---
title: 'An Amorous History of the Silver Screen (1931)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Cheng Bugao'
released: '1931-02-26'
genres:
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Republic of China'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/an-amorous-history-of-the-silver-screen-1931'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0192845/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# An Amorous History of the Silver Screen (1931)

1931 · Romance · Republic of China


## Synopsis

An Amorous History of the Silver Screen is a 1931 film in two parts directed by Cheng Bugao for the Mingxing Film Company. Starring Xuan Jinglin, it follows a courtesan who rises to stardom in the Shanghai film industry, endangers her position for romance, and ultimately decides to earn an independent living through acting. This film, which used Mingxing's studios as part of its setting, has been read as a metafilm featuring biographic elements. Part of the film has been lost, with only 52 minutes of the second part surviving.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Cheng Bugao](https://cinepixo.com/people/cheng-bugao)

## Cast

- [Wang Zhengxin](https://cinepixo.com/people/wang-zhengxin)
- [Xuan Jinglin](https://cinepixo.com/people/xuan-jinglin)
- [Liang Saizhen](https://cinepixo.com/people/liang-saizhen)

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