原籍廣東順德,1909年12月21日生於上海。中學畢業後,在上海青年會中學附設的職業訓練班,攻讀無線電專科,之後曾在船上當電報生。三十年代初,在上海的北京大影院任職文員,負責放映中文字幕,其後調到南京的大華戲院任副經理。
1936年來港,在國家片場工作,獲錄音師鄺贊的支持下,執導首部作品《夜送寒衣》(1939)。之後得到大明星影業公司梁偉民的賞識,邀請他導演《一夜夫妻》(1938)、《戰士情花》(1938)等片。香港淪陷時,逃到廣東曲江,曾在《越華報》的廣告部工作。1943年,任軍委會外事局翻譯官,被派往桂林黃埔第六分校受訓,不久被調派到昆明,後再轉到美軍郵局當郵務員。
抗戰結束後回到香港重執導演筒,拍攝《辣手蛇心》(1947),其後與編劇秦劍合作,拍了《款擺紅綾帶》(1948)、《天下婦人心》(1948)、《生死纏綿》(1949)等多部文藝片。1949年執導《黃飛鴻傳上集之鞭風滅燭》大受歡迎,開創了長壽的「黃飛鴻電影」系列。他總共執導了五十九部「黃飛鴻電影」,大部份都叫好叫座,而最後一部是1967年的《黃飛鴻虎爪會群英》。
他曾與黃岱、莫康時、龍圖、馮志剛、吳回、李鐵、黃鶴聲、盧雨岐、珠璣十位粵語片導演結義,合資成立「十兄弟電影企業公司」,並聯合拍攝創業作《錦繡天堂》(1964),翌年為莫康時《人鬼恩仇》任製片。
六十年代末,獲關正良邀請,赴台灣拍攝《金刀怪客》(1967)、《血戰八大盜》(1968)、《天王劍》(1968) 等多部武俠片,之後又在台灣為第一影業公司執導《女飛俠》(1969)、《胭脂虎》(1969)等片。1972年,獲越南僑商陳國炳所聘,到越南執導文藝片《夢斷雲山不了情》。
1980年拍完《阿福與土佬》後退出影壇,轉行經營印刷生意。他從影四十多年來,執導的武俠、功夫、文藝、歌唱、喜劇等約二百部電影。另外,他曾在五、六十年代為政府新聞處及公共機構拍攝了多部關於公務員待人接物、道路安全、節育等新聞片。
1983年當選香港電影製片商會理事長。晚年編輯《紅伶紅星電影粵曲精選》,又撰寫回憶錄《我與黃飛鴻》。2000年3月26日病逝。
年份 | 中文片名 | 英文片名 | 聯合導演 |
---|---|---|---|
1938 | 一夜夫妻 | A Night of Romance, A Lifetime of Regret | 梁偉民、伍錦霞 |
1938 | 戰士情花 | A Warrior's Love | 蔣愛民 |
1939 | 夜送寒衣 | Farewell on a Winter Night | |
1940 | 大地晨鐘 | The Tolling Bell | |
1941 | 春閨三鳳 | Three Amorous Women | |
1941 | 多情燕子歸 | The Sentimental Swallow Returns | |
1947 | 火樹銀花 | Fiery Trees And Silver Flowers | |
1947 | 辣手蛇心 | The Evil Mind | |
1948 | 款擺紅綾帶 | Waving The Red Ribbon | |
1948 | 血染霓裳 | Bloody Cloth | |
1948 | 銷魂賊 | The Sexy Thief | |
1948 | 拳頭世界 | World of Fists | |
1948 | 烽火漁村 | Fishing Village in the War | |
1948 | 天下婦人心 | A Woman's Heart | |
1949 | 長使娥媚淚滿襟 | A Woman's Heart is Never Mended | |
1949 | 黃飛鴻傳下集之火燒霸王莊 | The Story of Wong Fei-hung, Part Two | |
1949 | 生死纏綿 | Romance Forever | |
1949 | 魂斷歸家娘 | Lament of a Divorced Woman | |
1949 | 黃飛鴻傳上集之鞭風滅燭 | Wong Fei-hung's Whip That Smacks The Candle | |
1950 | 廣東十虎屠龍記 | How Ten Heroes of Guangdong Slew The Dragon | |
1950 | 黃飛鴻傳第四集:梁寬歸天 | The Story of Wong Fei-hung, Part Four : The Death of Leung Foon | |
1950 | 黃飛鴻傳第三集:血戰流花橋 | The Story of Wong Fei-hung, Part Three : The Battle by Lau Fa Bridge | |
1950 | 火燒少林寺 | How Shaolin Monastery Was Reduced to Ashes | |
1950 | 薛仁貴血戰柳家莊 | Sit Yan-kwai's Bloody Battle at Lau Village | |
1951 | 別離人對奈何天 | Parting Unto Sky's End | |
1951 | 百戰神弓 | The Brave Archer | |
1951 | 虎膽英魂 | Soul of The Tiger | |
1951 | 五虎斷魂槍 | The Five Heroes' Deadly Spears | |
1952 | 天賜黃金 | Unexpected Gold | |
1952 | 黃飛鴻傳血染芙蓉谷 | Battle in Lotus Valley | |
1952 | 春宵醉玉郎 | Intoxication on a Spring Night | |
1953 | 黃飛鴻一棍伏三霸 | How Wong Fei-hung Defeated Three Bullies with a Rod | |
1953 | 徭山奪艷記 | The Beautiful Girl of Yao Mountain | 孫偉 |
1953 | 鐵橋三義救穿雲燕 | The Rescue of Cloud-piercing Swallow | |
1954 | 胭脂淚 | Rouge Tears | |
1954 | 碧血染親兒 | My Son in Bloodshed | |
1954 | 知足者,貧亦樂 | Poor but Happy | |
1954 | 黃飛鴻初試無影腳 | Wong Fei-hung Tries His Shadowless Kick | |
1954 | 郎心如鐵 | The Lover with a Heart of Steel | |
1954 | 黃飛鴻與林世榮 | The Story of Wong Fei-hung and Lam Sai-wing | |
1954 | 爸爸萬歲 | Three Cheers for Daddy | |
1954 | 不如歸 | Homeward Bound! | |
1955 | 甘鳳池與呂四娘 | The Story of Kam Fung-chi and Fourth Madam Lui | |
1955 | 鐵馬騮別傳大結局 | The Story of Iron Monkey, The Concluding Episode | |
1955 | 黃飛鴻正傳 | The True Story of Wong Fei-hung | |
1955 | 姊妹心 | Sisters' Heart | |
1955 | 梁寬與林世榮 | Leung Foon and Lam Sai-wing | |
1955 | 銀河抱月 | Silvery Moon | |
1955 | 鴻運喜當頭 | As Luck will have it | |
1955 | 飛天蠄蟧 | The Flying Spider | |
1955 | 下一代 | The Next Generation | |
1955 | 黃飛鴻長堤殲霸 | How Wong Fei-hung Vanquished The Bully at a Long Dyke | |
1955 | 兒孫福 | Everyone Loves Grandpa | |
1955 | 黃飛鴻花地搶炮 | Wong Fei-hung's Rival for The Fireworks | |
1955 | 黃飛鴻威震四牌樓 | Wong Fei-hung's Victory at The Sipai Lou | |
1955 | 鐵馬騮別傳 續集 | The Story of Iron Monkey, The Sequel | |
1955 | 望夫山上望夫歸 | On The Hill of The Waiting Wife She Awaits Her Husband's Return | |
1956 | 黃飛鴻伏二虎 | How Wong Fei-hung Subdued The Two Tigers | |
1956 | 黃飛鴻義救龍母廟 | Wong Fei-hung Saved The Dragon's Mother Temple | |
1956 | 黃飛鴻龍舟奪錦 | Wong Fei-hung Wins The Dragon Boat Race | |
1956 | 黃飛鴻大鬧佛山 | Wong Fei-hung's Fight in Foshan | |
1956 | 白鶴英雄傳 | The White Crane Hero | |
1956 | 黃飛鴻火燒大沙頭 | How Wong Fei-hung Set Fire to Dashatou | |
1956 | 黃飛鴻鐵雞鬥蜈蚣 | Wong Fei-hung's Story : Iron Cock Against Centipede | |
1956 | 黃飛鴻大戰雙門底 | Wong Fei-hung's Battle at Shuangmendi | |
1956 | 黃飛鴻擂台比武 | Wong Fei-hung at a Boxing Match | |
1956 | 黃飛鴻醒獅會麒麟 | How Wong Fei-hung Pitted a Lion Against The Unicorn | |
1956 | 黃飛鴻橫掃小北江 | Wong Fei-hung's Victory in Xiao Beijiang | |
1956 | 黃飛鴻花艇風雲 | Wong Fei-hung and The Courtesan's Boat Argument | |
1956 | 黃飛鴻紅船殲霸 | How Wong Fei-hung Vanquished The Bully at The Red Opera Float | |
1956 | 黃飛鴻官山大賀壽 | Wong Fei-hung Goes to a Birthday Party at Guanshan | |
1956 | 黃飛鴻義救賣魚燦 | Wong Fei-hung Rescues The Fishmonger | |
1956 | 黃飛鴻天后廟進香 | Wong Fei-hung's Pilgrimage to Goddess of The Sea Temple | |
1956 | 黃飛鴻大鬧花燈 | Wong Fei-hung And The Lantern Festival Disturbance | |
1956 | 鐵砂掌三會鷹爪王 | Iron-palm Versus Eagle-claw | |
1956 | 黃飛鴻怒吞十二獅 | How Wong Fei-hung Vanquished The Twelve Lions | |
1956 | 黃飛鴻水底三擒蘇鼠廉 | How Wong Fei-hung Thrice Captured So Shu-lim in The Water | |
1956 | 黃飛鴻三戲女鏢師 | How Wong Fei-hung Thrice Tricked the Lady Security Escort | |
1956 | 黃飛鴻觀音山雪恨 | Wong Fei-hung's Battle at Mount Goddess of Mercy | 凌雲 |
1956 | 黃飛鴻古寺救情僧 | How Wong Fei-hung Saved The Lovelorn Monk From The Ancient Monastery | |
1956 | 武松血濺獅子樓 | Mo Chung's Bloody Fight on Lion's Tower | |
1956 | 黃飛鴻七獅會金龍 | How Wong Fei-hung Pitted Seven Lions Against The Gold Dragon | |
1956 | 黃飛鴻獨臂鬥五龍 | How Wong Fei-hung Fought Five Dragons Single-handedly | |
1957 | 哪吒鬧東海 | Nazha's Adventures in The East Sea | |
1957 | 風火鬼頭刀 | The Devil's Blade | |
1957 | 打劫陰司路 | Hold-up on The Road to Hell | |
1957 | 哪吒大鬧天宮 | Nazha's Adventures in The Heavenly Palace | |
1957 | 黃飛鴻獅王爭霸 | Wong Fei-hung, King of Lion Dance | |
1957 | 黃飛鴻喋血馬鞍山 | Wong Fei-hung's Battle at Saddle Hill | |
1957 | 十五貫 | Acquittal | |
1957 | 黃飛鴻大破飛刀黨 | How Wong Fei-hung Smashed The Flying Dagger Gang | |
1957 | 胭脂馬三鬥黃飛鴻 | Wong Fei-hung's Three Battles with The Unruly Girl | |
1957 | 黃飛鴻夜探黑龍山 | How Wong Fei-hung Spied on Black Dragon Hill at Night | |
1957 | 黃飛鴻二龍爭珠 | Wong Fei-hung's Rival for a Pearl | |
1957 | 黃飛鴻血濺姑婆屋 | How Wong Fei-hung Fought a Bloody Battle in The Spinster's House | |
1957 | 黃飛鴻河南浴血戰 | Wong Fei-hung's Fight in He'nan | |
1957 | 黃飛鴻擂台鬥五虎 | Wong Fei-hung's Battle with The Five Tigers in The Boxing Ring | |
1957 | 南海拳王夜盜梅花馬 | How The Boxer From Nanhai Stole The Dappled Horse at Night | 梁鋒 |
1958 | 黃飛鴻五毒鬥雙龍 | Wong Fei-hung's Story : Five Poisonous Devils Against Twin Dragons | |
1958 | 黃飛鴻大鬧鳳凰崗 | How Wong Fei-hung Stormed Phoenix Hill | |
1958 | 黃飛鴻西關搶新娘 | Wong Fei-hung Seizes The Bride at Xiguan | |
1958 | 黃飛鴻大破金鐘罩 | How Wong Fei-hung Subdued The Invincible Armour | |
1958 | 黃飛鴻大破馬家莊 | Wong Fei-hung's Victory at Ma Village | |
1958 | 射鵰英雄傳 上集 | Story of The Vulture Conqueror | |
1958 | 黃飛鴻鐵雞鬥神鷹 | How Wong Fei-hung Pitted an Iron Cock Against The Eagle | |
1958 | 樊梨花金光陣產子 | Fan Lei-fa Delivers a Son in The Golden-light Formation | |
1958 | 黃飛鴻虎穴救梁寬 | Wong Fei-hung Saves The Kidnapped Leung Foon | |
1958 | 薛剛打爛太廟 | Adventure of Sit Kong | |
1958 | 黃飛鴻龍爭虎鬥 | Wong Fei-hung's Fierce Battle | |
1959 | 射鵰英雄傳 下集 | Story of The Vulture Conqueror ,Part 2 | |
1959 | 黃飛鴻義貫彩虹橋 | Wong Fei-hung on Rainbow Bridge | |
1959 | 夫妻和順欖 | Peace to Man and Wife | |
1959 | 黃飛鴻被困黑地獄 | Wong Fei-hung Trapped in Hell | |
1959 | 猩猩王大鬧天宮 | King Kong's Adventures in The Heavenly Palace | |
1959 | 黃飛鴻戲棚伏虎 | How Wong Fei-hung Defeated The Tiger on The Opera Stage | |
1959 | 鬼馬福星 | Lucky Ones up to Mischief | |
1959 | 火葬爛頭何 | Cremation of Rotten Head Ho | |
1959 | 好女唔論嫁粧衣 | Dowry or not, she's eligible | |
1960 | 龍虎鬥江南 | The Battle Between The Dragon and Tiger | |
1960 | 屠龍女三鬥粉金剛 | Tao Lung Fighting Against Fin Kim Kong | |
1960 | 黃飛鴻大戰猩猩王 | Wong Fei-hung's Battle with The Gorilla | |
1960 | 天山雙狐鬥屠龍 | Two Heroines Conquered The Red Dragon at Tian Shan | |
1960 | 碧海香螺傳 | The Marriage of The Beautiful Corpse | |
1960 | 怪俠赤屠龍 | The Strange Hero Conquered The Dragon | |
1960 | 娘子軍封王 | Amazons | |
1960 | 黃飛鴻擂台爭霸戰 | Wong Fei-hung's Combat in The Boxing Ring | |
1960 | 鐵臂拳王 | Iron Arms and The Boxer | |
1960 | 花燈記 | The Festive Lantern | |
1960 | 公寓謀殺案 | Apartment Murder | |
1961 | 青龍鎮殲霸戰 | Killing of The Villains | |
1961 | 火網英雄傳 | Swords of 9 Continent | |
1961 | 殺出重圍 | The Breakthrough | |
1961 | 金刀奇俠 | Showdown at Ching Seng Hill | |
1961 | 神拳鐵扇子 | The Invincible Iron Fan | |
1961 | 崑崙七劍鬥五龍 | Combat Between Seven Swords and Five Dragons | |
1961 | 金刀女俠橫掃鐵樑寺 | Decisive Battle at Iron Rafter Temple | |
1961 | 萬劫孤兒 | The Pity Orphan | |
1961 | 太平天國女英雄 | China at Dawn | |
1961 | 黃飛鴻大破五虎陣 | How Wong Fei-hung Smashed The Five Tigers | |
1961 | 紐約唐人街碎屍案 | Murder Case in Chinatown | 伍錦霞 |
1962 | 新夜光杯 | The New Magic Cup | |
1962 | 洪宣嬌 | Hung Suen-kiu | |
1962 | 新姊妹花 | The Happy Reunion | |
1962 | 劍影恩仇錄 | The Mysterious Sword | |
1962 | 關東大俠 白骨潭奪寶記 | The Treasure of The White Skeleton Cove | |
1962 | 岳飛出世 | The Birth of Yue Fei | |
1962 | 關東第一劍 黑虎崖殲仇記 | Heroes of Kwan Tung | |
1962 | 三劍鬥天魔 | Three Swords and The Sky Monster | |
1963 | 紅線女夜盜寶盒 | Night Errand | |
1963 | 玉戒神魔 | Magic Ring | |
1963 | 咖啡女郎 | The Two Café Girls | |
1963 | 大俠金葫蘆 | The Golden Gourd | |
1963 | 天降福星 | Unexpected Fortune | |
1963 | 追婚記 | Reluctant Wedding | 薛群 |
1963 | 兒女恩仇 | Fortitude of Life | |
1963 | 黃泉會母 | Mother and Son Met in The Tunnel | |
1963 | 南龍北鳳 | The Dragon and The Phoenix | |
1963 | 亂拜石榴裙 | The Mysterious Bracelet | |
1963 | 猿女復仇記 | The Revenge of a Gorilla Girl | |
1963 | 碼頭碎屍案 | The Murder in The Pier | |
1964 | 錦繡天堂 | The Beautiful Heaven | 黃岱、莫康時、龍圖、馮志剛、黃鶴聲、盧雨岐、珠璣 |
1964 | 一劍恩仇 | The Cause of Gratitude and Enmity with a Sword | |
1964 | 霹靂薔薇 下集 | The Thundering Red Rose, Part Two | 珠璣、馮志剛、黃鶴聲 |
1964 | 錦繡天堂 | Beautiful Heaven | 黃岱、莫康時、龍圖、馮志剛、黃鶴聲、盧雨岐、珠璣 |
1964 | 柳葉刀 | Repentance of The Swordsman | |
1964 | 銀箭金刀 | The Silver Arrow and The Golden Blade | |
1964 | 七寶金剛劍 | The Sword of The Buddha's Warrior | |
1964 | 七煞掌 | The Noxious Palm | |
1964 | 富貴滿華堂 | Riches in Splendour | |
1964 | 江湖七虎 | The Seven Tigers | |
1964 | 霹靂薔薇 上集 | The Thundering Red Rose, Part One | 珠璣、馮志剛、黃鶴聲 |
1964 | 孝子賢孫 | Our Family | |
1965 | 魔穴神娃 下集 | The Mysterious Swordwoman, Concluding Episode | |
1965 | 魔穴神娃 上集 | The Mysterious Swordwoman, Part One | |
1965 | 閻王令 | The Flag of Death | |
1965 | 刀劍雙蘭 | Two Sword Girls | |
1965 | 鐵劍朱痕 下集 | The Blood-smeared Sword of Honour, Part Two | |
1965 | 鐵劍朱痕 上集 | The Blood-smeared Sword of Honour, Part One | |
1966 | 火龍神珠 | The Dragon Flag and The Sacred Pearl | |
1966 | 兩湖十八鏢 上集 | The Seven Little Tigers, Part One | |
1966 | 兩湖十八鏢 下集 | The Seven Little Tigers, Concluding Episode | |
1967 | 金刀怪客 | The Golden Sword | |
1967 | 歡樂歌聲處處聞 | Song of Merry Music | |
1967 | 黃飛鴻虎爪會群英 | Wong Fei-hung Meeting The Heroes with The Tiger Paw | |
1968 | 天王劍 | King's Sword | |
1968 | 血戰八大盜 | The Eight Randits | |
1968 | 血戰八大盜 | Eight Robbers | |
1968 | 鐵血火龍令 | The Bloody Dragon Flag | |
1968 | 金刀怪客 | The Golden Sword | |
1968 | 天王劍 | The King's Sword | |
1969 | 五嶽風雲 | Heroic Tale of The Five Mountains | |
1969 | 胭脂虎 | Tigress is Coming | |
1969 | 成家立室 | Let's Build a Family | 龍圖、馮志剛、盧雨岐、珠璣 |
1969 | 伏魔乾坤劍 | The Devilish Swords | |
1969 | 女飛俠 | The Flying Swordgirl | |
1970 | 蕩女癡男 | The Sexual World | |
1972 | 夢斷雲山不了情 | Con Gi Cho Nhau | |
1973 | 三美挑情 | 3 Nymthos | |
1979 | 醉俠蘇乞兒 | The Story of Drunken Master | |
1980 | 阿福與土佬 | The Luckiest Trio |