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My Name Ain't Suzie

My Name Ain't Suzie

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My Name Ain't Suzie

1985

1h 36m

5.4(7 votes)

Drama

Overview

Hungry for fun, American soldiers crowd the bars of late-’50s Hong Kong. Staffed with handpicked young girls from the countryside, the Lucky Bar is the most popular of them all, and Shui Mei is the smartest and keenest of the apprentices working there. She soon catches the eye of Jimmy, who every evening wanders from table to table, showing his father’s photo and asking for news about him.

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Shaw Brothers

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Pat Ha Man-Jik

Pat Ha Man-Jik

Mary Lai Shui Mei

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang

Jimmy Kooh

Deanie Ip

Deanie Ip

Wong Ying

Angela Yu Chien

Angela Yu Chien

Little Lin Yuk

Betty Ting Pei

Betty Ting Pei

Monie

Kwan Yik-Nam

Lee Sze-Ping

Colette Koo

Colette Koo

Wednesday

Kelvin Wong Ho-Yee

Little Master

Wong Wai

Wong Wai

Policeman

Creative team

Directed by: Angie Chen
Written by: John Chan Koon-Chung
Produced by: Mona Fong Yat-Wah

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