Romance of the Western Chamber(1927)

movie - first aired/released 1927-09-08 - audience 6.2

Directed by Hou Yao

Based on the classic Chinese play Romance of the Western Chamber, Way Down West follows the love story between a poor scholar and wealthy woman. Unable to marry due to their social status, this changes when a bandit attacks the monastery they are staying at demanding the woman's hand. Desperate, her mother promises her hand to whomever manages to defeat the bandit.