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Overview
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Release Date:
9 November 1961 (USA)
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Broadway's Most Romantic Musical Comedy comes to the Screen!!! more
Plot:
A Chinese woman and her father illegally enter San Francisco to marry her fiance. While in San Francisco...
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Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars.
Another 2 wins
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6 nominations
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Baayork Lee Set to Direct China-Bound Flower Drum Song
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 19 November 2009, 12:42 PM, PST)
Dreamgirls National Tour Kicks Off at Apollo Theater, 11/7 - 12/6
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 4 November 2009, 1:09 PM, PST)
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 19 November 2009, 12:42 PM, PST)
Dreamgirls National Tour Kicks Off at Apollo Theater, 11/7 - 12/6
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 4 November 2009, 1:09 PM, PST)
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a feast for the eyes and ears
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Cast
(Credited cast)| Nancy Kwan | ... | Linda Low | |
| James Shigeta | ... | Wang Ta | |
| Benson Fong | ... | Wang Chi-Yang | |
| Jack Soo | ... | Samuel Adams 'Sammy' Fong | |
| Juanita Hall | ... | Madame 'Auntie' Liang | |
| Reiko Sato | ... | Helen Chao | |
| Patrick Adiarte | ... | Wang San | |
| Kam Tong | ... | Doctor Li | |
| Victor Sen Yung | ... | Frankie Wing | |
| Soo Yong | ... | Madame Ten Fong | |
| Ching Wah Lee | ... | Professor | |
| James Hong | ... | Headwaiter | |
| Miyoshi Umeki | ... | Mei Li |
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Rodgers & Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
133 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System) |
3 Channel Stereo (Westrex Recording System)
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Continuity: Linda ties her scarf in the car twice.
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Referenced in "The Jack Benny Program: Jack Meets Japanese Agent (#13.9)" (1962)
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Chop Suey
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This is film making the likes of which will never be seen again. It gives romance, comedy, drama and a fantastic Rodgers and Hammerstein score. Ross Hunter pulled out all the stops making this film a feast for the eyes with fabulous technicolor, brilliant costumes and the great Hermes Pan doing some of the most original choreography of his career. It's escapism at its best. Miyoshi Umeki gives a fresh and fantastic oscar worthy performance totally topping her oscar winning role in Sayonara. For some reason this film has always been overlooked and the score written off as forgettable maybe because it doesnt have a caucasian leading actor and the music isnt as instantly recognizable as The Sound Of Music. Of course you know its going to be a happy ending but you don't have any idea how the characters are going to overcome the obstacles. The music may take some people a closer listening but it is definately R&H in top form - from the ballads to the swing numbers - it's poetic clever and very melodic. This film like all big musicals is best seen on the big screen where it can be enjoyed as it was meant to be. It really is a secret gem.