Director:
One day / Sizhen's younger brother Chen Sirui (played by Han Fei) came to Shanghai from Taiwan to visit relatives and met Zhiyuan's sister Tang Zhiqin (played by Wang Yi). The two fell in love at first sight. However / Zhiyuan strongly opposed the marriage because Chen's father (played by Shi Hui) was unwilling to fund his own company. Sizhen had to lie that the Tang family had gold bars and US dollars / so Chen's father agreed to help Zhiyuan start a company. Unexpectedly / Zhiyuan / who has become rich / has an affair with his concubine (played by Shangguan Yunzhu). In order to protect her husband's reputation / Sizhen had no choice but to compromise. Not long after / Zhiyuan went bankrupt / the lie was exposed / and the two families fell out. Finally / Sizhen decided to divorce Zhiyuan / but she met Sirui and Zhiqin who had secretly registered their marriage at a lawyer's office. Facing a couple who truly love each other / where should Sizhen go? The black-and-white film "Long Live the Wife" directed by the famous Chinese director Sang Hu in 1947 is a classic film drama by the novelist Zhang Ailing. Sang Hu's subtle and delicate film style complements Zhang Ailing's drama.
Cast:
Jiang Tianliu / Zhang Fa / Shi Hui / Lu Shan / Shangguan Yunzhu / Han Fei / Wang Yi
秀外慧中的好媳妇陈思珍（蒋天流饰）自与丈夫唐志远（张伐饰）结婚后，便把家里的人际关系处理得很好，持家有道。一日，思珍的弟弟陈思瑞（韩非饰）从台湾到上海省亲，邂逅志远的妹妹唐志琴（汪漪饰），两人一见钟情。然而因为陈父（石挥饰）不肯资助自己筹办公司的志远，却极力反对这桩亲事。思珍只得谎称唐家存有金条美钞，陈父才同意资助志远办起公司。不料发迹致富的志远却有了外遇，与姨太太（上官云珠饰）有染。思珍为了顾全