

Secret Post in Canton
1957-01-02 · 96 min · ★ 7.0
A special agent of frontier force in Canton tries to find a spy called aunt Mei.
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- Directors
- Lu Jue
- Production companies
- Haiyan Film Studio 海燕电影制片厂
- Countries
- China
- Status
- Released
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Hong Xia梁英
Yu Fei侦察处长
Feng Zhe王练
Ling Yun小神仙
Di Fan八姑
Xia Tian马老板
Huanqing Li李秀英
Han Tao陈医生
Lan Gu江广德
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