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Iron-beaked Hen's Sudden Rise to Power

"The 'Iron-beaked Hen' is one of Tang Bik-wan's iconic comedic characters in her prolific career."

Iron-Beaked Hen and Fatso Bo on their way to the city to help a relative out of some trouble, they run into a band of robbers. They stop over an allegedly haunted house where they save the lovers To Lok-yin and Yu Mei-yung from their attemped suicide. Hen learn their story and decide to help them out. Yin comes from a rich family, he lost his father when he was very young and was brought up by his uncle. Now that he is old enough to claim his inheritance, the guardian, his uncle, in order to keep the fortune under control, forces him to marry a girl of his choosing. The couple cannot face separation and resolve to end their lives together. Hen thinks of a way to help them, which involves Yin pretending to comply; that is, to go ahead with the marriage arrangement. On the wedding day, they swap the bride with Yung. Disguised as a matchmaker and a county official respectively, Hen and Bo reprimand To's uncle who schemes to seize To's family fortune. To and Yu marry.

Top Cast

  • Tang Pik-Wan

    Tang Pik-Wan

    Iron-beaked hen

  • Leung Sing-por

    Leung Sing-por

    Fatso Po

  • Wong Cho-San

    Wong Cho-San

    Ching Hau

  • Leung Miu-Seung

    Leung Miu-Seung

    To Lok-yin

  • Chow Kwun-Ling

    Chow Kwun-Ling

    Yu Mei-yung

  • Chow Hoi-Tong

    Chow Hoi-Tong

    Yuet-kiu

  • Ching Lai

    Ching Lai

  • Gam Lau

    Gam Lau

  • Chow Gat

    Chow Gat

Overview

Iron-Beaked Hen and Fatso Bo on their way to the city to help a relative out of some trouble, they run into a band of robbers. They stop over an allegedly haunted house where they save the lovers To Lok-yin and Yu Mei-yung from their attemped suicide. Hen learn their story and decide to help them out. Yin comes from a rich family, he lost his father when he was very young and was brought up by his uncle. Now that he is old enough to claim his inheritance, the guardian, his uncle, in order to keep the fortune under control, forces him to marry a girl of his choosing. The couple cannot face separation and resolve to end their lives together. Hen thinks of a way to help them, which involves Yin pretending to comply; that is, to go ahead with the marriage arrangement. On the wedding day, they swap the bride with Yung. Disguised as a matchmaker and a county official respectively, Hen and Bo reprimand To's uncle who schemes to seize To's family fortune. To and Yu marry.

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