Mr Funny-bone
Mr Funny-bone (Wang Sha) hurriedly wakes up Big Potato (Ngai Tung-kwa) in the morning, and both set off to the park to shadow-box. Mr Funny-bone’s pants suddenly split, embarrassing him. But fortunately for him, Big Potato has brought along a spare pair of pants, without his companion’s prior knowledge. Mr Funny-bone rushes to the aid of a charming girl, who is being threatened by a teddy-boy. Instead of helping her, he is himself helped by the girl, who turns out to be an expert martial artist, when the teddy-boy turns on him.Mr Funny-bone, when he is threatened by a thug, hands over to him a counterfeit $500 note. The robber takes it and flees, without suspecting anything is amiss. Mr Funny-bone is amused but his joy is short-lived, for another robber appears shortly, and he has to hand over all his real money.Mr Funny-bone goes by bus to his office, but arrives late because of his clumsy attempts to help women and children board the buses, which are always crowded. Mr Funny-bone is taken to task by the manager, Chao, for his late arrival. Mr Funny-bone deliberately stands in the way of the lusty manager, when he tries to entice a woman employee, Miss Chen (Li Ching) into his room. Meanwhile, Mrs Chao arrives, and the cunning manager has to tell her a lie in order to allay her suspicions. No sooner has his wife left than the manager begins to buffet Mr Funny-bone. The old fellow then goes to seek the assistance of Big Potato, who gives him verbal comfort. Big Potato also gives moral support to Mr Chin (Liu Lu-hua) who is after the hand of Miss Lin (Chuang Li), and also to Mr Funny-bone, to whom Miss Chen appears to be favorably disposed. Big Potato’s match-making plans miscarry at first, but he later succeeds in bringing the two couples together, hand-in-hand, after he has though out a new plan. One day, Miss Chen unexpectedly leaves Mr Funny-bone, thinking he is in love with another girl. Big Potato, Mr Chin and Mr Funny-bone go fishing, and there meet Chao, the manager, who is also fishing. Mr Funny-bone rescues the manager from the clutches of some thugs, and to thank him, the manager reinstates him in his office. Meanwhile, Mr Funny-bone regains the favor of Miss Chen. The wedding of Mr Funny-bone and Miss Chen is to be solemnized, and his friends, Mr Chin, Miss Lin and Big Potato are in the reception party. However, the bridal car is waylaid by teddy-boys before the ceremony has begun.Whether the marriage can be solemnized or not is anybody’s guess.1976 | |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Shaw Brothers´ Movies |
Source | Trailer video supplied by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Repository | Celestial Pictures Limited |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Accession No. | 176031 |
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Mr Funny-bone
Mr Funny-bone (Wang Sha) hurriedly wakes up Big Potato (Ngai Tung-kwa) in the morning, and both set off to the park to shadow-box. Mr Funny-bone’s pants suddenly split, embarrassing him. But fortunately for him, Big Potato has brought along a spare pair of pants, without his companion’s prior knowledge. Mr Funny-bone rushes to the aid of a charming girl, who is being threatened by a teddy-boy. Instead of helping her, he is himself helped by the girl, who turns out to be an expert martial artist, when the teddy-boy turns on him.Mr Funny-bone, when he is threatened by a thug, hands over to him a counterfeit $500 note. The robber takes it and flees, without suspecting anything is amiss. Mr Funny-bone is amused but his joy is short-lived, for another robber appears shortly, and he has to hand over all his real money.Mr Funny-bone goes by bus to his office, but arrives late because of his clumsy attempts to help women and children board the buses, which are always crowded. Mr Funny-bone is taken to task by the manager, Chao, for his late arrival. Mr Funny-bone deliberately stands in the way of the lusty manager, when he tries to entice a woman employee, Miss Chen (Li Ching) into his room. Meanwhile, Mrs Chao arrives, and the cunning manager has to tell her a lie in order to allay her suspicions. No sooner has his wife left than the manager begins to buffet Mr Funny-bone. The old fellow then goes to seek the assistance of Big Potato, who gives him verbal comfort. Big Potato also gives moral support to Mr Chin (Liu Lu-hua) who is after the hand of Miss Lin (Chuang Li), and also to Mr Funny-bone, to whom Miss Chen appears to be favorably disposed. Big Potato’s match-making plans miscarry at first, but he later succeeds in bringing the two couples together, hand-in-hand, after he has though out a new plan. One day, Miss Chen unexpectedly leaves Mr Funny-bone, thinking he is in love with another girl. Big Potato, Mr Chin and Mr Funny-bone go fishing, and there meet Chao, the manager, who is also fishing. Mr Funny-bone rescues the manager from the clutches of some thugs, and to thank him, the manager reinstates him in his office. Meanwhile, Mr Funny-bone regains the favor of Miss Chen. The wedding of Mr Funny-bone and Miss Chen is to be solemnized, and his friends, Mr Chin, Miss Lin and Big Potato are in the reception party. However, the bridal car is waylaid by teddy-boys before the ceremony has begun.Whether the marriage can be solemnized or not is anybody’s guess.Date | 1976 |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Shaw Brothers´ Movies |
Source | Trailer video supplied by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Repository | Celestial Pictures Limited |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Accession No. | 176031 |
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Mr Funny-bone
Mr Funny-bone (Wang Sha) hurriedly wakes up Big Potato (Ngai Tung-kwa) in the morning, and both set off to the park to shadow-box. Mr Funny-bone’s pants suddenly split, embarrassing him. But fortunately for him, Big Potato has brought along a spare pair of pants, without his companion’s prior knowledge. Mr Funny-bone rushes to the aid of a charming girl, who is being threatened by a teddy-boy. Instead of helping her, he is himself helped by the girl, who turns out to be an expert martial artist, when the teddy-boy turns on him.Mr Funny-bone, when he is threatened by a thug, hands over to him a counterfeit $500 note. The robber takes it and flees, without suspecting anything is amiss. Mr Funny-bone is amused but his joy is short-lived, for another robber appears shortly, and he has to hand over all his real money.Mr Funny-bone goes by bus to his office, but arrives late because of his clumsy attempts to help women and children board the buses, which are always crowded. Mr Funny-bone is taken to task by the manager, Chao, for his late arrival. Mr Funny-bone deliberately stands in the way of the lusty manager, when he tries to entice a woman employee, Miss Chen (Li Ching) into his room. Meanwhile, Mrs Chao arrives, and the cunning manager has to tell her a lie in order to allay her suspicions. No sooner has his wife left than the manager begins to buffet Mr Funny-bone. The old fellow then goes to seek the assistance of Big Potato, who gives him verbal comfort. Big Potato also gives moral support to Mr Chin (Liu Lu-hua) who is after the hand of Miss Lin (Chuang Li), and also to Mr Funny-bone, to whom Miss Chen appears to be favorably disposed. Big Potato’s match-making plans miscarry at first, but he later succeeds in bringing the two couples together, hand-in-hand, after he has though out a new plan. One day, Miss Chen unexpectedly leaves Mr Funny-bone, thinking he is in love with another girl. Big Potato, Mr Chin and Mr Funny-bone go fishing, and there meet Chao, the manager, who is also fishing. Mr Funny-bone rescues the manager from the clutches of some thugs, and to thank him, the manager reinstates him in his office. Meanwhile, Mr Funny-bone regains the favor of Miss Chen. The wedding of Mr Funny-bone and Miss Chen is to be solemnized, and his friends, Mr Chin, Miss Lin and Big Potato are in the reception party. However, the bridal car is waylaid by teddy-boys before the ceremony has begun.Whether the marriage can be solemnized or not is anybody’s guess.Date | 1976 |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Shaw Brothers´ Movies |
Source | Trailer video supplied by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Repository | Celestial Pictures Limited |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Accession No. | 176031 |
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Mr Funny-bone (Wang Sha) hurriedly wakes up Big Potato (Ngai Tung-kwa) in the morning, and both set off to the park to shadow-box. Mr Funny-bone’s pants suddenly split, embarrassing him. But fortunately for him, Big Potato has brought along a spare pair of pants, without his companion’s prior knowledge. Mr Funny-bone rushes to the aid of a charming girl, who is being threatened by a teddy-boy. Instead of helping her, he is himself helped by the girl, who turns out to be an expert martial artist, when the teddy-boy turns on him.Mr Funny-bone, when he is threatened by a thug, hands over to him a counterfeit $500 note. The robber takes it and flees, without suspecting anything is amiss. Mr Funny-bone is amused but his joy is short-lived, for another robber appears shortly, and he has to hand over all his real money.Mr Funny-bone goes by bus to his office, but arrives late because of his clumsy attempts to help women and children board the buses, which are always crowded. Mr Funny-bone is taken to task by the manager, Chao, for his late arrival. Mr Funny-bone deliberately stands in the way of the lusty manager, when he tries to entice a woman employee, Miss Chen (Li Ching) into his room. Meanwhile, Mrs Chao arrives, and the cunning manager has to tell her a lie in order to allay her suspicions. No sooner has his wife left than the manager begins to buffet Mr Funny-bone. The old fellow then goes to seek the assistance of Big Potato, who gives him verbal comfort. Big Potato also gives moral support to Mr Chin (Liu Lu-hua) who is after the hand of Miss Lin (Chuang Li), and also to Mr Funny-bone, to whom Miss Chen appears to be favorably disposed. Big Potato’s match-making plans miscarry at first, but he later succeeds in bringing the two couples together, hand-in-hand, after he has though out a new plan. One day, Miss Chen unexpectedly leaves Mr Funny-bone, thinking he is in love with another girl. Big Potato, Mr Chin and Mr Funny-bone go fishing, and there meet Chao, the manager, who is also fishing. Mr Funny-bone rescues the manager from the clutches of some thugs, and to thank him, the manager reinstates him in his office. Meanwhile, Mr Funny-bone regains the favor of Miss Chen. The wedding of Mr Funny-bone and Miss Chen is to be solemnized, and his friends, Mr Chin, Miss Lin and Big Potato are in the reception party. However, the bridal car is waylaid by teddy-boys before the ceremony has begun.Whether the marriage can be solemnized or not is anybody’s guess.
Date | 1976 |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Shaw Brothers´ Movies |
Source | Trailer video supplied by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Repository | Celestial Pictures Limited |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Accession No. | 176031 |
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Mr Funny-bone
Mr Funny-bone (Wang Sha) hurriedly wakes up Big Potato (Ngai Tung-kwa) in the morning, and both set off to the park to shadow-box. Mr Funny-bone’s pants suddenly split, embarrassing him. But fortunately for him, Big Potato has brought along a spare pair of pants, without his companion’s prior knowledge. Mr Funny-bone rushes to the aid of a charming girl, who is being threatened by a teddy-boy. Instead of helping her, he is himself helped by the girl, who turns out to be an expert martial artist, when the teddy-boy turns on him.Mr Funny-bone, when he is threatened by a thug, hands over to him a counterfeit $500 note. The robber takes it and flees, without suspecting anything is amiss. Mr Funny-bone is amused but his joy is short-lived, for another robber appears shortly, and he has to hand over all his real money.Mr Funny-bone goes by bus to his office, but arrives late because of his clumsy attempts to help women and children board the buses, which are always crowded. Mr Funny-bone is taken to task by the manager, Chao, for his late arrival. Mr Funny-bone deliberately stands in the way of the lusty manager, when he tries to entice a woman employee, Miss Chen (Li Ching) into his room. Meanwhile, Mrs Chao arrives, and the cunning manager has to tell her a lie in order to allay her suspicions. No sooner has his wife left than the manager begins to buffet Mr Funny-bone. The old fellow then goes to seek the assistance of Big Potato, who gives him verbal comfort. Big Potato also gives moral support to Mr Chin (Liu Lu-hua) who is after the hand of Miss Lin (Chuang Li), and also to Mr Funny-bone, to whom Miss Chen appears to be favorably disposed. Big Potato’s match-making plans miscarry at first, but he later succeeds in bringing the two couples together, hand-in-hand, after he has though out a new plan. One day, Miss Chen unexpectedly leaves Mr Funny-bone, thinking he is in love with another girl. Big Potato, Mr Chin and Mr Funny-bone go fishing, and there meet Chao, the manager, who is also fishing. Mr Funny-bone rescues the manager from the clutches of some thugs, and to thank him, the manager reinstates him in his office. Meanwhile, Mr Funny-bone regains the favor of Miss Chen. The wedding of Mr Funny-bone and Miss Chen is to be solemnized, and his friends, Mr Chin, Miss Lin and Big Potato are in the reception party. However, the bridal car is waylaid by teddy-boys before the ceremony has begun.Whether the marriage can be solemnized or not is anybody’s guess.Date | 1976 |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Shaw Brothers´ Movies |
Source | Trailer video supplied by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Repository | Celestial Pictures Limited |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Accession No. | 176031 |
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Mr Funny-bone
Mr Funny-bone (Wang Sha) hurriedly wakes up Big Potato (Ngai Tung-kwa) in the morning, and both set off to the park to shadow-box. Mr Funny-bone’s pants suddenly split, embarrassing him. But fortunately for him, Big Potato has brought along a spare pair of pants, without his companion’s prior knowledge. Mr Funny-bone rushes to the aid of a charming girl, who is being threatened by a teddy-boy. Instead of helping her, he is himself helped by the girl, who turns out to be an expert martial artist, when the teddy-boy turns on him.Mr Funny-bone, when he is threatened by a thug, hands over to him a counterfeit $500 note. The robber takes it and flees, without suspecting anything is amiss. Mr Funny-bone is amused but his joy is short-lived, for another robber appears shortly, and he has to hand over all his real money.Mr Funny-bone goes by bus to his office, but arrives late because of his clumsy attempts to help women and children board the buses, which are always crowded. Mr Funny-bone is taken to task by the manager, Chao, for his late arrival. Mr Funny-bone deliberately stands in the way of the lusty manager, when he tries to entice a woman employee, Miss Chen (Li Ching) into his room. Meanwhile, Mrs Chao arrives, and the cunning manager has to tell her a lie in order to allay her suspicions. No sooner has his wife left than the manager begins to buffet Mr Funny-bone. The old fellow then goes to seek the assistance of Big Potato, who gives him verbal comfort. Big Potato also gives moral support to Mr Chin (Liu Lu-hua) who is after the hand of Miss Lin (Chuang Li), and also to Mr Funny-bone, to whom Miss Chen appears to be favorably disposed. Big Potato’s match-making plans miscarry at first, but he later succeeds in bringing the two couples together, hand-in-hand, after he has though out a new plan. One day, Miss Chen unexpectedly leaves Mr Funny-bone, thinking he is in love with another girl. Big Potato, Mr Chin and Mr Funny-bone go fishing, and there meet Chao, the manager, who is also fishing. Mr Funny-bone rescues the manager from the clutches of some thugs, and to thank him, the manager reinstates him in his office. Meanwhile, Mr Funny-bone regains the favor of Miss Chen. The wedding of Mr Funny-bone and Miss Chen is to be solemnized, and his friends, Mr Chin, Miss Lin and Big Potato are in the reception party. However, the bridal car is waylaid by teddy-boys before the ceremony has begun.Whether the marriage can be solemnized or not is anybody’s guess.Release Date | 1976 |
Genre | Comedy |
Cast | Li Ching, Wang Sha, Ngai Tung-kwa, Liu Lu-hua |
Producer | Run Run Shaw |
Director | Kuei Chih-hung |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Shaw Brothers´ Movies |
Source | Trailer video supplied by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Accession No. | 176031 |
Mr Funny-bone
Mr Funny-bone (Wang Sha) hurriedly wakes up Big Potato (Ngai Tung-kwa) in the morning, and both set off to the park to shadow-box. Mr Funny-bone’s pants suddenly split, embarrassing him. But fortunately for him, Big Potato has brought along a spare pair of pants, without his companion’s prior knowledge. Mr Funny-bone rushes to the aid of a charming girl, who is being threatened by a teddy-boy. Instead of helping her, he is himself helped by the girl, who turns out to be an expert martial artist, when the teddy-boy turns on him.Mr Funny-bone, when he is threatened by a thug, hands over to him a counterfeit $500 note. The robber takes it and flees, without suspecting anything is amiss. Mr Funny-bone is amused but his joy is short-lived, for another robber appears shortly, and he has to hand over all his real money.Mr Funny-bone goes by bus to his office, but arrives late because of his clumsy attempts to help women and children board the buses, which are always crowded. Mr Funny-bone is taken to task by the manager, Chao, for his late arrival. Mr Funny-bone deliberately stands in the way of the lusty manager, when he tries to entice a woman employee, Miss Chen (Li Ching) into his room. Meanwhile, Mrs Chao arrives, and the cunning manager has to tell her a lie in order to allay her suspicions. No sooner has his wife left than the manager begins to buffet Mr Funny-bone. The old fellow then goes to seek the assistance of Big Potato, who gives him verbal comfort. Big Potato also gives moral support to Mr Chin (Liu Lu-hua) who is after the hand of Miss Lin (Chuang Li), and also to Mr Funny-bone, to whom Miss Chen appears to be favorably disposed. Big Potato’s match-making plans miscarry at first, but he later succeeds in bringing the two couples together, hand-in-hand, after he has though out a new plan. One day, Miss Chen unexpectedly leaves Mr Funny-bone, thinking he is in love with another girl. Big Potato, Mr Chin and Mr Funny-bone go fishing, and there meet Chao, the manager, who is also fishing. Mr Funny-bone rescues the manager from the clutches of some thugs, and to thank him, the manager reinstates him in his office. Meanwhile, Mr Funny-bone regains the favor of Miss Chen. The wedding of Mr Funny-bone and Miss Chen is to be solemnized, and his friends, Mr Chin, Miss Lin and Big Potato are in the reception party. However, the bridal car is waylaid by teddy-boys before the ceremony has begun.Whether the marriage can be solemnized or not is anybody’s guess.Date | 1976 |
Director | Kuei Chih-hung |
Screenplay | Szutu An,Wang Chak |
Cast | Li Ching, Wang Sha, Ngai Tung-kwa, Liu Lu-hua |
Genre | Comedy |
Language | Mandarin/Cantonese |
Duration | 86.04 |
Media Type | Trailer |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Shaw Brothers´ Movies |
Source | Trailer video supplied by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Repository | Celestial Pictures Limited |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Accession No. | 176031 |
Mr Funny-bone
Mr Funny-bone (Wang Sha) hurriedly wakes up Big Potato (Ngai Tung-kwa) in the morning, and both set off to the park to shadow-box. Mr Funny-bone’s pants suddenly split, embarrassing him. But fortunately for him, Big Potato has brought along a spare pair of pants, without his companion’s prior knowledge. Mr Funny-bone rushes to the aid of a charming girl, who is being threatened by a teddy-boy. Instead of helping her, he is himself helped by the girl, who turns out to be an expert martial artist, when the teddy-boy turns on him.Mr Funny-bone, when he is threatened by a thug, hands over to him a counterfeit $500 note. The robber takes it and flees, without suspecting anything is amiss. Mr Funny-bone is amused but his joy is short-lived, for another robber appears shortly, and he has to hand over all his real money.Mr Funny-bone goes by bus to his office, but arrives late because of his clumsy attempts to help women and children board the buses, which are always crowded. Mr Funny-bone is taken to task by the manager, Chao, for his late arrival. Mr Funny-bone deliberately stands in the way of the lusty manager, when he tries to entice a woman employee, Miss Chen (Li Ching) into his room. Meanwhile, Mrs Chao arrives, and the cunning manager has to tell her a lie in order to allay her suspicions. No sooner has his wife left than the manager begins to buffet Mr Funny-bone. The old fellow then goes to seek the assistance of Big Potato, who gives him verbal comfort. Big Potato also gives moral support to Mr Chin (Liu Lu-hua) who is after the hand of Miss Lin (Chuang Li), and also to Mr Funny-bone, to whom Miss Chen appears to be favorably disposed. Big Potato’s match-making plans miscarry at first, but he later succeeds in bringing the two couples together, hand-in-hand, after he has though out a new plan. One day, Miss Chen unexpectedly leaves Mr Funny-bone, thinking he is in love with another girl. Big Potato, Mr Chin and Mr Funny-bone go fishing, and there meet Chao, the manager, who is also fishing. Mr Funny-bone rescues the manager from the clutches of some thugs, and to thank him, the manager reinstates him in his office. Meanwhile, Mr Funny-bone regains the favor of Miss Chen. The wedding of Mr Funny-bone and Miss Chen is to be solemnized, and his friends, Mr Chin, Miss Lin and Big Potato are in the reception party. However, the bridal car is waylaid by teddy-boys before the ceremony has begun.Whether the marriage can be solemnized or not is anybody’s guess.Date | 1976 |
Language | Mandarin/Cantonese |
Duration | 86.04 |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Shaw Brothers´ Movies |
Source | Trailer video supplied by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Repository | Celestial Pictures Limited |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Accession No. | 176031 |
Mr Funny-bone
Mr Funny-bone (Wang Sha) hurriedly wakes up Big Potato (Ngai Tung-kwa) in the morning, and both set off to the park to shadow-box. Mr Funny-bone’s pants suddenly split, embarrassing him. But fortunately for him, Big Potato has brought along a spare pair of pants, without his companion’s prior knowledge. Mr Funny-bone rushes to the aid of a charming girl, who is being threatened by a teddy-boy. Instead of helping her, he is himself helped by the girl, who turns out to be an expert martial artist, when the teddy-boy turns on him.Mr Funny-bone, when he is threatened by a thug, hands over to him a counterfeit $500 note. The robber takes it and flees, without suspecting anything is amiss. Mr Funny-bone is amused but his joy is short-lived, for another robber appears shortly, and he has to hand over all his real money.Mr Funny-bone goes by bus to his office, but arrives late because of his clumsy attempts to help women and children board the buses, which are always crowded. Mr Funny-bone is taken to task by the manager, Chao, for his late arrival. Mr Funny-bone deliberately stands in the way of the lusty manager, when he tries to entice a woman employee, Miss Chen (Li Ching) into his room. Meanwhile, Mrs Chao arrives, and the cunning manager has to tell her a lie in order to allay her suspicions. No sooner has his wife left than the manager begins to buffet Mr Funny-bone. The old fellow then goes to seek the assistance of Big Potato, who gives him verbal comfort. Big Potato also gives moral support to Mr Chin (Liu Lu-hua) who is after the hand of Miss Lin (Chuang Li), and also to Mr Funny-bone, to whom Miss Chen appears to be favorably disposed. Big Potato’s match-making plans miscarry at first, but he later succeeds in bringing the two couples together, hand-in-hand, after he has though out a new plan. One day, Miss Chen unexpectedly leaves Mr Funny-bone, thinking he is in love with another girl. Big Potato, Mr Chin and Mr Funny-bone go fishing, and there meet Chao, the manager, who is also fishing. Mr Funny-bone rescues the manager from the clutches of some thugs, and to thank him, the manager reinstates him in his office. Meanwhile, Mr Funny-bone regains the favor of Miss Chen. The wedding of Mr Funny-bone and Miss Chen is to be solemnized, and his friends, Mr Chin, Miss Lin and Big Potato are in the reception party. However, the bridal car is waylaid by teddy-boys before the ceremony has begun.Whether the marriage can be solemnized or not is anybody’s guess.Date | 1976 |
Language | Mandarin/Cantonese |
Duration | 86.04 |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Shaw Brothers´ Movies |
Source | Trailer video supplied by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Repository | Celestial Pictures Limited |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Accession No. | 176031 |
Mr Funny-bone
Mr Funny-bone (Wang Sha) hurriedly wakes up Big Potato (Ngai Tung-kwa) in the morning, and both set off to the park to shadow-box. Mr Funny-bone’s pants suddenly split, embarrassing him. But fortunately for him, Big Potato has brought along a spare pair of pants, without his companion’s prior knowledge. Mr Funny-bone rushes to the aid of a charming girl, who is being threatened by a teddy-boy. Instead of helping her, he is himself helped by the girl, who turns out to be an expert martial artist, when the teddy-boy turns on him.Mr Funny-bone, when he is threatened by a thug, hands over to him a counterfeit $500 note. The robber takes it and flees, without suspecting anything is amiss. Mr Funny-bone is amused but his joy is short-lived, for another robber appears shortly, and he has to hand over all his real money.Mr Funny-bone goes by bus to his office, but arrives late because of his clumsy attempts to help women and children board the buses, which are always crowded. Mr Funny-bone is taken to task by the manager, Chao, for his late arrival. Mr Funny-bone deliberately stands in the way of the lusty manager, when he tries to entice a woman employee, Miss Chen (Li Ching) into his room. Meanwhile, Mrs Chao arrives, and the cunning manager has to tell her a lie in order to allay her suspicions. No sooner has his wife left than the manager begins to buffet Mr Funny-bone. The old fellow then goes to seek the assistance of Big Potato, who gives him verbal comfort. Big Potato also gives moral support to Mr Chin (Liu Lu-hua) who is after the hand of Miss Lin (Chuang Li), and also to Mr Funny-bone, to whom Miss Chen appears to be favorably disposed. Big Potato’s match-making plans miscarry at first, but he later succeeds in bringing the two couples together, hand-in-hand, after he has though out a new plan. One day, Miss Chen unexpectedly leaves Mr Funny-bone, thinking he is in love with another girl. Big Potato, Mr Chin and Mr Funny-bone go fishing, and there meet Chao, the manager, who is also fishing. Mr Funny-bone rescues the manager from the clutches of some thugs, and to thank him, the manager reinstates him in his office. Meanwhile, Mr Funny-bone regains the favor of Miss Chen. The wedding of Mr Funny-bone and Miss Chen is to be solemnized, and his friends, Mr Chin, Miss Lin and Big Potato are in the reception party. However, the bridal car is waylaid by teddy-boys before the ceremony has begun.Whether the marriage can be solemnized or not is anybody’s guess.Date | 1976 |
Language | Mandarin/Cantonese |
Duration | 86.04 |
Director | Kuei Chih-hung |
Screenplay | Szutu An,Wang Chak |
Cast | Li Ching, Wang Sha, Ngai Tung-kwa, Liu Lu-hua |
Genre | Comedy |
Media Type | Trailer |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Shaw Brothers´ Movies |
Source | Trailer video supplied by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Repository | Celestial Pictures Limited |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Accession No. | 176031 |
Mr Funny-bone
Mr Funny-bone (Wang Sha) hurriedly wakes up Big Potato (Ngai Tung-kwa) in the morning, and both set off to the park to shadow-box. Mr Funny-bone’s pants suddenly split, embarrassing him. But fortunately for him, Big Potato has brought along a spare pair of pants, without his companion’s prior knowledge. Mr Funny-bone rushes to the aid of a charming girl, who is being threatened by a teddy-boy. Instead of helping her, he is himself helped by the girl, who turns out to be an expert martial artist, when the teddy-boy turns on him.Mr Funny-bone, when he is threatened by a thug, hands over to him a counterfeit $500 note. The robber takes it and flees, without suspecting anything is amiss. Mr Funny-bone is amused but his joy is short-lived, for another robber appears shortly, and he has to hand over all his real money.Mr Funny-bone goes by bus to his office, but arrives late because of his clumsy attempts to help women and children board the buses, which are always crowded. Mr Funny-bone is taken to task by the manager, Chao, for his late arrival. Mr Funny-bone deliberately stands in the way of the lusty manager, when he tries to entice a woman employee, Miss Chen (Li Ching) into his room. Meanwhile, Mrs Chao arrives, and the cunning manager has to tell her a lie in order to allay her suspicions. No sooner has his wife left than the manager begins to buffet Mr Funny-bone. The old fellow then goes to seek the assistance of Big Potato, who gives him verbal comfort. Big Potato also gives moral support to Mr Chin (Liu Lu-hua) who is after the hand of Miss Lin (Chuang Li), and also to Mr Funny-bone, to whom Miss Chen appears to be favorably disposed. Big Potato’s match-making plans miscarry at first, but he later succeeds in bringing the two couples together, hand-in-hand, after he has though out a new plan. One day, Miss Chen unexpectedly leaves Mr Funny-bone, thinking he is in love with another girl. Big Potato, Mr Chin and Mr Funny-bone go fishing, and there meet Chao, the manager, who is also fishing. Mr Funny-bone rescues the manager from the clutches of some thugs, and to thank him, the manager reinstates him in his office. Meanwhile, Mr Funny-bone regains the favor of Miss Chen. The wedding of Mr Funny-bone and Miss Chen is to be solemnized, and his friends, Mr Chin, Miss Lin and Big Potato are in the reception party. However, the bridal car is waylaid by teddy-boys before the ceremony has begun.Whether the marriage can be solemnized or not is anybody’s guess.Date | 1976 |
Language | Mandarin/Cantonese |
Duration | 86.04 |
Director | Kuei Chih-hung |
Screenplay | Szutu An,Wang Chak |
Cast | Li Ching, Wang Sha, Ngai Tung-kwa, Liu Lu-hua |
Genre | Comedy |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Shaw Brothers´ Movies |
Source | Trailer video supplied by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Repository | Celestial Pictures Limited |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Accession No. | 176031 |
Mr Funny-bone
Mr Funny-bone (Wang Sha) hurriedly wakes up Big Potato (Ngai Tung-kwa) in the morning, and both set off to the park to shadow-box. Mr Funny-bone’s pants suddenly split, embarrassing him. But fortunately for him, Big Potato has brought along a spare pair of pants, without his companion’s prior knowledge. Mr Funny-bone rushes to the aid of a charming girl, who is being threatened by a teddy-boy. Instead of helping her, he is himself helped by the girl, who turns out to be an expert martial artist, when the teddy-boy turns on him.Mr Funny-bone, when he is threatened by a thug, hands over to him a counterfeit $500 note. The robber takes it and flees, without suspecting anything is amiss. Mr Funny-bone is amused but his joy is short-lived, for another robber appears shortly, and he has to hand over all his real money.Mr Funny-bone goes by bus to his office, but arrives late because of his clumsy attempts to help women and children board the buses, which are always crowded. Mr Funny-bone is taken to task by the manager, Chao, for his late arrival. Mr Funny-bone deliberately stands in the way of the lusty manager, when he tries to entice a woman employee, Miss Chen (Li Ching) into his room. Meanwhile, Mrs Chao arrives, and the cunning manager has to tell her a lie in order to allay her suspicions. No sooner has his wife left than the manager begins to buffet Mr Funny-bone. The old fellow then goes to seek the assistance of Big Potato, who gives him verbal comfort. Big Potato also gives moral support to Mr Chin (Liu Lu-hua) who is after the hand of Miss Lin (Chuang Li), and also to Mr Funny-bone, to whom Miss Chen appears to be favorably disposed. Big Potato’s match-making plans miscarry at first, but he later succeeds in bringing the two couples together, hand-in-hand, after he has though out a new plan. One day, Miss Chen unexpectedly leaves Mr Funny-bone, thinking he is in love with another girl. Big Potato, Mr Chin and Mr Funny-bone go fishing, and there meet Chao, the manager, who is also fishing. Mr Funny-bone rescues the manager from the clutches of some thugs, and to thank him, the manager reinstates him in his office. Meanwhile, Mr Funny-bone regains the favor of Miss Chen. The wedding of Mr Funny-bone and Miss Chen is to be solemnized, and his friends, Mr Chin, Miss Lin and Big Potato are in the reception party. However, the bridal car is waylaid by teddy-boys before the ceremony has begun.Whether the marriage can be solemnized or not is anybody’s guess.Date | 1976 |
Language | Mandarin/Cantonese |
Duration | 86.04 |
Director | Kuei Chih-hung |
Screenplay | Szutu An,Wang Chak |
Cast | Li Ching, Wang Sha, Ngai Tung-kwa, Liu Lu-hua |
Genre | Comedy |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Shaw Brothers´ Movies |
Source | Trailer video supplied by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Repository | Celestial Pictures Limited |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Accession No. | 176031 |
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