Biography
Li Pingqian (1902 – 18 November 1984), also known as Jack Pingqian Li, was a Chinese filmmaker who directed over 100 films in his career in mainland China and Hong Kong. He is probably best known for his works with actresses Gong Qiuxia and Xia Meng, who each starred in more than a dozen of his films. Moreover, his 1964 Huangmei opera film Three Charming Smiles starring Chen Sisi was a huge hit in China.
Li was born in Hangzhou and was originally given the name Chunchou. He moved to Shangai in the 1920s to begin a career in filmmaking after leaving Hujiang University in 1919, where he studied sociology but did not graduate. In 1924, he co-founded Shenzhou Film Company with Wu Xuchang. The company went bankrupt in 1927 and Li joined Tianyi Film Company. He eventually moved on to Mingxing Film Company, until that was destroyed by Japanese bombardments during World War II.
In the 1950s, Li moved to Hong Kong and became directing Cantonese films for companies such as Yonghua and Great Wall Film Company.
Many of Li's earlier works are lost.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits
Three Charming Smiles
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1964
A Dazzling Trap
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1961
Rendezvous
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1960
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1960
The Three Loves
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1956
It So Happens to a Woman
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1955
The Peerless Beauty
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1953
Awful Truth
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1950
A Strange Woman
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1950
Our Husband
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1949
Mother and Son
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1947
Home
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1941
The Merry Widow
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1941
Sheng li si bie
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1941
Sheng li si bie
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1941
The Imperial Maid Fei Zhen'e
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1939
The Young Mistress' Fan
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1939
Rendezvous
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1936
The Classic for Girls
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1934
Youngsters of the Time
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1933