Boatman's Daughter (Chuanjia nu) dir. / sc. Shen Xiling With Xu Lai, Gao Zhanfei, Sun Min, Wang Jiting, Hu Jia Shanghai: Mingxing Film, 1935.

The film concerns the misfortunes of an innocent woman, Ah Ling, who lives with her father in Hangzhou, where they rent a boat transporting passengers across West Lake. Ah Ling is in love with Tie'er, a factory worker who takes her boat every day and sometimes rows theboat for her father. She helps him with needle work in a romantic moon-lit night. Ah Ling's peaceful life is disrupted by the appearance of a playboy artist from Shanghai, who wants her to model for his painting and photography. Ah Ling's father refuses at first, but when he becomes seriously ill, Ah Ling is forced to accept the deal. There is no one to help her now as Tie'er has been imprisoned after a strike. Because of her father's debts, Ah Ling is soon sold into prostitution. Three months later, Tie'er is released from prison and learns of Ah Ling's fate. He finds her in a brothel and tries to free her, only to be arrested again.

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