
An Upstart
July 13, 1961•1h 54m•★ 6.5
ComedyDrama
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...
Director
Kim Soo-yongWriters
Cast

Ku Bong-seo
Soonjin Maeng

Do Kum-bong
Insook

Jeon Gye-hyeon

Yang Hoon
Chief

Flyboy
Jang In-soo

Nam Mi-ri
Hye-sook

Kim Suk-il
Jeong-ae

Kim Hee-kap
President Kwon

Jeong Deuk-sun
Wife

Ui-hyang Kim
Madame

Lee Yea-chun
Father

Han Eun-jin
Mother

Choi Sam
Wang Deok-jung

Lee Hwang-ja

Go Seon-ae
Mutual mother

Kim Jeong-ok

Baek Geum-nyeo
Middle-aged woman
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Park Seong-geun
Youth

Kim Se-ra
Scientist

Park Ok-cho
Beggar