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An Upstart

Film

An Upstart

4.0

1h 54m

1961

Synopsis

A poor boarder inherits 30 million dollars from an American soldier whose life he saved during the Korean War. The stingy landlady instantly turns into a completely different person, women swarm around him, and charities ask him for donations. Gangsters come forward and try to kill him...

Director

Kim Soo-yong

ComedyDrama

greedmoneyinheritance

Cast & Crew

Ku Bong-seo

Ku Bong-seo

as Soonjin Maeng

Do Kum-bong

Do Kum-bong

as Insook

Jeon Gye-hyeon

Jeon Gye-hyeon

Yang Hoon

Yang Hoon

as Chief

Flyboy

Flyboy

as Jang In-soo

Nam Mi-ri

Nam Mi-ri

as Hye-sook

Kim Suk-il

Kim Suk-il

as Jeong-ae

Kim Hee-kap

Kim Hee-kap

as President Kwon

Jeong Deuk-sun

Jeong Deuk-sun

as Wife

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