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A Spray of Plum Blossoms is a 1931 silent Chinese film directed by Bu Wancang and starring Ruan Lingyu, Wang Cilong, Lim Cho Cho, and Jin Yan. Produced by the newly established United Photoplay Service, with a screenplay by Huang Yicuo, the film is a loose adaptation of William Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona - marking the first Chinese cinematic interpretation of Shakespeare. Noted for its experimental "Westernized stylings" including surreal decor and long-haired women soldiers, the film featured English subtitles that scholars suggest functioned more as cultural signaling than practical translation.