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Don't Change Your Husband

192961 minChina
DramaRomance

Synopsis

After losing his job, a Shanghai husband discovers that his wife has become involved with a wealthy student. Relatives and lawyers turn a strained marriage into a public dispute. As the promised freedom of a new romance begins to unravel, both spouses must confront the gap between desire, money and family expectations.

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Wikimedia Commons
Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: Chinese.
This copy runs
61:27
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No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: Chinese. No subtitle track in this language.

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No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · Director: Y. C. Zai Cinematography: S. M. Chow, P. H. Yuen Edited by: P. S. Ting · Public domain

Cast

DirectorsXie Yunqing

Historical context

The film approaches divorce through the conservative framework of a reconciliation melodrama. Its English title recalls Cecil B. DeMille’s 1919 film, while its Shanghai setting turns the conflict toward local family authority and urban social life.

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Virtual Shanghai · CNRSWikipediaChinese Film ClassicsWikimedia Commons · copyright referenceChina · Copyright Law, Article 23US Copyright Office · foreign worksInternet Archive · film copy

Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Availability checked on September 11, 2026.

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