Romance of a Fruit Peddler
Mar 08 1922
•0h 22m
•Comedy
Cheng the fruit seller is in love with the daughter of his neighbor the doctor, but the good doctor won't let him marry her unless Chang finds him more patients...
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Zheng Zhegu
Cheng the Fruit Seller
Zheng Zhengqiu
Doctor Zhu
Yu Ying
Miss Zhu
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