Contents: Plunder of Peach and Plum is the first works of Diantong company. The film narrates two youngers Tao Juanping and Li Lilin, Tao's cousin, enter into society with ideal "Win Honor for Alma Master & Seek Welfare for the Society" after graduation from a construction technics school. After marriage, Tao Juanping works in a steamboat company. But he resigns soon after conflicting with his manager, because he opposes the boss's action of overloading in spite of passengers's afety. They live a poor life without work and meet with cold shouler in applying for a job. Later, the couple find their own jobs successively. However, Tao Jianping conflicts with the jerry-built miller again because of his honesty and Lilin gets out of work for refusal of her manager's insults. Their dream of working for the society breaks and disasters come in succession. Lilin catches hell post partum. Swinking Jianpin is obliged to steal the taskmaster's money, but he still can not save his wife's life Jianpin is arrested on the way back home after he sends his child to the foundling tearfully, and sentenced into death with the guilt of theft and resisting arrest at last. Disaster of Peaches and Plums is the first film produced by means of complete sound film.
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