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Flower Drum Song

Flower Drum Song

Most joyous hit lights up the screen!

19616.22h 13m

Overview

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.

Directed by Henry Koster
Written by Joseph Fields, C.Y. Lee, Oscar Hammerstein II
Produced by Ross Hunter
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Top Cast

Juanita Hall

Juanita Hall

'Auntie' Liang

Nancy Kwan

Nancy Kwan

Linda Low

James Shigeta

James Shigeta

Wang Ta

Benson Fong

Benson Fong

Wang Chi-Yang

Jack Soo

Jack Soo

'Sammy' Fong

Reiko Sato

Reiko Sato

Helen Chao

Patrick Adiarte

Patrick Adiarte

Wang San

Kam Tong

Kam Tong

Doctor Li

Victor Sen Yung

Victor Sen Yung

Frankie Wing

Soo Yong

Soo Yong

Madame Ten Fong

Themes & Keywords

san francisco, californiachinatownstowawaybased on play or musical

About Flower Drum Song

Flower Drum Song is a music, romance, comedy film released in 1961 exploring themes of san francisco, california, chinatown, stowaway, based on play or musical. Directed by Henry Koster, it stars Juanita Hall, Nancy Kwan, 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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