title: Dream of the Red Chamber (1944 film)
text: # Dream of the Red Chamber (1944 film)
  
  Dream of the Red Chamber (traditional Chinese: 紅樓夢; simplified Chinese: 红楼梦; pinyin: Hónglóu mèng) (also known as Dream of the Red Mansions) is a 1944 Chinese film directed by Bu Wancang. It is an adaptation of the classic 18th century Qing-era novel by Cao Xueqin.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Yuan Meiyun as Jia Baoyu (cross-gender acting)
  * Zhou Xuan as Lin Daiyu
  * Wang Danfeng as Xue Baochai
  * Bai Hong as Wang Xifeng
  * Ouyang Sha-fei as Hua Xiren
  