KwanTeo Film Archive · Creator
Chen Kengran
陈铿然Chen Kengran was a film director, screenwriter and producer from Chaozhou, Guangdong. He founded the Youlian Film Company in Shanghai in 1925 and took part in making the news documentary Wusa Huchao. His work includes the Huangjiang Nüxia series, Yumeiren and the jointly directed Nü’er Jing.
About the Creator
In 1925, Chen Kengran founded the Youlian Film Company in Shanghai and took part in making the news documentary Wusa Huchao. He also wrote and directed Qiushan Yuan, the company’s inaugural fiction film.
He directed the Huangjiang Nüxia series and Yumeiren, an early sound-on-disc film, and was one of the co-directors of Nü’er Jing (1934). In 1954, he directed Shiyuzhuo, a film adaptation of a Gui opera.
Xu Qinfang was Chen’s wife, and Lu Ming was Xu’s younger sister. Chen died in 1958.