The Flower Girl

Yee Chaushui is one of the best comedians in Hong Kong cinema and he first played the Tramp character in the 1939 film Song Girl White Peony a remake or ripoff of Chaplins City Lights 1931 Flower Girl is a remake of that remake transposing the story from Great Depression America to postwar Hong Kong where devastating poverty is compounded by an egregious wealth gap between sectors Yees Tramp is an inspired blend of Chaplins slapstick gags and the Cantonese opera chou san the clown shtick exemplified by his performance of the song Fantasy of Riches in which he likely improvises lyrics to generate laughter Leung Singpo costars in one of many pairings that feature two of Hong Kongs best comic personalities