Lonely Orchid

Lonely Orchid
A scene from the film
Traditional Chinese	空谷蘭
Simplified Chinese	空谷兰
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Kōnggǔ lán
Directed by	Zhang Shichuan
Screenplay by	Bao Tianxiao
Starring	Zhang Zhiyun Yang Naimei
Cinematography	Dong Keyi
Production company	Mingxing Film Company
Release date	13 February 1926 (1926-02-13)
Country	Republic of China
Language	Silent

Lonely Orchid (traditional Chinese: 空谷蘭; simplified Chinese: 空谷兰; pinyin: Kōnggǔ lán), also known as Orchid in the Valley, is a 1926 silent family drama film directed by Zhang Shichuan for the Mingxing Film Company. Adapted from a British novel via several intermediary translations, it follows a married couple who are separated after the husband falls for a seductress, but reunite when his disguised first wife returns. The film changed several settings and plot elements to better suit Chinese audiences, and was a commercial success upon release. Now lost, Lonely Orchid was remade by Mingxing in 1935.