Xu Lai’s Real Old Photos

Xu Lai, an early Chinese movie star, was born in Shanghai in 1909. He was originally named Xiaomei, also known as Jiefeng. He was born in a well-off society, but his family was poor and he was once down and out. He once worked as a female worker in an egg factory. In 1927, he was admitted to the Chinese Singing and Dancing School sponsored by Li Jinhui, joined the Mingyue Singing and Dancing Troupe after graduation, and married Li Jinhui. He once led the Qingfeng Singing and Dancing Team to perform in Guangdong and Hong Kong. In 1928, he toured Thailand, Singapore, Java and other places. Later, he toured in China

Xu Lai is very beautiful, with“ Oriental Standard Beauty” The nickname of. Zhou Jianyun, one of the leaders of the star film company, liked her and hired her to join in 1933; Stars”. In 1933, she starred in the silent film “Late Spring”, which made the film famous

In 1933, she starred in “Tai Shan Hong Mao”, in 1934, she starred in the anti Japanese propaganda film “Huashan Yanshi” directed by Cheng Bugao, and in the same year, she also starred in “Going to the Northwest”, “Willows and Wall Flowers” and other films, which were very popular

In 1935, Ruan Lingyu’s suicide greatly stimulated Xu Lai. After starring in the Boat Girl, she died. After that, Du Yuesheng introduced him to Tang Shengming and divorced him. Since then, she and her husband Tang Shengming have lived in Shanghai. In 1949, Xu Lai’s family moved to Hong Kong, and Tang Shengming went to Changsha to participate in the power uprising. In the autumn of 1950, he served as the deputy commander of the 21st Corps of the People’s Liberation Army, taking part in the southern campaign to liberate Guangdong and Guangxi. In 1956, Tang Shengming went to Beijing to serve as a counselor of the State Council, and Xu Lai also returned to Beijing to settle down. She died in 1973 at the age of 64

The following are the photos of Xu Lai in the Republic of China. Xiao Bian has collected about 100 of her photos, and now we share some of them with you

This album is the first one, mainly for life photos