This great star appeared in an Esther Eng film in 1941. Who was he?  ( SEE BELOW)

SEE BELOW

THE DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

In 1935, at the age of 20, Esther rented a small studio (in "Sunset Boulevard" per one report) to realise her dream of making mainstream American movies starring Chinese actors.

In 1935, her father, Ng Yu-jat, a well-to-do merchant, enabled his daughter to produce her first film by setting up the Gwong Ngai (Bright Art) company of which she was a core member. She co-produced - though did not direct - the company's first film, Sum Hun (Heartaches), which premiered in the US in early 1936 before going on to Hong Kong in June. It starred the popular Cantonese opera actress, Wai Kim-fong, and was hailed as the "first Cantonese Singing-Talking Picture made in Hollywood".

30 years before he became a martial arts' superstar: BRUCE LEE (centre) represented the heroine as baby in Ms. Eng's American film, Golden Gate Girl (1941)..

 

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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).