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Flower Drum Song

19616.1 / 10133 min

Music, Romance, Comedy

Overview

Most joyous hit lights up the screen!

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.

Cast

Juanita Hall

'Auntie' Liang

Nancy Kwan

Linda Low

James Shigeta

Wang Ta

Benson Fong

Wang Chi-Yang

Jack Soo

'Sammy' Fong

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

Laurette Luez

TV Mexican Girl (uncredited)

B.J. Baker

Linda Low (singing voice) (uncredited)

George Chakiris

Dancer (song "Chop Suey") (uncredited)

Joan Swift

Singer (uncredited)

Irene Tsu

Dancer (uncredited)

Jane Chung

Woman (uncredited)

Crew

Joseph Fields

Screenplay

Henry Koster

Director

C.Y. Lee

Novel

Ross Hunter

Producer

Milton Carruth

Editor

Russell Metty

Director of Photography

Hermes Pan

Choreographer

Alexander Golitzen

Art Designer

Howard Bristol

Set Decoration

Alfred Newman

Original Music Composer

Joseph C. Wright

Art Designer

Irene Sharaff

Costume Design

Oscar Hammerstein II

Lyricist

Richard Rodgers

Songs

Oscar Hammerstein II

Musical

Albert Lim

Technical Advisor

Waldon O. Watson

Sound

Phil Bowles

Assistant Director

Larry Germain

Hairstylist

Joseph Fields

Associate Producer

H. K. Wong

Technical Advisor

Leon Charles

Dialogue Coach

Marshall J. Wolins

Script Supervisor

Joe Lapis

Sound

Norman Deming

Unit Production Manager

Bud Westmore

Makeup Artist

Edward Muhl

Executive In Charge Of Production

Alfred Newman

Music Supervisor

Ken Darby

Assistant Music Supervisor

Dong Kingman

Title Illustration

Alfred Newman

Conductor

Richard Rodgers

Original Music Composer

Oscar Hammerstein II

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