When was the earliest film star selection in China?
It was in 1933.
In February of that year, just after the New Year, Shanghai's "Star Daily" launched the "Movie Queen" selection campaign. In the same month, "Electroacoustic Daily" held a selection activity of "China's Top Ten Stars". A total of 3 handsome men and 7 beautiful women were selected to form the "Top Ten Stars of China".
They are all talented and brilliant. Represents the aesthetic standard of that era.
So, who are they?
Today, let's review it in the form of old photos.
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Those elected as the "Queen of Movies" and the first of the "Top Ten Stars of China" are Hu Die.
She looks like a flower and a moon, graceful and luxurious. The movies she starred in, such as "Singer Red Peony" and "Laughing Karma", are very high-selling, have an audience base, and some people are praised, so it is expected that she will be elected "movie queen".
After that, she starred in films such as "Flower of Freedom", "Sister Flower", "Absolute Beauty", "Peacock Southeast Flying", "Three Women", "Spring Dream", "Splendid Paradise", "A Lady", "The Wanderings of a Bitter Child", "Street Boy" and other films, and also won the Best Actress Award at the 7th Asian Film Festival for the role of Mrs. Xu in "Back Door".
Hu Die made the film until 1966, after her last film "The Woman in the Tower", she completely stopped filming and moved to Vancouver to spend her old age. On April 23, 1989, Hu Die died in Vancouver, leaving behind a sentence that "the butterfly flew away". He died on December 31, 2012 at the age of 8 In 1995, Hu Di won the Chinese Film Century Awards - Actress Award.
Hu Die is known as "China's Greta Garbo". Her temperament is elegant and rich, and her style is elegant, especially the dimples at the corners of her mouth are the most charming. Through her old photos, have you been amazed by her?
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In 1933, the only actress who could really compete with Hu Die was Ruan Lingyu.
She is not very gorgeous, but her temperament is fresh and unworldly, and her key acting skills are exquisite, which is highly respected by the audience. In particular, the flower seller Lilian she starred in "Wild Grass Idle Flowers", the singer Yan yan who starred in "Spring Dream of the Old Capital", and the Ye Dajie who starred in "Gadgets" are even more popular with movie fans.
In 1933, she ranked second in the "Top Ten Stars of China".
Since then, she has starred in many excellent films, such as "Three Modern Women", "New Women", etc., the pinnacle of which is "Goddess" starring in 1934, her performance is layered and touching, shaping a mother who has been bullied and desperate.
On March 8, 1935, Ruan Lingyu wrote two suicide notes for personal emotional reasons, and then committed suicide by taking sleeping pills at the age of 25. This incident shocked the film industry at the time.
In 2005, at the 14th Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, Ruan Lingyu was selected as one of the 100 most outstanding film actors in the history of Chinese cinema in the past century.
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At that time, Golden Flame was a well-deserved "movie emperor".
He has a handsome face, a toned figure, and a body full of youthful vitality. His character in the film is also so healthy, sunny, and warm with a smile, so he is very popular with the audience, especially the female audience.
The actress he cooperated the most on the screen at that time was Ruan Lingyu, and the two collaborated on many films such as "Wild Grass Idle Flower", "Love and Obligation", "Peach Blossom Crying Blood", "Three Modern Women" and so on, which can be called "best partner".
In the 1933 "Top Ten Stars of China" selection, he ranked third, the highest number of votes of all male stars.
Since then, he has starred in films such as "Golden Age", "The Great Road", "New Peach Blossom Fan", "Long Sky Miles", "Lost Love" and so on. After the founding of New China, he became an actor of the Shanghai Film Studio, and served as the head of the actor troupe of the Shanghai Film Factory, and was one of the earliest national first-class actors in New China.
In The Studio, he has starred in films such as "Heavy Light on the Earth", "The Great Starting Point", "Mother", "The Eagle in the Storm", "Red Flag on the Sea" and so on. In his later years, he was bedridden due to illness. On December 27, 1983, Jin Yan died of illness at the age of 73.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="81" >4, Chen Yanyan</h1>
Some time ago, a video of a Beijing aunt calling herself "ZhenghuangQi" went viral all over the Internet, and Yaqing felt that the words and deeds of this big mother were really undignified. And the Chen Yanyan we are going to talk about today, she is the real Manchu Zhenghuangqi nobles. She began to work in 1930 and starred in films such as "Spring in the Southern Kingdom", "The Road", "Home", and "No Love".
Chen Yanyan looks very good, and her performance is not conventional, so she also has a large number of fans. At that time, she was good at playing a lively and cute girl, and she seemed very innocent and sweet. But then she changed her path and began to play a tragic role, and gained the reputation of "the first tragic queen".
In 1949, Chen Yanyan moved to Hong Kong and founded the Haiyan Film Company, starring in films such as "Sound Robbery". In 1988, we saw her role as Zhou Mu again from the TV series "Last Night Star". In 1991, Guan Jinpeng filmed "Ruan Lingyu", and also invited her to star in herself, stringing together Ruan Lingyu's stories with memories. On May 7, 1999, Chen Yanyan died at the age of 83.
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Among the "Top Ten Stars of China" selected this time, one of them later became a couple, they were Jin Yan and Wang Renmei.
Wang Renmei has a wild beauty in her body, which makes her screen image quite recognizable. In particular, the kitten she played in "Fishing Light Song" is so vivid and vivid. In "Wild Rose", starring her and Jin Yan, she showed her healthy and lively side vividly.
Wang Renmei also has a special point, that is, her singing voice is very charming, in the movie "Fishing Light Song", she sang "Fishing Light Song" I don't know how many people's hearts were touched.
Wang Renmei has also starred in films such as "Little Angel", "Top Gun", "Long Hate Song", "Yellow Sea Thief", "Long Sky Miles", "Unstoppable Spring Light" and so on. After the founding of New China, he became an actor of The North Film Studio, and successively played roles in films such as "Dawn of the Fierce River", "Footsteps of Youth", "Song of Youth", "Flowers and Blossoms" and so on. On April 12, 1987, Wang Renmei died of illness in Beijing at the age of 73. In 2005, Wang Renmei was named "100 Outstanding Actors in Chinese Cinema".
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In 1933, there were two beautiful men on the Chinese screen who were in the limelight, one was Jin Yan and the other was Gao Zhanfei.
How red was Gao Zhanfei that year? In 2006, in the movie "Jasmine Blossom" directed by Hou Yong, there is a plot that tells the story of the 30s, Chen Chong's mother and Zhang Ziyi's role of Jasmine, both crazy infatuated with a male star, and this male star is Gao Zhanfei.
Gao Zhanfei is tall, handsome, and full of masculine charm. In the 1930s, he often formed partnerships with female stars such as Hu Die, Ruan Lingyu, Chen Yanyan, and Wang Renmei, and co-starred in films such as "Spring in the Southern Kingdom", "Morning of the Metropolis", "Xiangxuehai", "Daughter Jing", "Empty Gulan", "Peach Blossom After the Disaster", "Brothers' Row" and so on.
In 1948, Gao Zhanfei went to Hong Kong and co-founded the Great Bright Film Company with Gu And others. Later, in 1951, the company moved to Shanghai, and filmed films such as "Fang Pearl" and "Peace Dove", and soon after, Daguang was merged into "Joint Film". Gao Zhanfei also opened a fire equipment factory with others. On December 26, 1969, Gao Zhanfei left this world.
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Li Zhuozhuo is Li Minwei's niece, Li Xuan's cousin, and Li Zi's cousin's aunt. In 1932, she entered the film industry because of Li Minwei's relationship, starring in films such as "Humanity", "Three Modern Women", "The Light of Motherhood", etc., and her performance was natural and simple, so she became popular in the film industry, and ranked seventh in the "Top Ten Stars of China" selection in 1933.
Since then, she has starred in films such as "Breaking the Waves", "The Lost Lamb", "Motherly Song", "The Pearl of the Sea of People" and so on. Later, he went to Hong Kong to start shooting Cantonese films, such as "The History of Hate in Yangcheng". Her performances are real and delicate, and she is very handy in all kinds of roles. She died of illness in 1990 at the age of 85.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="184" >8, Chen Yumei</h1>
Chen Yumei entered tianyi film company at the age of 16, and was praised for her beauty, playing the role of Qiu Xiang in "Tang Bohu Dian Qiu Xiang". Subsequently, he starred in films such as "Vitality" and "Struggle". In 1933, he was named one of the "Top Ten Stars of China" and died in 1934.
She later went to Hong Kong, where she taught her husband and children at home, and only acted as a voice actor in films such as Shaw's "Danfeng Chaoyang". She's very low-key, so we rarely hear from her. She died of illness in 1985 at the age of 75.
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Zheng Junli is the director of the classic film "A River of Spring Water Flows East". But he was also an actor at the beginning, and in 1933 he was selected as one of the "Top Ten Stars of China".
He joined Lianhua in 1931 and co-starred with Jin Yan, Ruan Lingyu, Shu Xiuwen and other films such as "The Great Road", "New Woman", and "Cash Cow". But he is obviously more accomplished in choreography and directing - "A River of Spring Water Flows East", "The Crow and the Sparrow", "Lin Zexu", "Nie Er", "Dead Wood Fengchun", etc., all of which he co-directed. In addition, he also wrote books such as "The Self-Cultivation of Actors". On April 23, 1969, Zheng Junli died at the age of 58. In 1995, he won the Best Director Award at the Century Awards for Chinese Cinema.
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Li Lili was a famous "bodybuilding star" in the 30s. In 1932, he was welcomed by the audience for starring in films such as "A Cut of Plum", "Volcanic Love Blood", "Poetry on the Banana Leaf", "Tianming", and "Gadgets", and became one of the "Top Ten Stars of China".
Then, she starred in "Sports Queen", the film that best reflected her personal charm, and portrayed the sports school girl Lin Ying vividly. In addition, her performance in films such as "The Great Road", "Autumn Fan Bright Lantern", "National Wind", "Plugged in the Wind and Clouds", and "Magnificent Mountains and Rivers" is also outstanding.
After the founding of New China, Li Lili became an actress in Beiying and played a role in "Wise Huashan". In 1991, he played himself in "Ruan Lingyu". On August 7, 2005, Li Lili died of a heart attack in Beijing at the age of 90.
In the era when there was no electronic digital, the passage of time seemed to be sealed in yellowed photo paper. When we look at these old photographs again, I am sure you must remember many past events and memories of the past. Although these old photos are now just stuck in time and do not say a word, they have become the warmest memories.
In 1933, Chen Yanyan was 17 years old, Li Lili was 18 years old, Wang Renmei was 19 years old, Jin Yan and Zheng Junli were 22 years old, Ruan Lingyu and Chen Yumei were 23 years old, Hu Di was 25 years old, Li Zhuozhuo was 28 years old, and Gao Zhanfei was 29 years old. At that time, they were really young.
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