When Fortune Smiles

When Fortune Smiles

When Fortune Smiles

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When Fortune Smiles

1990

1h 35m

6.8(33 votes)

Action

Comedy

Crime

Overview

A daughter inherits a massive amount of fortune from his deceased father and it enrages her brother and her nephew, who then try to steal some of it from her.

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Cast & Crew

19 members

Acting

周星馳

Vincent Hing

周星馳

Acting

吳君如

Tsao Fei Fei / Rubbish Fung

吳君如

Acting

陳友

Private Eye Wong

Acting

黃秋生

Wei

黃秋生

Acting

梅小惠

Wei's Wife

梅小惠

Acting

成奎安

Lung

成奎安

Acting

Lam Kau

Second Master

Lam Kau

Acting

翁世傑

Robert Hu

翁世傑

Acting

吴振东

Lung's Man

吴振东

Acting

周比利

Biu

周比利

Acting

Hui Ying-Sau

Mr. Tsao

Hui Ying-Sau

Acting

Billy Ching Sau-Yat

Pei

Billy Ching Sau-Yat

Acting

Kan Tat-Wah

Wei's Aide

Kan Tat-Wah

Acting

林根

Stuttering Chauffeur

Acting

雷達

Old Gardener

Acting

Ernest Mauser

Man Comes Out of Toilet

Ernest Mauser

Acting

侯煥玲

Maid

侯煥玲

Acting

吳育樞

Unknown Role

吳育樞

Acting

鄧泰和

Unknown Role

鄧泰和

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