Esther Eng Story

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FIRST LADY OF CHINESE CINEMARomantic, patriot, feminist and celebrated restaurateur ... But scholars have dropped the ball on filmmaker ESTHER ENG! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

WHERE ARE HER FILMS?_________________________________________________She made the "first Cantonese Singing-Talking Picture made in Hollywood" (1936), directed "national defence" dramas for China (1930s), gave Bruce Lee his screen debut (1941) and produced & directed the first all-Chinese picture made in and around Hawaii ... Yet you may never have heard of this remarkable woman who directed 9 features in America and Hong Kong.

Copyright Frank Bren & Law Kar, 2001. Site enquiries via frankmondial@lycos.com Photographs of Esther Eng and stills from her films are reproduced by kind permission of Esther's sister, Sally Ng Kam-ping (from her family collection), and Law Kar (from his private collection).

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ESTHER ENG

(Ng Kam-ha)1914 - 1970