Zhu Shilin

Zhu Shilin 27 July 1899 5 January 1967 also romanised as Chu Shek Lin was a Chinese film director and screenwriter born in Taicang Jiangsu China Zhu began his career in the thriving film industry of Shanghai directing actresses like Ruan Lingyu with the Lianhua Film Company After the war Zhu moved to Hong Kong where he founded the Longma Film Company along with fellow Shanghai emigrant Fei Mu Between 1930 and 1964 he directed 80 films Two of his films Sorrows of the Forbidden City 1948 and Festival Moon 1953 were ranked in the Hong Kong Film Awards Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures