Who directed Street Angels?

Black and white feature film 1937 is produced by Star Film Company.

Director: Yuan

Photography: Wu Yinxian

Starring: Zhao Dan, Zhou Xuan and Wei Heling.

Xiao Chen, a young trumpeter, lives in a small attic in an alley in Shanghai. He and Lao Wang became sworn brothers, selling newspapers, fruits, hairdressers and unemployed people. They vowed to "share weal and woe". Opposite the attic, Xiaoyun and Xiaohong lived. They are from the northeast. They lived in Shanghai after the fall of their hometown. In order to survive, Xiaoyun's sister was forced to be a prostitute by the owner's violinist and his wife. Xiaohong followed the violinist to the teahouse and pub to sing. Chen Xiao and Xiao Hong face the window, and you pull me to sing to express your feelings. One day, Xiaohong was singing in the teahouse and was taken away by the rogue Gu. He colluded with the pianist in an attempt to occupy Xiaohong. Xiaohong knew about it and immediately consulted Xiao Chen. At Lao Wang's suggestion, they decided to ask a lawyer to lodge a complaint. I didn't want the lawyer to ask for huge sums of money, and the lawsuit fell through. With the help of Xiaoyun, Lao Wang and other sworn brothers, Chen Xiao and Xiao Hong took refuge elsewhere and got married. The hooligans whipped Xiaoyun and forced Xiaohong to go there. Xiaoyun would rather die than say anything, and was put into the secret room by hooligans. One night, Xiaoyun was forced to laugh in the street and was chased by the police. When I escaped, I met Lao Wang and was taken to Xiaohong to escape. In the bitter life, Xiaoyun and Lao Wang also had feelings. One day, Xiao Chen was playing in a barber shop, but unfortunately he was discovered by a pianist and found the whereabouts of Xiaohong. The pianist gathered the rogue Gu and his thugs and went to arrest people. At this time, there were only two sisters at home. Xiaoyun leaned against the front door to cover Xiaohong and fled over the wall. He was stabbed by hooligans in the fight. Xiao Yun was dying when Lao Wang heard the news.

This film is a classic of China's talking movies in 1930s. This film was praised by georges sadoul, a famous French film historian, as "extremely unique and typical China style". Even today, its charm remains undiminished. The film also left the songs "Four Seasons Song" and "Genv" which are still popular today.