Archival material, Detective Thrillers, Hong Kong 香港偵探片／奇案片檔案資料
This series comprises approximately 124 items on detective thrillers mainly produced in Hong Kong between the 1950s and 1990s.
This series consists of posters, stills, synopses, and other ephemera, providing a historical view on how filmmakers blended action, suspense, romance and comedy elements from Western films into their storylines and styles. Some of the most classic movies in the series include Dragnet (1956) setting a trend for detective and mystery films using ‘999’ in their titles, The Three Murderers (1959) directed by Lee Tit with style and precision, The Big Chase (1966) featuring how the character played by Chan Po Chu is obsessed with perfecting her detective sensibilities. This series is arranged chronologically, according to the dates of release in Hong Kong.
This series consists of posters, stills, synopses, and other ephemera, providing a historical view on how filmmakers blended action, suspense, romance and comedy elements from Western films into their storylines and styles. Some of the most classic movies in the series include Dragnet (1956) setting a trend for detective and mystery films using ‘999’ in their titles, The Three Murderers (1959) directed by Lee Tit with style and precision, The Big Chase (1966) featuring how the character played by Chan Po Chu is obsessed with perfecting her detective sensibilities. This series is arranged chronologically, according to the dates of release in Hong Kong.
This series is part of the Lambert Yam and Ruby Yang Collection.
Details
Object Number
CA64/7
Archival Level
Series
Related Constituents
Lambert Yam (Archive Creator)
Date
[1950s–1990s]
Collection
Credit Line
M+, Hong Kong. Gift of Lambert Yam & Ruby Yang, 2018
Archival Context
Lambert Yam and Ruby Yang Collection, CA64 Archival material, Detective Thrillers, Hong Kong, CA64/7