The Light of Maternal Instinct

The Light of Maternal Instinct (also translated as The Glory of Motherhood) is a 1933 Chinese drama film directed by Bu Wancang, starring Lai Cheuk-Cheuk, Chen Yanyan, and Jin Yan. It is a silent film since it lacks sound for dialogues, but there is background music composed by Ren Guang. One of the songs was composed by Nie Er.

The Light of Maternal Instinct
DVD cover
Chinese	母性之光
Hanyu Pinyin	Mǔ Xìng Zhī Guāng
Directed by	Bu Wancang
Written by	Bu Wancang
Produced by	Lai Man-wai
Starring	Lai Cheuk-Cheuk Chen Yanyan Jin Yan
Cinematography	Wong Siao Fen
Music by	Ren Guang
Production company	United Photoplay Service
Release date	1933 (1933)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Republic of China
Languages	Silent film, with Chinese intertitles

Bu Wancang is also the credited writer, but some scholars believe it was actually Tian Han who wrote the script. Tian Han had secretly joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1932 and was a wanted man by the Nationalist government for his leftist writings.

The film was remade in 1939 by Yueh Feng as Mother and Daughter (雲裳仙子).

Setting

The film is set in both Shanghai and Southeast Asia (Nanyang).

Cast

• Lai Cheuk-Cheuk as Huiying
• Jin Yan as Jiahu, Huiying's first husband
• Chen Yanyan as Shao Mei, Jiahu and Huiying's daughter
• Lu Shi as Lin Jimei, Huiying's second husband
• Li Junpan as Huang Xiaoshan, a capitalist in Southeast Asia
• He Feiguang as Huang Shulin, Huang Xiaoshan's son
• Tan Ying as Chen Bili, a dancer from Shanghai
• Liu Jiqun as Liu Dakui, clown #1
• Han Langen as Han Junhou, clown #2
• Yin Xiucen as Yin Weizai, clown #3
• Nie Er as dark-skinned man in Southeast Asia

External links

• Mu xing zhi guang at IMDb