eBay Bargain of the Week: Elegant Loh Tih

I absolutely adore this 1962 World Today magazine cover featuring the lovely Betty Loh Tih. For me, this photo epitomizes her cool beauty and effortless elegance. But since I'm trying to wean myself from my eBay habit, I'm going to pass this bargain along to you, my dear readers. It can be yours (cover only) for a total of ten USD (includes shipping). Buy it now before it's too late! More fab covers for five bucks a pop.

Hong Kong Cowgirl: Betty Loh Tih

Since I got such a good response for the photos of Li Lihua decked out in her cowgirl duds, I've decided to feature some other Hong Kong cowgirls. Starting things off is Miss Betty Loh Tih, best known as a "Classical Beauty". But as you can see in this pinup from Southern Screen No. 8 (July 1958), she makes quite a fetching — and formidable looking — gunslinger.

Betty sported this outfit in Li Han-hsiang's The Magic Touch (1958) in a sequence where she appears in the dream of suitor King Hu (back in the days before he became a wuxia auteur). In another one of his dreams, she appears as sexy senorita!

Lovely Loh Tih

A lovely pinup of Betty Loh for Lucky Cat Zoë.

—from Southern Screen No. 6 (May 1958)

Margaret Tu and Betty Loh: Falling Blossoms

This picture of Margaret Tu Chuan and Betty Loh Tih, taken during the production of their film When the Peach Blossoms Bloom (1960), always fills me with bitter sweetness. By the end of the decade, both stars would take their own lives: Betty on December 27, 1968; Margaret on November 30, 1969.

* Photo from Southern Screen No. 30 (August 1960)

Beauteous Betty Loh Tih

Boy, it's getting a little hot in this blog with all my recent posts about Z-bomb Fanny Fan. To cool things down a bit, here is a centerfold of the always classy Betty Loh Tih from Southern Screen No. 23 (January, 1960).

Beauteous Betty Loh Tih

Real name: Hsi Chung-yi
Age: 21
Native of: Pootung, Kiangsu Province
Has played in: "The Magic Touch", "Love Letter Murder", "Adventures of the Thirteenth Sister", "The Enchanting Shadow" and "Malaya Affair".

Meeting Loh Tih for the first time, you may find her the picture of a cold classic Chinese beauty, aloof and proud on a pedestal.

You speak to her and as if smiling, radiating charm and warmth lights up that lovely face. You'll find her friendly and that aloofness was just a figment of your imagination.

During her short time with Shaw Studio, she has starred in roles that are diametric opposites, and her versatility has become a byword among movie circles.

She has starred in "The Magic Touch", and "Love Letter Murder" and is starring in "Adventures of the Thirteenth Sister".

The 21-year-old beauty hails from Shanghai, where she grew up. Her real name is Hsi Chung-yi.

Loh Tih and Her Yo-Yo

The hula-hoop craze was short-lived in Hongkong, and a new fad has stepped in.

The newcomer is the yo-yo. For those more advanced in years the yo-yo is not something new, but some twenty years ago, they had played with it.

Everywhere you walk on the streets in Hongkong, or visit a friend's house, you'll find someone with a yo-yo.

Betty Loh Tih, that pretty young star of Shaw Studio, is one who keeps up with the times. No sooner had the yo-yo arrived, when she bought one too.

Now she is quite an expert at it. If you want to see her playing with one, just see the Shaw film "When the Peach Blossoms Bloom".

Here's the full article from the August 1960 issue of Southern Screen.