Big and Little Wong Tin Bar
{{short description|1962 film directed by Lung To}}
{{Use Hong Kong English|date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox film
|name = Big and Little Wong Tin Bar
|image = Big and Little Wong Tin Bar (1962).jpg
|caption = Jackie Chan's and Sammo Hung's first acting roles were in the 1962 martial arts film Big and Little Wong Tin Bar, until 2016 thought to be a lost film (image shows the opening scene)
|native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none|t =大小黄天霸
|s = 大小黄天霸
|j = daai6 siu2 wong4 tin1 baa3}}
|director = Lung To
|producer = Leung King-hin
|writer = Lee Yuen-man
|starring = Jackie Chan
Sammo Hung
Li Li-Hua
|music =
|cinematography=
|editing = Fan Ka-ken
|studio = Great Win Film Co
Panasia Films{{cite web|title=The Seven little valiant fighters|url=http://ipac.hkfa.lcsd.gov.hk/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=|publisher=Hong Kong Film Archive|accessdate=31 August 2013}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
|distributor = Gala Distribution
Fortune Star
|released = {{Film date|df=y|1962|12|05|ref1=}}
|runtime = 106 minutes{{cite web|title= Seven Little Valiant Fighters (aka Two of a Kind)
|url= http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/CulturalService/filmprog/english/2009hb/2009hb_film02.html |publisher=Hong Kong Film Archive |accessdate=30 August 2013 |url-status=dead
|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140317141300/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/CulturalService/filmprog/english/2009hb/2009hb_film02.html
|archivedate =17 March 2014 }}
|country = British Hong Kong
|language = Cantonese
|budget =
|gross =
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Big and Little Wong Tin Bar ({{zh|t=大小黄天霸}}), also known as Seven Little Valiant Fighters ({{zh|t=橫掃江南七霸天}}) and Two of a Kind, is a 1962 Hong Kong film. It is notable for being Jackie Chan's and Sammo Hung's film debut. Until 2016, the film was considered lost. The only footage that survived before that period were a 9-minute opening clip and a short 5-minute clip of dialogue.{{cn|date=May 2021}} The film was rediscovered when it was uploaded on YouTube on 28 April 2016.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211209/qXYmbG6W1VY Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20161113211519/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXYmbG6W1VY Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXYmbG6W1VY| title = Jackie Chan first movie - Big and Little Wong Tin Bar 大小黃天霸 | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}
Plot
Old hero Wong Samtai, is hosting a banquet for warriors from the four seas. The invitation is received also by the head of the Black Wind fortress Kam Ching, who wants to marry his daughter Lotus to his son Wong Tinbar. But Tinbar does not want this wedding and sees his future with Cheung Kwailan. The afflicted Ching and his daughter steal the jade seal, which belongs to the King of Magical Power. Tinbar is accused of theft. He fails to find a seal and his father is imprisoned. Cheung Kwailan is trapped in the Black Wind Fortress during an overnight search along with Tinbar, but the sudden appearance of the Seven Little Rookies saves her from captivity. Thanks to this, her searches continue and lead to the Dragon Cave with a poisonous python, where the seal is located. Nevertheless, Tinbar is under arrest by the lord. Kwailan and the Seven Rascals force the culprits to surrender - this is part of the Tinbar rescue mission at the lord's residence to settle this problem once and for all.
Cast
Many actors who were featured in this film do not have the same names as they do today, this was due to them taking their master's name, a Chinese tradition while studying martial arts.
- Yu Kai as Wong Tinbar
- Yuen Lau ({{aka}} Jackie Chan) – Played a singing kid and fights a man.
- Yuen Lung (a.k.a. Sammo Hung) – Played an unknown kid.
- Yuen Wah
- Ho Siu-hung – as Master Wong Sam-tai
- Cheng Bik-ying – as Cheung Kwai-lan
- Yam Yin – as Lotus
- Lau Hark-suen – as Black Wind Fortress Kam Ching
=Additional cast=
- Yuen Fu (a.k.a. Lee Kuk-wah)
- Yuen Ting (a.k.a. Ng Ming-choi)
- Yuen Man (a.k.a. Mang Yuen-man)
- Yuen Tai
- Lam Yim
- Mui Yan
- Yam Tai-koon
- Wah Wan-fung
Chronology of events
Until 2009, the film was considered lost. During this time, a copy of the film was found in the Hong Kong Film Archive (HKFA). The film has only been publicly screened twice – on 14 and 22 November 2009 – at the Cinema of the HKFA.{{Cite web |title=横扫江南七霸天(又名:大小黄天霸) - 香港电影资料馆 |url=https://www.filmarchive.gov.hk/sc/web/hkfa/pe-event-2009-1-1-2.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240909062340/https://www.filmarchive.gov.hk/sc/web/hkfa/pe-event-2009-1-1-2.html |archive-date=2024-09-09 |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=www.filmarchive.gov.hk |language=zh-CN}}
Shortly after the two screenings, in December 2009, two short clips (a 9-minute opening clip and a short 5-minute clip of dialogue) were uploaded to YouTube. On 28 April 2016 the full movie was uploaded to YouTube.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXYmbG6W1VY |title=Jackie Chan first movie - Big and Little Wong Tin Bar 大小黃天霸 |date=2016-04-28 |last=Old Movies |access-date=2025-03-25 |via=YouTube}}
Until the screenings at the Cinema of the HKFA and the upload in 2016, there were 3 known scenes, involving Jackie Chan and child actors. Chan fights someone older and then sings. Some footage of the film is shown in Jackie Chan: My Story.{{fact|date=September 2020}}
Filming Information
Big and Little Wong Tin Bar was filmed in Hong Kong in Cantonese using black-and-white 35 mm film with a mono audio track.
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0124296|title=Big and Little Wong Tin Bar}}
- [https://archive.today/20130831180323/http://ipac.hkfa.lcsd.gov.hk/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=13779M8I94471.12097&profile=hkfa&uri=link=3100023@!514026@!3100024@!3100036&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=2&source=192.168.110.61@!horizon&term=The+Seven+little+valiant+fighters&index=ALLTITP Big and Little Wong Tin Bar] at the Hong Kong Film Archive
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXYmbG6W1VY Big and Little Wong Tin Bar] on YouTube
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Category:1962 martial arts films
Category:1960s Cantonese-language films
Category:Hong Kong martial arts films