Here's a sweet portrait of Mai Ling that I found in New Screen No. 2 (1959), where she also appeared in the company of Betty Loh Tih, Kitty Ting Hao, and Landi Chang in a feature titled "The Superstars of Tomorrow" (PDF). Although she was a rising star in the late 50s, Mai Ling's career never really took off and she ended up being a second-tier supporting actress until her retirement in 1965.
But maybe that wasn't such a bad thing. While Loh Tih did indeed become a bona fide superstar in the 60s, her offscreen life wasn't so bright. In 1968, she took her own life, as did Ting Hao the previous year. Fame can be a fickle and cruel master.
A few months ago I posted a clip from a 1960 film called The Two Generations (one of only three movies featuring the sexy Nanyang songstress Yang Pei Yun). Well, it just so happens that the film also stars Mai Ling. After seeing my recent post about Mai Ling and her scooter, YouTuber SHUESIK kindly compiled a few of her scenes and posted them online. Guess who rides up on her scooter in the first scene!
Ladies and gentlemen, may I present the lovely Mai Ling...
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