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Flower Drum Song

1961, Movie, NR, 133 mins

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The smash Rodgers-Hammerstein Broadway hit was only adequately adapted in this overblown production; perhaps the cloying sweetness of the story played better within the confines of a stage. Umeki arrives from Hong Kong in San Francisco, where it has been arranged for her to marry nightclub proprietor Soo. Soo, a rake, already has a longstanding relationship with Kwan, a singer at his club, but he has avoided marrying her. After Umeki meets and falls in love with Shigeta, the... read more leave a comment
Year: 1961
Rated NR

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Cast
Nancy Kwan: Linda Low
James Shigeta: Wang Ta
Juanita Hall: Auntie/Madame Liang
Jack Soo: Sammy Fong
Miyoshi Umeki: Mei Li
Benson Fong: Wang Chi-Yang

 

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