Lonely Orchid
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| Traditional Chinese | 空谷蘭 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 空谷兰 | ||||||
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| Directed by | Zhang Shichuan | ||||||
| Screenplay by | Bao Tianxiao | ||||||
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| Cinematography | Dong Keyi | ||||||
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| Country | Republic of China | ||||||
| Language | Silent | ||||||
Lonely Orchid (traditional Chinese: 空谷蘭; simplified Chinese: 空谷兰; pinyin: Kōnggǔ lán), also known as Orchid in the Valley, is a 1926 silent family drama film directed by Zhang Shichuan for the Mingxing Film Company. Adapted from a British novel via several intermediary translations, it follows a married couple who are separated after the husband falls for a seductress, but reunite when his disguised first wife returns. The film changed several settings and plot elements to better suit Chinese audiences, and was a commercial success upon release. Now lost, Lonely Orchid was remade by Mingxing in 1935.