王元龙演过‘楚霸王’,在影坛上资格也够老,因此有‘银坛霸王’的称号。他排行第四,所以,也有‘四爷’的别称。1903年诞生,1924年演出第一部电影‘人心’。五十年代初,到了香港,当时,出名的戏有‘王氏四侠’,由他亲自导演,也出演四侠中的老大。这部戏其实已是旧片重拍。1950年的版本,罗致了王引,王人美和王丹凤演其他三侠。噱头是演员本身都姓王,可见成名的演员中,姓王者何其多。在此片中,善演反派的王四爷演了正派,而演大反派的却是大红人严俊。值得注意的是片中有两位童星,王小龙是王元龙的女儿,男童星长大后则是凤凰小生江汉。
这种由全部姓王的人来搞一部戏的现象,在五十年代末也出现过一次。片子叫 ‘喋血贩马场’,制片王龙,男主角王引,王豪,女主角叶枫,本名王玖玲,第二女角舒情是叶枫的姐姐,自然也姓王。这部片让叶枫唱了一首很动听的 ‘小窗相思’,算是叶枫的经典歌曲,不过,挺难唱得好。叶枫晚年复出办演唱会,都避重就轻,不唱此曲,听众好没福气。
到了香港后,王元龙其实已经改演中老生,成为戏中的甘草,差不多每一部片子都会有他,当红的男女演员都和他结过台缘。不过,其中有三部戏,他是以主角姿态出现的。1952年,李丽华演过一部‘勾魂艳曲’,片中虽有黄河和鲍方,但其实,王元龙才是真正的男主角。最后被李丽华骗得人财两空的人就是他。李丽华演的是个烟视媚行的反派角色,算是一反天皇巨星的传统。片子歌曲蛮多的,包括 ‘知音何处’,‘香车美人’,‘一把扇子’,‘喜上眉梢’,‘断肠曲’,‘尽情欢笑’和‘泪’。这里的‘香车美人’与葛兰后来的那首是不同的歌曲。‘泪’后来也有潘秀琼的重唱版本。
1956年,王元龙以大魔头的姿态,出演了‘一代魔帅’,说的是军阀横行的故事。由当时得令的李湄担任女主角,此外还有‘上海小姐’谢家骅和李芳菲。小生则是黄河。
差不多同时间,制片家也以王元龙担纲演‘袁世凯’这个历史上的反面人物。李湄,黄河再度助阵,再加上王豪,鹭红,混血儿罗娜和李芳菲,阵容不弱。中年的王元龙尚能以反派挂帅,成就自是不凡。
不过,别以为四爷只能演反派,他的正派功力亦具有深厚的基础。1957年,国泰得奖影片‘四千金’便选中他演穆虹,叶枫,林翠和苏凤的父亲。叼着一根烟斗,慈祥,威严,让观众一眼就对他充满好感。‘四千金’戏好,父亲占的功劳很大。
1959年7月20日,王元龙在台湾病逝。最后的几部影片包括钟情演的 ‘多情的野猫’和‘湘女多情’,韩菁清和赵雷演的‘我的爱人就是你 ’,还有王引,夏厚兰演的‘虎穴擒兇’。最后这一部上映时好象改名为 ‘失去阳光的人’。让人注目的是片中出了一首经典歌曲‘今宵多珍重’,崔萍就凭这首王福龄的作品,屹立歌坛数十年,立于不倒地位,
19 comments:
谢谢锟兄!
一诺千金,没想到你这么快速就满足我所求,太好了。
羡慕你的好记性,50年代电影剧情角色不止没忘,插曲、演唱者,你都专业的如数家珍!
我会重复地看十遍,珍惜你的付出心血。
其他的,期待著!
陞
Kun,
Thanks for this article. It is so interesting and well written. All these articles should be published in a book. I bet many readers around the world, especially those in HK and Taiwan would love to read them.
May I ask: do you have any news about 谢家骅,李芳菲,鹭红,混血儿罗娜和韩菁清? Are they still alive?
My mum is a fan of 李芳菲. I clearly remember her mentioning her name when we were watching TV (RTS at that time) in the 60's and early 70's. Thanks.
Regards,
Chris
陞友:
谢谢誇奖!其实,除了记忆之外,我也要借助参考,不然,脑袋装不下那么多资料。很高兴你那么喜欢,并且马上留言,让我获得很大的鼓励。
Chris,
Thanks for your immediate response which inspires me to work even harder. Regarding the few actresses of the 50's that you mentioned, 谢家骅 &韩菁清 have already passed on while nothing is known of the other three. I shall write more about them in due course. They are more or less on the sidelines and are, most of the time, neglected.
亚锟
锟兄:
你文章里提述《勾魂艳曲》,李丽华演‘烟视媚行‘反派,应该是让人看得拍手赞叹!(或许女影迷较难接受。)
想象中,这类骚在骨子里戏味,70年代的李翰祥风月片女角——恬妮,是否能媲美?胡锦外型较表面,汪萍于《潘金莲》蛮让人惊喜颂赞!
以你所写,王元龙挂头牌主演这么多戏,名气上远胜王豪?原来如此多美女红星与他过招,‘银坛霸王’的确当之无愧!
陞
Kun,
In your previous article, you mentioned 杨光. Is he still alive? Has he ever performed in Singapore?
I remember watching these two SB movies at New World Amusement Park (Grand Theatre)at Jalan Besar when I was little: "虹" (秦萍) and "一池春水" (井莉). Too bad these 2 movies were not digitally remastered adn released. There are lovely songs in these movies? Do you know who sing them? Thanks.
I am always so joyful to read your articles. You are my Number One IDOl now!!!!!
锟兄:
重新浏览又觉察毛病,宝岛美人儿汪萍饰演潘金莲,戏名乃《武松》,懊恼脑筋总是转慢几拍!
没有意愿比较女演员演技,也明白个人风韵与神采是难做比评。心中遗憾无从追看李丽华前期黑白片,更甚的是其他大部份你提到的精彩旧作。
你追述的越多,我们不仅得益,越渴望追看!好贪心哦!!!
陞
Chris,
杨光近况不详,相信还健在。他从来没到过新加坡演唱。‘虹’和‘一池春水’的插曲,我只知道‘虹’有一首‘长发姑娘’是韦秀娴唱的,其他没有什么印象。
Thank you for your compliments. Hope I can live up to your expectations.
陞友:
难得你对拙文一看再看,真使我汗颜。
王元龙和王豪属不同辈分,王豪演小生时,王元龙已经退居演老生。‘一代魔帅’和‘袁世凯’是例外,由反派人物担戏匦,自然是由王元龙挂头牌,正派小生都要靠边站。
能够和李丽华的风情戏相抗衡的,我认为只有白光,不过,白光较邪,较野,李丽华则以泼辣,够狠见称。想想‘一寸山河一寸血’中的寡妇,你就能领略李丽华的劲儿了。还好,这部戏李丽华自己来说对白,要让别人配音,绝对配不出她的那股味道。
亚锟
Kun,
Do you know the original singer of these two songs: 幾度花落時 and 幾度花开時? I heard that they are sung by Singapore singers. Thanks.
Regards,
Chris Tan
亞锟友,
"長髮女郎"並不是韋秀嫻唱的,唱的人是陳浩(李琳琳的前男友).香港電影資料館的綱上目錄有太多的錯誤, 應用時請小心查証.
戲精,
I do not know that 陳浩 also sings. I only know that he lives in Singapore now. Do you know anything about the songs of
虹’ and ‘一池春水’? I read that these two movies are going to be released in DVD soon. I can't wait to watch them again. Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Chris Tan
Chris,
我有收藏” 虹” 的原聲唱片和電影, “一池春水” 的唱片卻從來沒見過. ” 虹” 大概有十多首歌, 其中只有” 長髮女郎” 是原創, 其餘的曲調都是翻自西洋民歌. 除了” 虹”, 陳浩還和劉韻合唱過” 青春夢”里的插曲.
戲精
戏精友:
感谢指出‘长发女郎’的原唱者,不然,也真不知道陈浩也有唱片。还好,根据Chris的信息,‘虹’即将有光碟面世,到时就有机会欣赏陈浩的歌声了。
亚锟
戲精 and Kun,
My aunt bought the 45" record of the movie 虹” in the 60's. 秦萍 was on the cover. I remember one of the songs is the folk song "Oh Suzanna". I cannot remember who the singer is.
I myself bought the 45" record of the movie "一池春水" when I was less than 10 years old. But the songs were sung by Malaysian singers. I am curious who the original singers are.
I have NEVER heard of the movie "青春夢". Who are the leading actor and actress? I hope it is NOT the Jenny Wu's movie and Yang Fan (deceased). Thanks
Regards,
Chris Tan
戲精 and Kun,
I forgot to tell you that I clearly remember that Malaysian Television (KL) did play the movie "虹" (秦萍) in the early 70's. My sister and I were very surprised to watch it on TV. We still had a Black and White TV at that time! VCR wasn't out yet.
Regards,
Chris
Kun,
Here is a picture of 穆虹.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dk_gilbert/3121430649/in/set-72157621618756584/
Regards,
Chris
锟友与Chris,
馬来西亚的RTM2曾在80年代播过“虹”, “意难忘”, “一毛钱”, “水上人家”, “垂死天鹅”。 我全录下来。
"青春夢"的男女主角是雷震和江虹。
戲精
戲精,
I am really jealous of you to have copies of these old movies. You are such a lucky person!!!!!!!
May I ask: are they Black and White movies? Are there commercials in it? Thanks.
Regards,
Chris
Chris,
这也没什么好羡慕的。我毕竟有付过代价啊。我曾花了五年的时间把四千部电影从岛国运回马来西亚, 过程中吃了很多苦头。。。
除了“一毛钱”, 其馀都是彩色片。全都没广告。
戲精
Kun,
I just ask Gilber in Holland to post a picture of 中法混血儿羅娜.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dk_gilbert/page2/
I hope you will like it.
Regards,
Chris Tan
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