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''New Friend'' () is considered to be the first Singaporean film shot entirely in Singapore and Malaya. It was produced by Nanyang Low Pui-kim Self-made ''Motion Picture Company'' (南洋劉貝錦自製影片公司), in association with Mr. Low Pui-kim (劉貝錦, 1902 to 1959), who served as the producer, and Mr. Kwok Chiu-man (郭超文) who was both the director and cinematographer. The silent film "New Friend (新客)" is a melodrama about a newly arrived Chinese immigrant to Singapore. The film was released on April 29, 1927, in ''Chung Wo Cinema'' (中和電影場) in Kau U Fong (九如坊), Hong Kong. It was first screened in Singapore at the Victoria Theatre (維多利亞戲院) on the 4th of March for a public test, and its official premiere was at Marlborough Pub and Theatre (曼舞羅戲院) on Beach Road (小坡海墘十二間), Singapore. ==Actors and Actresses== # Mr. Cheng Chao-jen (鄭超人 (鄭連捷)) as a new immigrant ''Mr. Sham Hwa-kueng'' (沈華強) who is a poor orphan from Republic of China; # Mr. Tan Chee-eng (陳子纓) as ''Mr. Tiew Tin-shek'' (張天錫), the owner of the "Sin Teik Seng (新德成) rubber firm" in Malaya, and the father of two children: unruly Ms. Tiew Wai-ching (張慧貞) and naughty son Mr. Tiew Sinh-min (張新民); # Ms. Wo Ying (我影) as ''Ms. Er'' (余氏), she is Mr. Tiew Tin-shek (張天錫)’s wife, the parent of two children, unruly Ms. Tiew Wai-ching (張慧貞) and naughty Mr. Tiew Sinh-min (張新民); # Ms. Luk Chao-yuk (陸肖予) as ''Ms. Tiew Wai-ching'' (張慧貞); # child actor Mr. Tan Ping-fan (陳炳勳) as ''Mr. Tiew Sinh-min'' (張新民), a naughty prepubescent child; # Mr. Wan Tuan-nam (雲端南) as ''Mr. Low Pak-tin'' (劉伯憩), the owner of "Chun Yuan (春源) rubber plantation" in Singapore; # Ms. Wan Cheng (晚成) as ''Ms. Ngai'' (顏氏), Mr. Low Pak-tin (劉伯憩)’s wife, they have an only daughter Ms. Low Kit-yuk (劉潔玉); # Ms. Wee Mong-may (黃夢梅) as ''Ms. Low Kit-yuk'' (劉潔玉), she is Mr. Low Pak-tin (劉伯憩)’s daughter, she performed a provocative Malay dance with disheveled hair and naked elbows; # Ms. Tam Min-hing (譚民興) as native hooligan ''Mr. Kim Fook-sing'' (甘福勝), he is an English clerk of Mr. Tiew Tin-shek (張天錫)’s rubber firm; # Ms. I Chih (一癡) as ''Ms. Chao'' (甘趙氏) as ''Mr. Kim Fook-sing'' (甘福勝)’s mother; # Mr. Hong Siu-pak (康笑伯) as ''Mr. Hong Tsz-ming'' (康子明), he is the Chinese clerk of Mr. Tiew Tin-shek (張天錫)’s rubber firm; # Ms. Hsiao Chien (笑倩) as prostitute ''Ms. Yuk-kuen'' (玉娟), an abandoned sexual partner of Mr. Kim Fook-sing (甘福勝); # Mr. Fong Chee-tam (方之談) as ''Mr. Chao Ping'' (趙丙), a known hooligan who is also good friends with Mr. Kim Fook-sing (甘福勝); # Mr. Tan Chong-eng (陳崇榮) as an old farmer ''Mr. Chew Ah'' (周勤); # Ms. Chen Meng-ju (陳夢如) as a social butterfly Ms. Hua Ai-hung (華愛儂), she performed a swords dance with an ancient costume in the film; # Mr. Chew Chee-peng (周志平) as guest A. # Mr. Tiew Cheng-hwa (張清華) as guest B. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「New Friend」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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