatre in North Point, which is still up and running;

Many more.

T