Sunday, May 31, 2009

北国武旦 南国帮花

最近翻看旧片资料,赫然发现林黛有好几部影片,都请了于素秋作帮花。于素秋是北方人,父亲是于占元,也就是洪金宝,成龙等七小福的师父。换句话说,于素秋即是成龙等人的师姐。论辈分,并非等闲。论功夫,也属于有头有脸的华语片坛刀马旦。在她的面前,惠英红,杨盼盼等人皆是后辈。

五十年代初,于素秋已经开始拍片。当时拍的是华语片,因为她来自北方,京片子很溜,不拍华语片岂不浪费?又因她家学渊源,手脚功夫利落,是拍武打戏的第一良将,因此,首先就拉了她去拍‘白蛇传’,演的当然是白素贞白娘娘。这个角色尽显刀马旦本色。很多梨园子弟,嗓子不行功夫行的,都靠演了白蛇而窜起来。记得七十年代‘雏凤鸣’初到新加坡演出,声线沙哑的双正印花旦之一的江雪鹭便以‘白蛇传’一剧,猎获观众的心,靠的便是那几场脱手北派。于素秋也是一样,‘白蛇传’收得,一连拍了好多集,最后,连男主角白云的妹妹东方明珠也拉了进来演青蛇。演法海的是擅演反派的洪波。没想到正派和反派日后都在台湾了却残生。

接着,于素秋向时装片进军,同刘琦,鲍方同台演出 ‘十三太保’。后来做了李丽华的副车,拍了由王引导演的‘仲夏夜之恋’,男主角是黄河。李丽华在片中唱了‘钻婚颂’‘花光灿烂’‘比翼双飞’。爱听电影歌曲的朋友,应该对这些歌曲不会太陌生。但能够记得起片中还有一个原是武旦的于素秋的人,相信不会太多。

大堆头的‘碧血黄花’,于素秋演一个爱国分子,扮成新娘,与葛兰和钟情等新人在同一场戏出现。那场戏记得是葛兰抢了戏。于素秋好象连句对白都没有。

于素秋再演第一女主角是在‘江湖奇侠’上下集里。这是重拍‘火烧红莲寺’的故事。男主角是岳麟。这部片令人怀念之处有二:一是陈丽梅以特约演员身分,演一名小歌女。陈丽梅就是后来进入‘长城’成为三公主的陈思思。拍‘江湖奇侠’时,应该才只有十多岁。若非李翰祥在他的书中提到,还真不知道,陈思思竟有这一段从影往事; 二是片中加插了两首插曲 --- ‘春闺怨’和‘人间天堂’,都由董佩佩代唱,成为董佩佩的名作。‘春闺怨’流传之广,比起‘第二春 ’有过之而无不及。

过后,有一系列的林黛影片都找上了于素秋作为主要演员。首先应该是改编自‘飘’的‘乱世妖姬’,是邵氏出品,算是巨片了,拍成上下集,阵容之大,一时无两。邵氏两位新小生赵雷和张扬很少排在一起。想得起来的仅有这一部和尤敏领衔的‘鸟语花香’。第一小生当然是当年和林黛秤不离砣的严俊。帮花除了于素秋之外,还有鹭红和杨明。这两位本来都是‘永华’新秀,演过‘爱的俘虏’‘嫦娥 ’和‘满庭芳’等片。‘永华’没落,只好到处找戏拍。

李翰祥早期的作品‘黄花闺女’,也让于素秋辅助林黛,演出春五娘一角。李翰祥甚至还让静婷唱了一首‘春五娘’,是特为这个角色写的曲,可见他对这个角色的重视。范丽日后在‘黑森林’演的角色,相信是向这个春五娘取的经。

当年,林黛跟邵氏,电懋都有片约。电懋出品‘温柔乡’中,林黛为了要追到张扬,出尽法宝,把他身边的一个个佳丽都打败,包括于素秋,苏凤和当时宣传是林黛表妹的林慧。这一排丽人行,最具星味的当然还是于素秋。

于素秋以客串身分,为电懋效劳的最后一部影片,是为丁皓跨刀的古装片 ‘萍水奇缘’。丁皓得幕后贵人相助,什么类型的片都有机会拍。这部古装片需要她女扮男装,到了边疆,与番邦公主相遇,公主竟然爱上她。这个公主就是由于素秋扮演。两人对手戏中,还安插了一首歌‘吹玉萧’,演唱者是静婷,是古色古香的歌,不大流行。于素秋当时在粤语片坛,已是主角的位置,接拍这部戏,可见她对华语片还存有感情。以丁皓的功力,她也的确需要这位大姐的援手。

说也奇怪,于素秋的京片子听得叫人舒服,原声还蛮性感的,香港的华语片坛,说得象她这么溜的,还真找不出几个。可偏偏她就是没能在华语片坛紮起来,只能做大牌的帮花。而欣赏她的却是粤语片的观众。拍粤语片她还需要请一个黎坤莲来为她配音,偏偏就有人喜欢。没想到她本人的声音比配的性感百倍。后来,有所谓‘八牡丹’的粤语片正印花旦,于素秋荣登榜上,与邓碧云,罗艳卿,吴君丽,南红,林凤,凤凰女等正宗广东人排排坐,也可算是香港艺坛的一大奇事!

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

Kun,

Did you hear that 范丽 still live in Toronto, Canada? I believe that 于素秋 still lives in San Francisco. I saw her picture when she went back to Hong Kong several years ago and she still looks very good.

Regards,
Chris Tan

Kun said...

Chris,
很高兴听到有关于素秋和范丽的近况。想想八牡丹已去其四,仅存吴君丽,南红,罗艳卿和于素秋而已。其他邓碧云,凤凰女,余丽珍和林凤皆已成过去矣,能不令人嗟叹!
亚锟

seng said...

锟兄

文中所提鹭红,会是与小娟(凌波)同时期演过夏语片 ?

于素秋早期演的黑白国片《火烧红莲寺》,我倒于儿时,在神庙边露天电影(酬神戏)观赏过。谢谢你让我醒起!

Kun said...

陞友:
正是那个演过厦语片的鹭红。她原姓曾,是福建厦门人,原属永华公司,与严俊演过‘一刻春宵’,与罗维,杨明合作‘爱的俘虏’,也与李湄演过‘袁世凯’和‘鹃血忠魂’。她的姐姐鹭芬是厦语片明星,两姐妹曾合演过很多厦语片。这些厦语片中,有不少也有小娟(凌波)出现。不过,小娟当时只是童星,还不成气候。
很高兴你也看过于素秋演的‘江湖奇侠’。那是我第一次看‘火烧红莲寺’的故事,非常enjoy. 后来,秦萍,凌波他们演的那一系列,已经没有新鲜的感觉了。相信你会跟我一样,很想重看于素秋的黑白版本吧!同时也重温董佩佩的‘春闺怨’。
亚锟

Chris Tan said...

Kun,

I hope you don't mind I ask: Have 鹭红 ever been to perform to meet their friends?

I remember 董佩佩 did come to Singapore to perform at Oasis in the mid 70's. She also appeared on TV (RTS). Did you have a chance to see her perform live on stage? I read that before her death in Hong Kong in late 70's, she wasn't doing very well financially. Did she ever marry? Do you think she sounds very similar to Chou Xuan?

If I happen to return to Singapore, I would like to pay you a visit. My family still lives in Upper Serangoon near Hougang. Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions.

Kun said...

Chris,
As far as I know, 鹭红has not made live appearances in Singapore when she was active in movies. She has long bowed out of the glamour circle and has not been heard of lately.
董佩佩曾在60年代到过新加坡的国家剧场登台。当时,她已没灌录唱片了。我听她在台上唱的歌曲是‘我一见你就笑’,并非她的招牌歌,嗓子已经有点沙,比起全盛时代的圆润娇脆,差得远了。她在唱歌的风格上跟随周璇,但嗓音两人有别。如果以曾绮萍之于白光来比,董佩佩之于周璇应该没那么近。其实她是有其个人风格的,不然也不会唱红那么多属于她自己的私房歌。这只是我个人的意见,聊作参考。
Would be glad to meet up with you when you are back. It's interesting to find someone with the same wave length.
亚锟

Chris Tan said...

Kun,

Can you recall what year and at what age did 董佩佩 pass away? By the way, have you ever been to the States? I used to live in NYC but I am currently living in SF.

Regards,
Chris Tan

Kun said...

Chris,
I learnt of Dong Pei Pei's death only a few years back, so I do not know the actual date and place of her passing.
I've been to the States, visiting SF,Santiago,Seattle and the furthest, Alaska.
Kun

Chris Tan said...

Kun,

When you mentioned that 董佩佩 ever performed at 新加坡的国家剧场 in the 60's, can you also recall which other artiste were performing with her?

It will be nice we can look at all those pictures that were taken at National Theater. I forgot to tell you that I remember seeing Josephine Xiao Fang Fang performed at National Theater in the late 60's. She sang "Ni Wa Wa".

I recently also heard that 罗艳卿 and 周坤玲 live in San Francisco. I did run into 繆騫人 in San Francisco many years ago.

I heard that you will be going to Port Dickson in Malaysia soon. Please write an article about the trip. I look forward to read ALL your interesting articles. Thank you very much. I owe you a big deal. I will repay you when I go back to Singapore. Haha!1

Regards,
Chris

seng said...

锟兄
小时候,曾从父亲口中听到他提起国片武侠女星是鄔丽珠(不太确定是这名字),我不曾看过,模糊的记忆会是错的?老父逝世已四十年,无从求症,只好向锟兄讨教。
五十年代的夏语片明星,除了鹭红、鹭芬演过国语片尚有那些?绿叶黎明、吕红呢?知道莊雪芳、王清河演国片是后期的事。
当时的夏语片导演好像有王天林、李铁或朱铁,也有李晨凤?
想想都似早年国片导演,锟兄记忆较好,能提述部份?

Kun said...

Chris,

Please don't talk about repayment. My pleasure to write it is as great as your pleasure to read it. For all you know, some might be wondering what's the big deal in writing all these articles. I write for my own pleasure as well as for people who share the same interest with me. It's kind of a record of my past thoughts and impressions.And I'm glad to share them with all my readers.

I can't exactly recall who else appeared on the same show as Dong Pei Pei, but do remember watching Yang Yan,Feng Fei Fei, Yao Su Rong, Qing Shan, and all the Great Wall stars like Wang Bao Zhen, Chen Juan Juan, Li Qiang, Jiang Han, Shi Hui and all the rest in the Silver Stars Troupe on that long-lost stage of National Theatre.

Regretfully, I just read about Uncle Shek Kin's demise at the ripe old age of 96. Let's all mourn for this likeable villain on screen. It's the passing of another era.

Kun

Kun said...

陞友:
厦语片我是门外汉,只略懂一二,有错误,请多包涵。第一个我有印象的厦语片女星是江帆,擅演古装片和唱南音锦曲。和她搭档的多是小生黄英。小娟多演儿子。另有一位花旦叫小雯,眼睛有一只偏向一边,所以给我印象特深。在林翠早期的‘化身姑娘’,小雯曾作客串演出。后来还有一位丁兰,多演时装片。新马的庄雪芳一出道,便席卷厦语片时装影坛,后来与小娟连成一线,双旦招牌,所向披靡。黎明,吕红本来都是中旦,后来黎明斥资拍了一部‘潘金莲’,与高宝树一样,中年发愤图强,并且还来新马随片登台。吕红,胡同和王清河日后皆入邵氏任配角。胡同早逝,其他两人到七十年代的邵氏影片里,还可以看到他们。至于厦语片的导演,早期有毕虎,陈焕文,后来有王天林,袁秋枫等。李铁和李晨风是粤语片导演,不知道有没有导过厦语片。

邬丽珠应该是四十年代的武侠片女星,是于素秋的前辈。我没有看过她的影片,知之不详。跟于素秋同辈的,倒有一个任燕,也是北方人拍粤语片,讲粤语是半咸不淡,可是也相当出名。招牌作是‘神腿莫清娇’。此外,拍过很多黄飞鸿的片子。

亚锟

Chris Tan said...

Kun,

Thanks for your response. Can you recall how many movies did 董佩佩 make? Was she ever married?

I like her songs even though her voice is too high pitch for my taste.

Kun said...

Chris,
I don't know about her marriage, but for her songs and movies, please read my next article on 董佩佩。
Kun

Chris Tan said...

Kun,

I found a picture of 岳麟 and would you like to share it with you.

http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&hl=en&safe=active&q=%E5%B2%B3%EF%A7%B3&sa=N&start=60&ndsp=20

Regards,
Chris Tan

Bunny Amy said...

Amoy film actress Lai Ming still living in Hong Kong!

Bunny Amy said...

黎明女士仍在港居住!