Wang Keng (王鏗)

Wang Keng (王鏗) was born in Panyu, Guangdong in 1911. After the war, he participated in Hong Kong film work and held various positions, including actor, assistant director, screenwriter, etc. The main job is as a set designer at Daguan Studio, and was in charge of "Lang is the Spring Breeze" (1949), "The Enchantress of the Ancient Garden" (1949), "Zixia Cup" (1949), "Wrongly Placed" (1950) ), "Red Ling Blood" (two episodes, 1951) and other film set work. In 1949, he directed the first film "The Temptress's Haunting at the Door". Afterwards, he directed Tang Ti-sheng's original works "A Crescent Crescent With Cold Quilt" (1952, co-directed with Li Tie), "Four Demons in the Labyrinth" (1952) and other films. In the Western-style swordsman film "Four Demons in the Labyrinth", he also served as a set designer, and his Western-style set design is very distinctive. In 1952, Zhonglian Film Company was established, and he was one of the shareholders. Li Chenfeng, Li Tie, Wu Hui, Zhu Ji, and Qin Jian became its basic directors. Wang Keng once directed "The Wall" (1956), "Amorous Love" (1958), "Poisonous Hands" (1960), "Haunted House" (1963) and other films. "The Wall" is Zhonglian's first comedy, set in the situation of a divorced couple still living together in the same house, it was a successful situation comedy in Cantonese films in the 1950s. Other well-known director works include "Jian Niang" (1955), "Mist Beauty" (1956), "Mei Niang" (1956) and so on. The last film he directed was "Girl Extrovert" (1965). In addition to being a director, Wang Keng is also an active actor. He has made outstanding achievements in such films as "Golden Orchid Sisters" (1954), "Love Trilogy" (1955), "Iron Courage" (1966), and "Golden Gull" (1967). show. The last film he starred in was the Mandarin film Qun Fang Pu (1972) written and directed by Li Zhaoxiong. Wang Keng died of illness in Macau in 1974 at the age of 63 (another theory refers to his birth in 1914 and death in 1978).