
Hung Chin Chung, a philosopher of noble birth, is deported from Hawaii to his native China, where he faces certain death at the hands of his enemies. American millionaire Henry Drew offers to reprieve Hung, if the young philosopher becomes his indentured servant for the next twenty years.


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" a{color:#EAB308;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px dotted #EAB308;} a:hover{color:#C2410C;border-bottom:1px solid #C2410C;} blockquote{border-left:4px solid #0E7490;padding-left:1.2em;margin:1.5em 0;font-style:italic;color:#e0e0e0;} strong{color:#C2410C;font-weight:700;} The first time I saw Fifty Candles I was hunting for a 35 mm print rumored to languish in a Pasadena basement, sandwiched between rotting lobby cards for Human Collateral and a mildewed one-sheet of The Bells. Wh..."
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