約於1911年出生,學名楊玉韜,廣東番禺人,有「鬼才導演」之稱。在上海出生、成長和受教育。畢業於上海廣肇義學和復旦中學。中學畢業後, 進入明星影片公司當演員。1933年,在上海與陳翼青聯合執導了第一部影片《兄弟血》,該片是安文影片公司的出品。
在上海期間認識了發明「清賢通」錄音機的竺清賢。1935年竺清賢與製片人王鵬翼來港組織南粵影片公司,楊亦隨竺抵港,並參與了攝製南粵公司最早期出品的粵語片《梁天來告御狀》(1935)和《沙三少》(1935)。
在港早期以導演恐怖片而知名,這方面作品包括《午夜殭屍》(1936)、《科學罪人》(1936)和《歌場魅影》(1940)。楊除了常兼任編劇外, 亦不時參與演出,一直延至戰後初期。戰前還曾把馬師曾的粵劇著名演出編成同名電影 《苦鳳鶯憐》(1947),但由於香港淪陷,影片到戰後才得以公映。香港淪陷後,楊與唐滌生於1942年5月組成華南明星劇團,在香港不同的戲院上演粵劇。
戰後第一部公映的新製作《情燄》(1946)楊亦有參演。其戰後首部執導的影片為《妻嬌郎更嬌》(1947)。除了導演粵語片,楊在戰後初期還導演了多部國語片,例子有《桃花依舊笑春風》(1947),李麗華主演的愛情喜劇《女大當嫁》(1948)和尤敏參演的第一部影片《玉女懷春》(1952)。
在戰後執導的粵語片中,其喜劇最為聞名,當中著名的作品,有馬師曾、紅線女合演的《審死官》(1948)。另外,楊與新馬師曾、鄧寄塵多番合作,執導了二人拍檔的喜劇《拉車得美》(1958)、《兩傻遊地獄》(1958)、《兩傻遊天堂》(1958)、《亞福對錯馬票》(1960)和《分期付款娶老婆》(1961),全是二人合演的影片中最出色的一批。特別《兩傻遊地獄》中有多首由胡文森改編成粵語的詼諧流行曲,像〈飛哥跌落坑渠〉、〈一身蟻〉和〈拋浪頭〉,更是傳誦至今。
喜劇之外,其他重要作品尚有紅線女、白雪仙合演的倫理文藝片《紅白牡丹花》(1952),講述女伶不幸遭遇的《苦吻》(1955),粵劇電影《一把存忠劍》(1958),武俠片《倚天屠龍記(三集):張無忌火燒光明頂》(1965)、《倚天屠龍記(四集):張無忌火燒萬法寺》(1965)等。1965年在執導《特務一○一》(1965)中途,在片場胃癌發作送院,9月23日病逝。遺作《特務一○一》由黃鶴聲完成。
年份 | 語言 | 中文片名 | 英文片名 | 聯合導演 |
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1933 | 默 | 兄弟血 | Blood of Brother | 陳翼青 |
1936 | 粵 | 午夜殭屍 | Midnight Vampire | |
1936 | 粵 | 科學罪人 | The Evil Scientist | |
1936 | 粵 | 女賊蘭娘 | The Woman Thief | |
1937 | 粵 | 甜姐兒 | Sweetie | |
1938 | 粵 | 錢作怪 | The Root of All Evil | 湯曉丹、蔣愛民、林蒼、洪仲豪、麥嘯霞 |
1939 | 粵 | 枕頭狀 | Pillow Talk | |
1939 | 粵 | 背解紅羅 | Intrigue in the Palace | |
1939 | 粵 | 半面西施 (又名︰人細鬼大) | Half a Beauty aka Young But Tricksy | |
1939 | 粵 | 三氣宣王 | Three Provocations against the Emperor | |
1939 | 粵 | 薄情郎 | The Lovelorn | |
1939 | 粵 | 差利遇攝青鬼 | Charlie Meets the Spectres | |
1939 | 粵 | 火燒石室 | Burning of the Stone Mansion | |
1940 | 粵 | 呂四娘 | The Story of a Swordswoman | |
1940 | 粵 | 荒江女俠第一集大破韓家莊 | Swordswoman of the Wild River, Part One: Against the Han Clan | |
1940 | 粵 | 乾隆下江南 | The Emperor Goes South | |
1940 | 粵 | 小英雄 | The Little Hero | |
1940 | 粵 | 雲南起義 (又名︰蔡鍔雲南起義) | The Yunnan Insurrection aka Cai E’s Yunnan Insurrection | 畢聖鳳 |
1940 | 粵 | 七重天 | Seventh Heaven | |
1940 | 粵 | 歌場魅影 | The Phantom of the Theatre | |
1941 | 粵 | 喜事重重 | Overflowing Joy | |
1941 | 粵 | 俠盜錦毛鼠 | The Furry Rat | |
1941 | 粵 | 錦上添花 | Let's Make Things Perfect | |
1941 | 粵 | 苦鳳鶯憐 | Bitter Phoenix, Sorrowful Oriole | |
1945 | 粵 | 大地兒女 | Children of the Earth | |
1946 | 粵 | 閃電姑娘 | Faster Than Lightning | |
1947 | 粵 | 妻嬌郎更嬌 | The Beautiful and the Handsome | |
1947 | 粵 | 西廂記 | Romance of the West Chamber | |
1947 | 粵 | 艷屍記 | The Beauty's Death | |
1947 | 粵 | 沙三少與銀姐 | Third Master Sha and Lady Ngan | |
1947 | 國 | 桃花依舊笑春風 | Peach Blossoms Still Titter in the Spring Breeze | |
1947 | 粵 | 新白金龍 | New White Golden Dragon | |
1947 | 粵 | 洞房花燭夜 | The Wedding Night | |
1947 | 國 | 天網恢恢 | The Net of Divine Retribution | |
1948 | 國 | 女大當嫁 (又名︰二房東小姐) | The Corn is Ripe for Plucking | |
1948 | 粵 | 春滿華堂 | Springtime in a Luxurious Hall | |
1948 | 國 | 龍鳳呈祥 | Harmony Reigns | |
1948 | 粵 | 刁蠻宮主 | The Spoiled Princess | |
1948 | 粵 | 審死官 | The Judge Goes to Pieces | |
1948 | 粵 | 玉樓情劫 | Tragic Romance in a Pavilion | |
1949 | 粵 | 人面桃花相映紅 | Faces as Red as Peach Blossoms | |
1949 | 粵 | 神經公爵 | The Crazy Duke | |
1949 | 國 | 千鈞一髮 | The Razor's Edge | |
1949 | 粵 | 古屋行屍 | The Wandering Dead | |
1950 | 粵 | 江南八大劍俠 | The Eight Swordsmen of Jiangnan | 馮志剛 |
1950 | 粵 | 武潘安大鬧三門街 | The Handsome Hero's Brawl in Three Door Street | |
1950 | 粵 | 英娥殺嫂 | How Ying-ngo Killed Her Brother's Wife | |
1950 | 粵 | 紅娘子 | Red Lady | |
1951 | 粵 | 方世玉千里送艷娘 | How Fong Sai-yuk Escorted Yim-neung on a 1,000-Mile Journey | |
1951 | 粵 | 七虎渡金灘 (上集) | How Seven Heroes Crossed the Golden Bank, Part One | |
1951 | 粵 | 七虎渡金灘 (下集) | How Seven Heroes Crossed the Golden Bank, Part Two | |
1951 | 粵 | 珠海三雄 (又名︰俠盜張保仔) | Three Heroes of Pearl Sea aka Cheung Bo-tsai, the Bandit Hero | |
1951 | 粵 | 紅俠 | Scarlet Heroine | |
1951 | 粵 | 妙想天開 | Wild Imagination | |
1951 | 粵 | 千金小姐丫鬟賣 | A Lady Treated as Maid | |
1951 | 粵 | 第七奇人 | The Seventh Stranger | 梁琛 |
1952 | 粵 | 驚魂花燭夜 | Terror on the Wedding Night | |
1952 | 粵 | 良宵花弄月 | Night of Romance | |
1952 | 粵 | 萬花錦繡 | Like the Splendour of a Myriad Blooms | |
1952 | 粵 | 生包公夜審奸郭槐 | Judge Pao’s Night Trial of the Wicked Kwok Wai | 馮志剛、畢虎、尹海清、洪仲豪 |
1952 | 粵 | 啼笑姻緣 (上集) (又名︰新啼笑姻緣) | A Story of Three Lovers, Part One | 尹海清 |
1952 | 粵 | 啼笑姻緣 (下集) (又名︰新啼笑姻緣) | A Story of Three Lovers, Part Two | 尹海清 |
1952 | 粵 | 一曲鳳求凰 | Song of Courtship | |
1952 | 粵 | 賣花女 | Flower Girl | 凌雲 |
1952 | 粵 | 紅白牡丹花 | Red and White Peonies | |
1952 | 粵 | 戲迷情人 | Opera Fans' Sweetheart | |
1952 | 國 | 薔薇處處開 (又名︰咖啡底誘惑) | Blooming Roses aka Coffee Seduction | |
1952 | 國 | 玉女懷春 | Love in the Bloom | |
1953 | 粵 | 司馬琴挑寡婦心 | How Sima's Qin Won the Widow's Heart | |
1953 | 粵 | 新封神榜 | The God's Story (Remake) | |
1953 | 粵 | 同人唔同命 | Not All People Have the Same Fate | 凌雲 |
1954 | 粵 | 紅船鬼影 | The Phantom of the Opera Boat | |
1954 | 粵 | 閻瑞生 | The Story of Yim Shui-sang | 凌雲 |
1954 | 粵 | 錦繡人生之可憐的裴迦 | This Wonderful Life (Poor Pui-ka) | |
1954 | 粵 | 鳳閣重開姊妹花 | Two Sisters in Phoenix Bower | 凌雲 |
1954 | 粵 | 紅葉夫人 | Lady Red Leaf | |
1954 | 粵 | 萬里行屍 | The Voyage of the Dead | |
1954 | 粵 | 南海拳王 | The Boxer from Nanhai | |
1954 | 粵 | 自梳女 | The Bachelor Girl | |
1955 | 粵 | 好事成雙 | Blessings Come in Pairs | |
1955 | 粵 | 午夜屍變 | The Dead Comes Alive | |
1955 | 國 | 搖錢樹 | The Money-Spinner | |
1955 | 粵 | 苦吻 | Bitter Kisses | |
1955 | 粵 | 碎琴樓 | Broken-Zither Bower | |
1955 | 粵 | 歌唱郎歸晚 | The Husband’s Belated Return (Musical) | 凌雲 |
1955 | 粵 | 龍虎笙歌戲鳳凰 | Sing Her a Love Song | 凌雲、梁景博 |
1956 | 粵 | 乾隆皇大鬧萬花樓 | Emperor Qianlong’s Adventures in the Million-Flower Bower | 凌雲 |
1956 | 粵 | 呂布搶貂蟬 | Lui Bo Captures Diu Sim | |
1956 | 粵 | 穆桂英三擒三縱楊宗保 | How Muk Kwai-ying Thrice Captured and Released Yeung Chung-bo | 凌雲 |
1956 | 粵 | 鬼俠 | The Ghost Hero | 凌雲 |
1956 | 粵 | 陶三春困城 | To Sam-chun's Siege | |
1956 | 粵 | 少林英雄左崧傳 (又名︰左崧血戰提督府) | The Life of Tsoi Sung aka Tsoi Sung's Bloodshed at the Governor's Office | |
1956 | 粵 | 桃花女鬥法 | The Peach Blossom Girl's Magic Duel | |
1956 | - | 矢田拉丁艷舞團 | Yada Latin Erotic Dance Troupe | |
1957 | 粵 | 穆桂英楊宗保大破天門陣 | How Muk Kwai-ying and Yeung Chung-bo Defeated the Heaven-Gate Formation | 凌雲 |
1957 | 粵 | 陰陽扇 | The Yinyang Fan | |
1957 | 粵 | 刁蠻郡主戲玉郎 | The Unruly Princess and Her Lover | |
1957 | 台 | 賣身葬父 | The Woman Sold Herself to Bury Her Father | |
1957 | 粵 | 關公守華容 劉備過江招親 | General Kwan Guards the Huarong Path, Lau Bei Crosses the River to Meet His Bride | 凌雲 |
1957 | 粵 | 木蘭從軍 | Mulan, the Girl Who Went to War | 鄺光 |
1957 | 粵 | 妙善公主 (又名︰觀音出世) | Princess Miu Sin aka The Birth of the Goddess of Mercy | 凌雲 |
1957 | 粵 | 七劍十三俠 (上集) | Seven Swordsmen and 13 Knights, Part One | 凌雲 |
1957 | 粵 | 七劍十三俠 (下集) | Seven Swordsmen and 13 Knights, Part Two | 凌雲 |
1958 | 粵 | 海底尋夫骨 | Searching for the Husband's Corpse under the Sea | |
1958 | 粵 | 一夜九更天 | The Long Night | |
1958 | 粵 | 一把存忠劍 | A Patriot's Sword | |
1958 | 粵 | 狗飯餵狀元 | Let the Scholar Eat Like a Dog | 凌雲 |
1958 | 粵 | 拉車得美 | The Rickshaw-Puller Wins a Pretty Girl | |
1958 | 粵 | 兩傻遊地獄 | Two Fools in Hell | |
1958 | 粵 | 蘇小妹三難新郎 | Su Siu-mui Thrice Tricks the Groom | |
1958 | 粵 | 陳村種三跪水觀音 | Chan Chuen-chung's Three Genuflections before the Goddess of Mercy on Water | |
1958 | 粵 | 兩傻遊天堂 | Two Fools in Paradise | |
1959 | 粵 | 龍鳳喜迎春 | Springtime Lovers | |
1959 | 粵 | 春風秋雨又三年 | Another Three Years of Waiting | |
1959 | 粵 | 桃花女二度下凡 | The Peach Blossom Girl's Second Visit to the Secular World | |
1959 | 粵 | 戰國佳人 | A Beauty in Times of War | |
1960 | 粵 | 亞福對錯馬票 | A Wonderful Dream | |
1961 | 粵 | 雷克探案之血手凶刀 | The Valiant Brothers | 馮峰 |
1961 | 粵 | 天賜福星 | Lucky Child Granted by Heaven | |
1961 | 粵 | 分期付款娶老婆 | Instalment on Marriage | |
1961 | 粵 | 五嶽英雄傳 | Heroes of the Five Sacred Mountains | |
1961 | 粵 | 歡喜夫妻 | Home Sweet Home | |
1961 | 粵 | 天下第一劍 (上集) | Sword of Vengeance, Part One | |
1961 | 粵 | 天下第一劍 (大結局) | Sword of Vengeance, Concluding Episode | |
1961 | 粵 | 三合明珠寶劍 | Two Swords and a Pearl | |
1961 | 粵 | 仙笛神龍 (上集) | Ingenious Fluter, Part One | |
1961 | 粵 | 仙笛神龍 (大結局) | Ingenious Fluter, Concluding Episode | |
1962 | 粵 | 鍾無艷掛帥征西 | How Chung Mo-yim Conquered the West | 陳焯生 |
1962 | 粵 | 冷戰夫妻 | A Couple in Cold War | |
1962 | 粵 | 冷戰夫妻 | A Couple in Cold War | |
1962 | 粵 | 四海豪傑(上集) | Heroes of the Four Seas, Part One | |
1962 | 粵 | 四海豪傑(下集) | Heroes of the Four Seas, Part Two | |
1962 | 粵 | 水觀音三戲白金龍 | Goddess on the Sea | |
1962 | 粵 | 小偷捉賊記 | To Catch a Thief | |
1963 | 粵 | 乾隆皇大鬧杏花樓 | The Adventures of Emperor Qianlong | |
1963 | 粵 | 寶劍群英會 | The Meeting of the Swordsmen | |
1963 | 粵 | 黑蜈蚣 | The Black Centipede | |
1963 | 潮 | 擲嬌媚 | Throwing Coins at the Fairy Maidens | |
1963 | 粵 | 滴滴慈母淚 | Mother's Tear | |
1963 | 粵 | 古屋行屍 | The Ghost in an Ancient House | |
1964 | 粵 | 白骨離魂針 (上集) | The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part One | |
1964 | 粵 | 白骨離魂針 (下集大結局) | The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part Two | |
1964 | 粵 | 密碼間諜戰 | The Danger Spies | |
1964 | 粵 | 一樓十四伙 | Pigeon Cage | |
1964 | 粵 | 冷巷姑爺 (又名︰床位大少) | Sleepers in Corridor | |
1964 | 粵 | 街頭巷尾 | Street Corners | 陳焯生 |
1965 | 粵 | 太太日記 | A Wife's Diary aka Diary of a Wife | |
1965 | 粵 | 火燒平陽城 | Burning of Pingyang City | |
1965 | 粵 | 倚天屠龍記 (三集): 張無忌火燒光明頂 | Story of the Sword and the Sabre, Part Three | |
1965 | 粵 | 倚天屠龍記 (四集):張無忌火燒萬法寺 (又名︰倚天屠龍記 (全套大結局)) | Story of the Sword and the Sabre, Part Four | |
1965 | 粵 | 特務一○一 | Agent 101 |