Minxin Film Company
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The Minxin Film Company or the China Sun Film Company was one of the earliest movie studios in the history of Chinese cinema.
, the so called "Father of Hong Kong Cinema," with his brother Lai Pak-Hoi
. Minxin eventually moved to Shanghai in 1926 after economic turmoil in Hong Kong made production there near impossible. By the end of the 1920s, however, the company was in dire financial straits, as it struggled to compete with the much larger Mingxing Film Company
as well as other studios, such as the Shaw Brothers' Tianyi Film Company. It was ultimately saved by Lai's old friend Luo Mingyou, who suggested a pooling of resources to create a new company - the famous Lianhua Studios
. Thus, in 1930, Minxin Film Company was absorbed into the newly formed Lianhua.
By 1936, however, Lai split off from the now declining Lianhua in control of Lianhua's Studio No. 1. This studio then formed the basis of a newly independent "Minxin Film Company."
History
Established in 1922 in Hong Kong by director and actor Lai Man-waiLai Man-Wai
Lai Man-Wai , now known as Father of Hong Kong Cinema, was the director of the first Hong Kong movie Zhuangzi Tests His Wife in 1913...
, the so called "Father of Hong Kong Cinema," with his brother Lai Pak-Hoi
Lai Pak-hoi
Lai Pak-hoi or Li Beihai was a Chinese actor and producer based in Hong Kong, and an early pioneer of the Hong Kong film industry.-Biography:...
. Minxin eventually moved to Shanghai in 1926 after economic turmoil in Hong Kong made production there near impossible. By the end of the 1920s, however, the company was in dire financial straits, as it struggled to compete with the much larger Mingxing Film Company
Mingxing Film Company
Mingxing Film Company was one of the largest Chinese production companies during the 1920s, and 1930s in Shanghai and Hong Kong. The company lasted from 1922 until 1937 when it was closed permanently by the Second Sino-Japanese War.-History:...
as well as other studios, such as the Shaw Brothers' Tianyi Film Company. It was ultimately saved by Lai's old friend Luo Mingyou, who suggested a pooling of resources to create a new company - the famous Lianhua Studios
Lianhua Film Company
The Lianhua Film Company was one of two major production companies based in Shanghai, China during the 1930s, the other being the Mingxing Film Company.-Names:...
. Thus, in 1930, Minxin Film Company was absorbed into the newly formed Lianhua.
By 1936, however, Lai split off from the now declining Lianhua in control of Lianhua's Studio No. 1. This studio then formed the basis of a newly independent "Minxin Film Company."
External links
- Incomplete list of Minxin-produced films from the Chinese Movie Database