Hong Kong Filmography Volume III

Hong Kong Filmography Volume III, published by Hong Kong Film Archive of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department ($223), is a weighty tome - and it's no wonder. In the 1950s, the local film industry was working in overdrive, producing more than 2,500 films. Volume III merely scratches the surface of that output - the years 1950-52 to be precise - but that still accounts for almost 600 films, many of which are now hard to find. Printed in Chinese and English - and in an easy-to-read format that provides a plot outline, production information and some wonderful black-and-white stills - the book is a cineaste's dream come true.