Scenes of City Life_
A novelist uses all his money to buy gifts for the woman he loves who in turn is also seeing a business man, using him for expensive presents. As a consequence the writer is unable to pay the rent, whilst the womans family goes hungry as her fathers business suffers. A joyful comedy that expresses the dangers of consumerism for the careless spender.
Starring
Xinzhu Zhang, Na Tang, Boxun Zhou
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Scenes of City Life was released 91 years ago in 1935.
Overview
A novelist uses all his money to buy gifts for the woman he loves who in turn is also seeing a business man, using him for expensive presents. As a consequen...
Scenes of City Life is a Comedy, Drama film with a runtime of 1h 39m.
CAST (14)
Xinzhu Zhang
Xiaoyun
Na Tang
Menghua Li
Boxun Zhou
Xiaoyun's father
Wu Yin
Yunmu Xiao
Menghe Gu
Junsan Wang
Ruohong Cai
Secretary Chen
Lu Bai
Girl
Qing Jiang
girlfriend
Muzhi Yuan
salesman
Sizhi Feng
cashier
Bozi Fan
stationmaster
Shichuan Zhang
comprador
HL
Huishu Lin
landlady
YL
Yefei Li
pawnshop clerk
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What is Scenes of City Life about?
A novelist uses all his money to buy gifts for the woman he loves who in turn is also seeing a business man, using him for expensive presents. As a consequence the writer is unable to pay the rent, whilst the womans family goes hungry as her fathers business suffers. A joyful comedy that expresses the dangers of consumerism for the careless spender.
How long is Scenes of City Life?
Scenes of City Life has a runtime of 99 minutes (1h 39m).
Who stars in Scenes of City Life?
The cast of Scenes of City Life includes Xinzhu Zhang, Na Tang, Boxun Zhou, Wu Yin, Menghe Gu.
What is the rating of Scenes of City Life?
Scenes of City Life has a rating of 6.3 out of 10 based on 3 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (2)
Comedy
Drama