Richard J. Meyer teaches film at Seattle University. He is the author of Ruan Ling-yu: The Goddess of Shanghai and Jin Yan: The Rudolph Valentino of Shanghai.

• List of Illustrations Foreword by Dr. Peter Lehman Preface Introduction Cast of Characters in the Life of Wang Renmei Chapter 1 Land of Fish and Rice Chapter 2 The Bright Moon Troupe Chapter 3 Overnight Stardom Chapter 4 Song of the Fishermen and Creation of Wildcat Chapter 5 Exodus from Shanghai Chapter 6 Chaos in China Chapter 7 Wang Renmei in the End Interview with Qin Yi, July 4, 2009 Interview with Dr. Wang Yong, March 26, 2010 Interview with Yuhua Dong, June 12, 2011 Filmography of Wang Renmei, 1914-1987 Sources for Wang Renmei's Films Bibliography About the Author

Meyer always writes in an accessible, jargon-free style that invites all interested readers to share his enthusiasm and knowledge for the films he loves so much within their richest historical and cultural context. Thanks to this wonderful book, the Chinese actress Wang Renmei and the film Wild Rose will no longer be obscure within the English-speaking world of film scholarship. -- Peter Lehman, director of the Center for Film, Media and Popular Culture, Arizona State University, and co-author of Thinking About Movies: Watching, Questioning, Enjoying Wang Renmei is one of the most dynamic and talented film actors in Chinese history, full of tensions and self-contradictions that revealed in part the violence and turmoil of her times and the political complexity of the film industry. This fine book on one of China's most exciting film artists will appeal to both scholars and general readers interested in early Chinese cinema. -- Poshek Fu, professor of history, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Richard J. Meyer is helping the world to get to know the cinema of old Shanghai. This meticulous schlarship makes the volume both an enjoyable introduction to the star for the general reader and an important scholarly resource. Pacific Affairs

Richard J. Meyer teaches film at Seattle University. He is the author of Ruan Ling-yu: The Goddess of Shanghai and Jin Yan: The Rudolph Valentino of Shanghai.

• List of Illustrations Foreword by Dr. Peter Lehman Preface Introduction Cast of Characters in the Life of Wang Renmei Chapter 1 Land of Fish and Rice Chapter 2 The Bright Moon Troupe Chapter 3 Overnight Stardom Chapter 4 Song of the Fishermen and Creation of Wildcat Chapter 5 Exodus from Shanghai Chapter 6 Chaos in China Chapter 7 Wang Renmei in the End Interview with Qin Yi, July 4, 2009 Interview with Dr. Wang Yong, March 26, 2010 Interview with Yuhua Dong, June 12, 2011 Filmography of Wang Renmei, 1914-1987 Sources for Wang Renmei's Films Bibliography About the Author

Meyer always writes in an accessible, jargon-free style that invites all interested readers to share his enthusiasm and knowledge for the films he loves so much within their richest historical and cultural context. Thanks to this wonderful book, the Chinese actress Wang Renmei and the film Wild Rose will no longer be obscure within the English-speaking world of film scholarship. -- Peter Lehman, director of the Center for Film, Media and Popular Culture, Arizona State University, and co-author of Thinking About Movies: Watching, Questioning, Enjoying Wang Renmei is one of the most dynamic and talented film actors in Chinese history, full of tensions and self-contradictions that revealed in part the violence and turmoil of her times and the political complexity of the film industry. This fine book on one of China's most exciting film artists will appeal to both scholars and general readers interested in early Chinese cinema. -- Poshek Fu, professor of history, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Richard J. Meyer is helping the world to get to know the cinema of old Shanghai. This meticulous schlarship makes the volume both an enjoyable introduction to the star for the general reader and an important scholarly resource. Pacific Affairs

Richard J. Meyer teaches film at Seattle University. He is the author of Ruan Ling-yu: The Goddess of Shanghai and Jin Yan: The Rudolph Valentino of Shanghai.

• List of Illustrations Foreword by Dr. Peter Lehman Preface Introduction Cast of Characters in the Life of Wang Renmei Chapter 1 Land of Fish and Rice Chapter 2 The Bright Moon Troupe Chapter 3 Overnight Stardom Chapter 4 Song of the Fishermen and Creation of Wildcat Chapter 5 Exodus from Shanghai Chapter 6 Chaos in China Chapter 7 Wang Renmei in the End Interview with Qin Yi, July 4, 2009 Interview with Dr. Wang Yong, March 26, 2010 Interview with Yuhua Dong, June 12, 2011 Filmography of Wang Renmei, 1914-1987 Sources for Wang Renmei's Films Bibliography About the Author

Meyer always writes in an accessible, jargon-free style that invites all interested readers to share his enthusiasm and knowledge for the films he loves so much within their richest historical and cultural context. Thanks to this wonderful book, the Chinese actress Wang Renmei and the film Wild Rose will no longer be obscure within the English-speaking world of film scholarship. -- Peter Lehman, director of the Center for Film, Media and Popular Culture, Arizona State University, and co-author of Thinking About Movies: Watching, Questioning, Enjoying Wang Renmei is one of the most dynamic and talented film actors in Chinese history, full of tensions and self-contradictions that revealed in part the violence and turmoil of her times and the political complexity of the film industry. This fine book on one of China's most exciting film artists will appeal to both scholars and general readers interested in early Chinese cinema. -- Poshek Fu, professor of history, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Richard J. Meyer is helping the world to get to know the cinema of old Shanghai. This meticulous schlarship makes the volume both an enjoyable introduction to the star for the general reader and an important scholarly resource. Pacific Affairs