An Upstart

Directed by Kim Soo-yong (김수용)

Written by Park Yeong-min (박영민)

114min | Release date in South Korea: 1961/07/13

Synopsis
A poor boarder inherits 30 million dollars from an American soldier whose life he saved during the Korean War. The stingy landlady instantly turns into a completely different person, women swarm around him, and charities ask him for donations. Gangsters come forward and try to kill him. But one day a letter arrives from the bank that says the 30 million dollars was a mistake.

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