Rent Flower Drum Song (1961)
3.5 of 5 from 50 ratings
2h 6min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- The film version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway hit, "Flower Drum Song" is a musical comedy set in San Francisco's Chinatown concerning old-fashioned Chinese and modern Chinese-Americans clashing over tradition and trying to find romance. Met Li (Miyoshi Umeki), a Hong Kong picture bride, arrives in San Francisco to meet her husband Sammy Fong (Jack Soo), an Americanized Chinese nightclub owner. However, Sammy is already romantically involved with the star attraction of his nightclub show, the sultry singer/dancer Linda Low (Nancy Kwan).
- Actors:
- Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta, Benson Fong, Jack Soo, Juanita Hall, Reiko Sato, Patrick Adiarte, Kam Tong, Victor Sen Yung, Soo Yong, Ching Wah Lee, James Hong, Miyoshi Umeki
- Directors:
- Henry Koster
- Producers:
- Ross Hunter, Joseph Fields
- Writers:
- Joseph Fields, C.Y. Lee, Oscar Hammerstein II
- Others:
- Ken Darby, Joseph Wright, Irene Sharaff, Alfred Newman, Alexander Golitzen, Howard Bristol, Waldon O. Watson, Russell Metty
- Studio:
- Arrow Films
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama, Music & Musicals, Romance
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