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Chinese stowaway Mei Li (Miyoshi Umeki) arrives in San Francisco with her father to meet her fiancé, wealthy nightclub owner Sammy Fong (Jack Soo), in an arranged marriage, but the groom has his eye on his star singer Linda Low (Nancy Kwan).
Mar 10, 2023 · Directed by Henry Koster. Starring Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta and Benson Fong.Blu-ray (Amazon) https://amzn.to/3JrXqQnBlu-ray (Kino Lorber) https://kinolorber...
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In this adaptation of the 1958 Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical, Chinese immigrant Mei Li (Miyoshi Umeki) is betrothed to nightclub boss Sammy Fong (Jack Soo), but he wants to marry ...
The Flower Drum Song is a novel by Chinese-American author C. Y. Lee, first published in 1957. The novel tells the story of Chinese immigrants in San Francisco , and was a bestseller in its time. It is the basis of 1958 musical Flower Drum Song , and later a movie of the same title was released in 1961, starring Nancy Kwan and James Shigeta .
A young woman arrives in San Francisco's Chinatown from Hong Kong with the intention of marrying a rakish nightclub owner, unaware he is involved with one of his singers.
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Based on C.Y. Lee’s 1957 novel, Flower Drum Song played its first performance at the St. James Theatre on December 1, 1958.The production made history: It was the first time a Broadway cast featured a majority of Asian-American actors, singers and dancers.
MAIN CHARACTERS2002 Broadway Revival Version MEI LI A new immigrant from China, Wu Mei-Li treasures her flower drum, a memory of her dear father. Traditional and modest, but strong-willed and determined, she is fascinated by Linda and Ta and their American ways.
