Dan Erchun 但二春 was one of Chinese cinema's first child actors. He was born in Shanghai, the nephew of Dan Duyu, founder of the Shanghai Yingxi (Shadow Play) Company, and made his film bow at age 6 in 1922's "The Sea Oath," the initial production from his uncle's studio. That same year, he had the title role in "A Naughty Kid," a one-reel comedy which was the first Chinese children's film. Throughout the rest of the silent era Dan Erchun appeared in 15 silents and made 3 sound films in the late 1930s, all with the Shanghai Yingxi studio.
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Dan Erchun Filmography (all as actor):
1922:
The Sea Oath
A Naughty Kid
1923:
The Widow Wants to Remarry (aka Ripples in an Old Well)
Abandoned Son
1924:
Younger Brother
1925:
The Young Gentleman
Return to the Hometown
1926:
Family Heirloom
1927:
The Spider Cave
1928:
Young Swordsman
Lu Binhua Beats a Monster
The Towering Demon
1929:
The Flying Thief
1930:
The Strange Case in the Studio
Island of Beautiful Women I,II
1931:
Stranger in the Old House
1936:
The Graduate
1937:
On the Fuchun River
Breaking Rocks and Startling Heaven
